Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 – 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor.[1]
Edward Evans | |
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.jpg) Evans in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960) | |
| Born | Albert Edward Walker Evans 4 June 1914 |
| Died | 20 December 2001 (aged 87) Longsdon, Staffordshire, England |
| Spouse |
Pauline Sherrey
(m. 1939; died 1980) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
During the Second World War, he served with the British Army in North Africa and Italy, attaining the rank of Captain.[2]
Evans featured as Bob Grove in the 1950s soap opera The Grove Family and played the role of Lionel Petty in Coronation Street during 1965–66.[3]
He also appeared in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, Doctor Who, Z-Cars and Dad's Army.[2][4]
Selected filmography
edit- London Belongs to Me (1948) - Detective Sergeant Taylor
- The Small Voice (1948) - Police Inspector
- The Case of Charles Peace (1949) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) - Second Patrolman
- Secret People (1952) - Plain Clothes Man
- 13 East Street (1952) - Van Driver (uncredited)
- I Believe in You (1952) - Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
- Hindle Wakes (1952) - Chauffeur
- Cosh Boy (1953) - Sgt. Woods
- Time Bomb (1953) - Policeman at Station (uncredited)
- The Yellow Balloon (1953) - PC Patterson (uncredited)
- Appointment in London (1953) - A.C. Bridges (uncredited)
- Deadly Nightshade (1953) - Publican (uncredited)
- Grand National Night (1953) - Garage Attendant
- Turn the Key Softly (1953) - Commissionaire (uncredited)
- Valley of Song (1953) - Davies
- Escape by Night (1953) - Publican (uncredited)
- The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954) - Sergeant Lane
- Man of the Moment (1955) - Bob Grove (uncredited)
- It's a Great Day (1955) - Bob Grove
- The Man Upstairs (1958) - Fire Brigade Officer
- The Bridal Path (1959) - Innkeeper
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) - Sydney
- Reach for Glory (1962)
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) - Mack
- Blind Corner (1963) - Chauffeur
- The Human Jungle
- Two a Penny (1967) - Jenkins
- Till Death Us Do Part (1969) - Jim (shopkeeper)
- Vendetta for the Saint (1969) - The Bank Manager
- One More Time (1970) - Gordon
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) - Police: Det. Inspector
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) - Husband at Hospital
- Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Constable Ramsey (segment 3 "Poetic Justice")
- Out of Season (1975) - Charlie
- Lifeforce (1985) - Doctor
References
edit- ^ "Edward Evans". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b Purser, Philip (12 January 2002). "Obituary: Edward Evans". The Guardian.
- ^ "Edward Evans". The Independent. 4 January 2002.
- ^ "Edward Evans". www.aveleyman.com.
External links
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