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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. 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.
Edward Arnold Chapman (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997) was an English criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he offered his services to Nazi Germany as a spy and subsequently became a British double agent. His British Secret Service handlers codenamed him Agent Zigzag in acknowledgement of his erratic personal history.
From 1965 Chapman played mostly characters 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. Chapman died of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75.
Edward Chapman was born on 13 October 1901 in Harrogate, Yorkshire [now North Yorkshire], England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Juno and the Paycock (1929), Murder! (1930) and A Stitch in Time (1963). He was married to Prudence Nesbitt and Constance Willis Spark.
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Edward Chapman 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.
Edward Chapman may refer to: Edward Chapman (British Army officer) (1840–1926) Edward Chapman (actor) (1901–1977), British comic actor, best remembered for his work with Norman Wisdom. Edward Chapman (politician) (1839–1906), British academic and Conservative politician.
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Edward Chapman was born on October 13, 1901 in Harrogate, Yorkshire [now North Yorkshire], England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Juno and the Paycock (1929), Murder! (1930) and A Stitch in Time (1963). He was married to Prudence Nesbitt and Constance Willis Spark.
