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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.
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Filmography24 titles
The Intruder
1953as Lowden
1953as Lowden
Night and the City
1950as Hoskins (uncredited)
1950as Hoskins (uncredited)
A Stitch in Time
1963as Mr. Grimsdale
1963as Mr. Grimsdale
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941as Mr. Blenkinsop
1941as Mr. Blenkinsop
Maigret
1960
1960
The Onedin Line
1971as Mr. Callon
1971as Mr. Callon
The Promoter
1952as Mr. Duncalf
1952as Mr. Duncalf
Rembrandt
1936as Fabrizius
1936as Fabrizius
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947as George Sandigate
1947as George Sandigate
The Square Peg
1958as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
1958as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Things to Come
1936as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
1936as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
The Citadel
1938as Joe Morgan
1938as Joe Morgan
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970as Barton
1970as Barton
Just My Luck
1957as Mr. Stoneway
1957as Mr. Stoneway
Bhowani Junction
1956as Thomas Jones
1956as Thomas Jones
A Yank in Ermine
1955as Duke of Fontenham
1955as Duke of Fontenham
Murder!
1930as Ted Markham
1930as Ted Markham
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936as Major Grigsby
1936as Major Grigsby
The Crowded Day
1954as Mr. Bunting
1954as Mr. Bunting
The Church Mouse
1934as Wormwood
1934as Wormwood
Convoy
1940as Captain Eckersley
1940as Captain Eckersley
The Skin Game
1931as Dawker
1931as Dawker
Oscar Wilde
1960as Marquis of Queensberry
1960as Marquis of Queensberry
Juno and the Paycock
1930as Captain Boyle
1930as Captain Boyle