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Эдвард Чепмен (13 October в 1901 - 9 августа 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television программы, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Уилфред Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic фольги Norman to Wisdom s character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s. Чепмен was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his career stage with я Greet S Company in June at 1924, the Repertory Theatre, Ноттингем, playing in Gecko George du Maurier Trilby S. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in The Farmer's Wife. Among десятки других преступлений, stage of roles that followed, he played Bonaparte, to Margaret Rawlings Josephine S Napoleon in at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934. In 1928 he attracted the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 фильм, Juno and the Paycock. In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste (of which no prints are known to exist). He had a role in The Citadel in 1938 and appeared alongside Джордж Формби in the Ealing Studios comedy Turned Out Nice Again in 1941. During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force. After training he was posted to 129 (Mysore) эскадрильи as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at Westhampnett and Деб. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of сотрудник chapman'S squadron mates were killed in action. Чепмен first starred alongside Wisdom in 1957-х годов Just My Luck in the role of Mr. Stoneway, but the next year in The Square Peg he appeared as MR Grimsdale opposite for the first time Wisdom s character of Норман Питкин. In 1960 he and Wisdom acted together again in The Bulldog Breed, playing the roles of Mr. Philpots Norman and Puckle - Mr Grimsdale pitkin and in all but name. Wisdom appeared alone as Норман Питкин in On the Beat in 1962, в то время как Чепмен branched out, starring in the Danish Венера сказка fra Vestø, but Grimsdale pitkin and were воссоединение for 1963's A Stitch in Time. Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom s first film in colour. In all, he appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films. After сэр Джон Гилгуд был арестован for "persistently importuning male for persons immoral purposes", Чепмен started a petition to force him to resign from Equity. Сэр Лоуренс Оливье якобы threw Чепмен out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition. From 1965 Чепмен играл mostly characters roles on television. His final role was as Mr. Callon for nine episodes of the BBC s Вы можете посетите seafaring мелодрамы The OneD Line between 1971 1972 and. Чепмен died of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75.