Deceased

How Did Edward Chapman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asЭдуард Чепмен, Эдвард ЧепменGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn13/10/1901Born inHarrogate, Yorkshire, England, UKDied09/08/1977 (aged 75)Died inBrightonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3048480 ↗TMDb#33267 ↗

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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Filmography67 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1994	The World of HammerSeries	Self (archive footage)	93
1967	Champion HouseSeries	—	66
1965	The Early BirdMovie	Mr. Thomas Grimsdale	64
1965	The Man in Room 17Series	Oliver Crawford	64
1965	Joey BoyMovie	Tom Hobson	64
1963	A Stitch in TimeMovie	Mr. Grimsdale	62
1962	Venus fra VestøMovie	—	61
1960	MaigretSeries	—	59
1960	School for ScoundrelsMovie	Gloatbridge	59
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	58
1958	The Young and the GuiltyMovie	George Connor	57
1957	Just My LuckMovie	Mr. Stoneway	56
1957	Doctor at LargeMovie	Mr. Wilkins	56
1956	X: The UnknownMovie	John Elliott	55
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Sir Pierson Cale	55
1956	Bhowani JunctionMovie	Thomas Jones	55
1955	The Love MatchMovie	Mr Longworth	54
1955	A Yank in ErmineMovie	Duke of Fontenham	54
1954	The End of the RoadMovie	Works Manager	53
1953	A Day to RememberMovie	Mr. Robinson	52
1953	The IntruderMovie	Lowden	52
1952	The Magic BoxMovie	Father in Family Group	51
1952	The RingerMovie	Stranger	51
1952	The CardMovie	Mr. Duncalf	51
1950	Night and the CityMovie	Hoskins (uncredited)	49
1950	Gone to EarthMovie	Mr. James	49
1949	Man on the RunMovie	Chief Inspector Mitchell	48
1949	The Spider and the FlyMovie	Minister for War	48
1949	The History of Mr. PollyMovie	Mr. Johnson	48
1948	Mr. Perrin and Mr. TraillMovie	Birkland	47
1947	The October ManMovie	Mr. Peachy	46
1947	It Always Rains on SundayMovie	George Sandigate	46
1942	They Flew AloneMovie	Mr. Johnson	41
1941	Ships with WingsMovie	Papadopoulos	40
1941	Inspector Hornleigh Goes to ItMovie	Mr. Blenkinsop	40
1941	JeannieMovie	Mr. Jansen	40
1941	Turned Out Nice AgainMovie	Uncle Arnold	40
1941	Eating Out with Tommy TrinderMovie	Mr. Jones	40
1940	The Proud ValleyMovie	Dick Parry	39
1940	ConvoyMovie	Captain Eckersley	39
1940	Law and DisorderMovie	Detective Inspector Bray	39
1940	Now You're TalkingMovie	Alf Small	39
1940	The Briggs FamilyMovie	Charley Briggs	39
1939	There Ain't No JusticeMovie	Sammy Sanders	38
1939	Inspector Hornleigh on HolidayMovie	Captain Edwin Fraser	38
1939	The Four Just MenMovie	B.J. Burrell	38
1939	The Nursemaid Who DisappearedMovie	—	38
1938	The CitadelMovie	Joe Morgan	37
1938	PremiereMovie	Lohrmann	37
1938	Who Killed John Savage?Movie	Inspector Chortley	37
1936	The Man Who Could Work MiraclesMovie	Major Grigsby	35
1936	RembrandtMovie	Fabrizius	35
1936	Things to ComeMovie	Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy	35
1936	Someone at the DoorMovie	Price	35
1935	The Divine SparkMovie	Saverio Mercadante	34
1935	Mister CindersMovie	Mr. Gaunt	34
1934	Blossom TimeMovie	Meyerhoffer	33
1934	Girls Will Be BoysMovie	Grey	33
1934	The Church MouseMovie	Wormwood	33
1934	The Queen's AffairMovie	Guard	33
1932	Happy Ever AfterMovie	Colonel	31
1932	The Flying SquadMovie	Sedeman	31
1931	The Skin GameMovie	Dawker	30
1931	Tilly of BloomsburyMovie	Percy Welwyn	30
1930	Juno and the PaycockMovie	Captain Boyle	29
1930	CasteMovie	Sam Gerridge	29
1930	Murder!Movie	Ted Markham	29