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Edward Chapman (actor)

January 01, 1970

Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)[1] was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. William 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.[2]

Edward Chapman
Born
Edward Chapman

(1901-10-13)13 October 1901
Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Died9 August 1977(1977-08-09) (aged 75)
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Years active1930–1972
Spouse(s)Constance Sparks (1931 – ?) (divorced)
Prudence Nesbitt (1968–1977) (his death)
RelativesJohn Chapman (nephew), Paul Chapman (nephew)

Life and career edit

Chapman was born in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, and was the uncle of actor/screenwriter John Chapman and actor Paul Chapman. On leaving school he became a bank clerk,[3] but later began his stage career with the Ben Greet Players in June 1924 at the Nottingham Repertory Theatre, 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.[4] Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings's Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934.[5] 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.[6] In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste.[7] 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.[8]

During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force.[9] 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 Norman 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13] Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour.[14] In all, Chapman appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films.[1]

After Sir John Gielgud was arrested for "persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes", Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from Equity.[15] Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition.[16]

From 1965 Chapman played mostly character roles on television. His final role was as Mr. Callon for nine episodes of the BBC's seafaring melodrama The Onedin Line between 1971 and 1972.[1] Chapman died in August 1977 of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75.

Selected filmography edit

Selected stage appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ "The Times (10/Aug/1977) – Obituary: Edward Chapman – The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki". the.hitchcock.zone.
  4. ^ "Production of The Farmer's Wife – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ^ "STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre " 7 Sep 1934 " The Spectator Archive".
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ ""Where did you get this old fossil?": Michael Powell's first film Caste rediscovered – Sight & Sound".
  8. ^ "Edward Chapman – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  9. ^ "Edward Chapman – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  10. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Square Peg, The (1958)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  11. ^ "The Bulldog Breed (1960) – Robert Asher – Cast and Crew – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "A Stitch in Time (1963) – Robert Asher – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  14. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Early Bird, The (1965)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  15. ^ "The night Gielgud's career lay in ruins – and his cry for help". Independent.co.uk. 31 January 2011.
  16. ^ Symons, Mitchell Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam: Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of BBC Radio 4’s best-loved programmes, London, Random House, 25 October 2012
  17. ^ Release date for The Magic Box, in IMDb.

External links edit

  • Edward Chapman at IMDb

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Edward Chapman actor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Edward Chapman 13 October 1901 9 August 1977 1 was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes but is chiefly remembered as Mr William 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 2 Edward ChapmanBornEdward Chapman 1901 10 13 13 October 1901Harrogate West Riding of Yorkshire England UKDied9 August 1977 1977 08 09 aged 75 Brighton East Sussex England UKYears active1930 1972Spouse s Constance Sparks 1931 divorced Prudence Nesbitt 1968 1977 his death RelativesJohn Chapman nephew Paul Chapman nephew Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 3 Selected stage appearances 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editChapman was born in Harrogate West Riding of Yorkshire and was the uncle of actor screenwriter John Chapman and actor Paul Chapman On leaving school he became a bank clerk 3 but later began his stage career with the Ben Greet Players in June 1924 at the Nottingham Repertory Theatre 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 4 Among dozens of stage roles that followed he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings s Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934 5 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 6 In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste 7 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 8 During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force 9 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 Norman 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 10 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 11 Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in On the Beat in 1962 while Chapman branched out starring in the Danish folktale Venus fra Vesto but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963 s A Stitch in Time 12 13 Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965 Wisdom s first film in colour 14 In all Chapman appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films 1 After Sir John Gielgud was arrested for persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from Equity 15 Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition 16 From 1965 Chapman played mostly character roles on television His final role was as Mr Callon for nine episodes of the BBC s seafaring melodrama The Onedin Line between 1971 and 1972 1 Chapman died in August 1977 of a heart attack in Brighton East Sussex England at the age of 75 Selected filmography editJuno and the Paycock 1930 Captain Boyle Murder 1930 Ted Markham Caste 1930 Sam Gerridge The Skin Game 1931 Dawker Tilly of Bloomsbury 1931 Percy Welwyn The Flying Squad 1932 Sedeman Happy Ever After 1932 Colonel The Queen s Affair 1934 Soldier Guest of Honour 1934 Montague Tidmarsh The Church Mouse 1934 Mr Pinky Wormwood Blossom Time 1934 Meyerhoffer Girls Will Be Boys 1934 Grey Royal Cavalcade 1935 Narrator voice The Divine Spark 1935 Saverio Mercadante Things to Come 1936 Pippa Passworthy Raymond Passworthy Someone at the Door 1936 Price The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1936 Major Grigsby Rembrandt 1936 Fabrizius Love and How to Cure It 1937 Who Killed John Savage 1937 Inspector Chortley Premiere 1938 Lohrmann I ve Got a Horse 1938 George The Citadel 1938 Joe Morgan Marigold 1938 Mordan The Nursemaid Who Disappeared 1939 Jenks The Four Just Men 1939 B J There Ain t No Justice 1939 Sammy Sanders Poison Pen 1939 Len Griffin Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday 1939 Captain Edwin Fraser The Proud Valley 1940 Dick Parry Convoy 1940 Captain Eckersley Law and Disorder 1940 Detective Inspector Bray The Briggs Family 1940 Charley Briggs Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It 1941 Mr Blenkinsop Turned Out Nice Again 1941 Uncle Arnold Jeannie 1941 Mr Jansen Ships with Wings 1942 Papadopoulos They Flew Alone 1942 Mr Johnson The October Man 1947 Mr Peachy It Always Rains on Sunday 1947 George Sandigate Mr Perrin and Mr Traill 1948 Birkland The History of Mr Polly 1949 Mr Johnson Man on the Run 1949 Chief Inspector Mitchell The Spider and the Fly 1949 Minister for War Madeleine 1950 Dr Thompson Night and the City 1950 Hoskins uncredited Gone to Earth 1950 Mr James The Magic Box 1951 17 Father in Family Group His Excellency 1952 The Admiral The Card 1952 Herbert Duncalf Mandy 1952 Ackland The Ringer 1952 Stranger Folly to Be Wise 1953 Joseph Byres M P The Intruder 1953 Lowden A Day to Remember 1953 Mr Robinson The End of the Road 1954 Works Manager The Crowded Day 1954 Mr Bunting The Love Match 1955 Mr Longworth A Yank in Ermine 1955 Duke of Fontenham Bhowani Junction 1956 Thomas Jones Lisbon 1956 Edgar Selwyn X the Unknown 1956 John Elliott Doctor at Large 1957 Wilkins Just My Luck 1957 Mr Stoneway Innocent Sinners 1958 Manley The Square Peg 1958 Mr Grimsdale The Young and the Guilty 1958 George Connor The Rough and the Smooth 1959 Willy Catch School for Scoundrels 1960 Gloatbridge Oscar Wilde 1960 Marquis of Queensberry The Bulldog Breed 1960 Mr Philpots Venus fra Vesto 1962 Englaender A Stitch in Time 1963 Mr Grimsdale Hide and Seek 1964 McPherson Joey Boy 1965 Tom Hobson The Early Bird 1965 Mr Grimsdale The Man Who Haunted Himself 1970 BartonSelected stage appearances editBlue Comet by Eden Phillpotts 1927 The Combined Maze by Frank Vosper 1927 Leave It to Psmith by Ian Hay and P G Wodehouse 1930 The Good Companions by J B Priestley 1931 Chase the Ace by Anthony Kimmins 1935 References edit a b c Edward Chapman Archived from the original on 14 January 2009 BFI Screenonline Just My Luck 1957 www screenonline org uk The Times 10 Aug 1977 Obituary Edward Chapman The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki the hitchcock zone Production of The Farmer s Wife Theatricalia theatricalia com STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre 7 Sep 1934 The Spectator Archive Juno and the Paycock 1930 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Where did you get this old fossil Michael Powell s first film Caste rediscovered Sight amp Sound Edward Chapman Movies and Filmography AllMovie AllMovie Edward Chapman Biography Movie Highlights and Photos AllMovie AllMovie BFI Screenonline Square Peg The 1958 www screenonline org uk The Bulldog Breed 1960 Robert Asher Cast and Crew AllMovie AllMovie VENUS FRA VESTO 1962 Archived from the original on 9 February 2018 A Stitch in Time 1963 Robert Asher Synopsis Characteristics Moods Themes and Related AllMovie AllMovie BFI Screenonline Early Bird The 1965 www screenonline org uk The night Gielgud s career lay in ruins and his cry for help Independent co uk 31 January 2011 Symons Mitchell Desert Island Discs Flotsam amp Jetsam Fascinating facts figures and miscellany from one of BBC Radio 4 s best loved programmes London Random House 25 October 2012 Release date for The Magic Box in IMDb This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations 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