Where to watch Edward Chapman in the UK
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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 June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, playing Gecko in George du Maurier's Trilby. He made…
Edward Chapman films streaming in the UK
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- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Maigret (1960) Cast
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Mr. Callon
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- The Man in Room 17 (1965) as Oliver Crawford
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Sir Pierson Cale
- X: The Unknown (1956) as John Elliott
- The Men From Room 13 (1959) as Mr. Grandland
- Night and the City (1950) as Hoskins (uncredited)
- The Card (1952) as Mr. Duncalf
- Murder! (1930) as Ted Markham
- The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) as Barton
- Bhowani Junction (1956) as Thomas Jones
- A Stitch in Time (1963) as Mr. Grimsdale
- The Citadel (1938) as Joe Morgan
- Mandy (1952) as Ackland
- Joey Boy (1965) as Tom Hobson
- Things to Come (1936) as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
- The Magic Box (1952) as Father in Family Group
- Lisbon (1956) as Edgar Selwyn
- The Early Bird (1965) as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
- The Square Peg (1958) as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
- The Skin Game (1931) as Dawker
- The Bulldog Breed (1960) as Mr. Philpots
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Edward Chapman's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Edward Chapman films currently: X: The Unknown (1956), Night and the City (1950), The Card (1952), Murder! (1930), The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970).
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Selected TV credits: No Hiding Place (1959), Maigret (1960), The Onedin Line (1971), The World of Hammer (1994), The Man in Room 17 (1965).
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