Edward Chapman
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Onedin Line
1971
as Mr. Callon
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970
as Barton
Champion House
1967
The Early Bird
1965
as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
Joey Boy
1965
as Tom Hobson
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Oliver Crawford
Hide and Seek
1964
as McPherson
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Mr. Grimsdale
Venus fra Vestø
1962
The Big Deal
1961
as Sir Pierson Cale
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Gloatbridge
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Mr. Philpots
Oscar Wilde
1960
as Marquis of Queensberry
Maigret
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
The Men From Room 13
1959
as Mr. Grandland
The Square Peg
1958
as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
The Young and the Guilty
1958
as George Connor
Innocent Sinners
1958
as Manley
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Stoneway
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Wilkins
X: The Unknown
1956
as John Elliott
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Thomas Jones
Lisbon
1956
as Edgar Selwyn
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Sir Pierson Cale
The Love Match
1955
as Mr Longworth
A Yank in Ermine
1955
as Duke of Fontenham
The Crowded Day
1954
as Mr. Bunting
The End of the Road
1954
as Works Manager
A Day to Remember
1953
as Mr. Robinson
The Intruder
1953
as Lowden
The Card
1952
as Mr. Duncalf
The Magic Box
1952
as Father in Family Group
The Cocktail Party
1952
His Excellency
1952
as The Admiral
The Ringer
1952
as Stranger
Mandy
1952
as Ackland
Folly to Be Wise
1952
as Joseph Byres M.P.
Let’s Keep Our Teeth
1952
as Self - Commentator
Gone to Earth
1950
as Mr. James
Night and the City
1950
as Hoskins (uncredited)
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Mr. Johnson
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Minister for War
Man on the Run
1949
as Chief Inspector Mitchell
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
1948
as Birkland
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
as George Sandigate
The October Man
1947
as Mr. Peachy
They Flew Alone
1942
as Mr. Johnson
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
as Uncle Arnold
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941
as Mr. Blenkinsop
Jeannie
1941
as Mr. Jansen
Ships with Wings
1941
as Papadopoulos
Eating Out with Tommy Trinder
1941
as Mr. Jones
The Proud Valley
1940
as Dick Parry
Convoy
1940
as Captain Eckersley
The Briggs Family
1940
as Charley Briggs
Now You're Talking
1940
as Alf Small
Law and Disorder
1940
as Detective Inspector Bray
There Ain't No Justice
1939
as Sammy Sanders
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939
as Captain Edwin Fraser
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
The Four Just Men
1939
as B.J. Burrell
Poison Pen
1939
as Len Griffin
The Citadel
1938
as Joe Morgan
Marigold
1938
as Mordan
Who Killed John Savage?
1938
as Inspector Chortley
Premiere
1938
as Lohrmann
Things to Come
1936
as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Major Grigsby
Rembrandt
1936
as Fabrizius
Someone at the Door
1936
as Price
Mister Cinders
1935
as Mr. Gaunt
The Divine Spark
1935
as Saverio Mercadante
The Queen's Affair
1934
as Guard
The Church Mouse
1934
as Wormwood
Blossom Time
1934
as Meyerhoffer
Girls Will Be Boys
1934
as Grey
The Flying Squad
1932
as Sedeman
Happy Ever After
1932
as Colonel
The Skin Game
1931
as Dawker
Tilly of Bloomsbury
1931
as Percy Welwyn
Murder!
1930
as Ted Markham
Juno and the Paycock
1930
as Captain Boyle
Caste
1930
as Sam Gerridge