Edward Chapman
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1901-10-13
- Died
- 1977-08-09
- Place of birth
- Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Эдуард Чепмен · Эдвард Чепмен
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 - 9 August 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s.
Chapman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his stage career with Ben Greet's Company in June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, playing Gecko in George du Maurier's Trilby. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in The Farmer's Wife. Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings's Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934. In 1928 he attracted the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, Juno and the Paycock. In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste (of which no prints are known to exist). He had a role in The Citadel in 1938 and appeared alongside George Formby in the Ealing Studios comedy Turned Out Nice Again in 1941.
During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force. After training he was posted to 129 (Mysore) Squadron as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at Westhampnett and Debden. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action.
Chapman first starred alongside Wisdom in 1957's Just My Luck in the role of Mr. Stoneway, but the next year in The Square Peg he appeared as Mr. Grimsdale for the first time opposite Wisdom's character of Norman Pitkin. In 1960 he and Wisdom acted together again in The Bulldog Breed, playing the roles of Mr. Philpots and Norman Puckle - Mr. Grimsdale and Pitkin in all but name. Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in On the Beat in 1962, while Chapman branched out, starring in the Danish folktale Venus fra Vestø, but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963's A Stitch in Time. Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour. In all, he appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (77)
Night and the City
1950
as Hoskins (uncredited)
The Citadel
1938
as Joe Morgan
Lisbon
1956
as Edgar Selwyn
Murder!
1930
as Ted Markham
X: The Unknown
1956
as John Elliott
Things to Come
1936
as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
The Love Match
1955
as Mr Longworth
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Mr. Grimsdale
The Card
1952
as Mr. Duncalf
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Thomas Jones
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
as George Sandigate
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Wilkins
The Magic Box
1952
as Father in Family Group
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970
as Barton
Mandy
1952
as Ackland
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Mr. Philpots
Gone to Earth
1950
as Mr. James
The Square Peg
1958
as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Stoneway
Rembrandt
1936
as Fabrizius
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Major Grigsby
The October Man
1947
as Mr. Peachy
Juno and the Paycock
1930
as Captain Boyle
Innocent Sinners
1958
as Manley
A Yank in Ermine
1955
as Duke of Fontenham
Convoy
1940
as Captain Eckersley
His Excellency
1952
as The Admiral
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Gloatbridge
Man on the Run
1949
as Chief Inspector Mitchell
The Skin Game
1931
as Dawker
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Mr. Johnson
The Ringer
1952
as Stranger
A Day to Remember
1953
as Mr. Robinson
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
as Uncle Arnold
Oscar Wilde
1960
as Marquis of Queensberry
Poison Pen
1939
as Len Griffin
The Flying Squad
1932
as Sedeman
Premiere
1938
as Lohrmann
The Early Bird
1965
as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
The Crowded Day
1954
as Mr. Bunting
Hide and Seek
1964
as McPherson
They Flew Alone
1942
as Mr. Johnson
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Minister for War
Caste
1930
as Sam Gerridge
The Church Mouse
1934
as Wormwood
The Intruder
1953
as Lowden
The End of the Road
1954
as Works Manager
Happy Ever After
1932
as Colonel
Blossom Time
1934
as Meyerhoffer
The Young and the Guilty
1958
as George Connor
The Divine Spark
1935
as Saverio Mercadante
Law and Disorder
1940
as Detective Inspector Bray
The Queen's Affair
1934
as Guard
Ships with Wings
1941
as Papadopoulos
Folly to Be Wise
1952
as Joseph Byres M.P.
The Briggs Family
1940
as Charley Briggs
Joey Boy
1965
as Tom Hobson
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939
as Captain Edwin Fraser
Mister Cinders
1935
as Mr. Gaunt
The Proud Valley
1940
as Dick Parry
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
1948
as Birkland
Venus fra Vestø
1962
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941
as Mr. Blenkinsop
There Ain't No Justice
1939
as Sammy Sanders
Jeannie
1941
as Mr. Jansen
Tilly of Bloomsbury
1931
as Percy Welwyn
Girls Will Be Boys
1934
as Grey
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Marigold
1938
as Mordan
Now You're Talking
1940
as Alf Small
The Four Just Men
1939
as B.J. Burrell
Someone at the Door
1936
as Price
The Big Deal
1961
as Sir Pierson Cale
Eating Out with Tommy Trinder
1941
as Mr. Jones
The Cocktail Party
1952
Let’s Keep Our Teeth
1952
as Self - Commentator
Who Killed John Savage?
1938
as Inspector Chortley
About Edward Chapman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 - 9 August 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s. Chapman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his stage career with Ben Greet's Company in June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, pla… With 85 credits spanning from 1930 to 1994, Edward Chapman has appeared in 77 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Night and the City (1950) — as Hoskins (uncredited)
- The Citadel (1938) — as Joe Morgan
- Lisbon (1956) — as Edgar Selwyn
- Murder! (1930) — as Ted Markham
- X: The Unknown (1956) — as John Elliott
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