Name Edgar Wreford Role Television actor | Movies Suspended Alibi | |
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Full Name Edgar Silvanus Wreford Born 29 December 1923 ( 1923-12-29 ) London, England Died January 20, 2006, Northwood, London, United Kingdom | ||
Edgar Wreford (29 December 1923 – 20 January 2006) was a British stage and television actor.
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Biography
He trained at the Old Vic School and went on to have a long and distinguished career on stage.
His television roles included guest appearances in The Avengers, Van der Valk, Edward the Seventh, Lillie and Blake's 7.
Wreford spent his final years at the actors retirement home Denville Hall, where he died in 2006 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Filmography
Actor
1985
Love Song (TV Movie) as
Senior Tutor
1984
Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) as
Sir Philip March
- Episode #1.4 (1984) - Sir Philip March
1983
The Citadel (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Boon
- Part 10 (1983) - Mr. Boon
1981
Blake's 7 (TV Series) as
Forbus
- Traitor (1981) - Forbus
1981
The House on the Hill (TV Series) as
George
- Credits and Distinctions (1981) - George
1981
Cribb (TV Series) as
Montague Penn
- Murder Old Boy? (1981) - Montague Penn
1980
Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn (TV Series) as
Mr. Marten
- Episode #1.3 (1980) - Mr. Marten
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Mr. Marten
- Episode #1.1 (1980) - Mr. Marten
1980
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dr. Rivers
- Fatal Spring (1980) - Dr. Rivers
1980
Spy! (TV Series) as
Major Stevens
- The Venlo Incident (1980) - Major Stevens
1978
Lillie (TV Mini Series) as
Lord Suffield
- Let Them Say (1978) - Lord Suffield
- Bertie (1978) - Lord Suffield
- The New Helen (1978) - Lord Suffield
- Emilie (1978) - Lord Suffield
1976
The Expert (TV Series) as
Prince Rashid
- Blood Line (1976) - Prince Rashid
1975
Edward the King (TV Mini Series) as
Sir William Knollys
- The Invisible Queen (1975) - Sir William Knollys
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Mini Series) as
Lord Curzon
- A Perfect Darling (1974) - Lord Curzon
1974
The Carnforth Practice (TV Series) as
Defending Counsel
- Carnforth Practice (1974) - Defending Counsel
1972
Zinotchka (TV Short) as
Andrei (uncredited)
1972
Van der Valk (TV Series) as
Jan Servaas
- Blue Notes (1972) - Jan Servaas
1968
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
D'Estevet
- St. Joan (1968) - D'Estevet
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Carfax
- The Beast Must Die (1968) - Carfax
1965
The Mask of Janus (TV Series) as
Hugh Preston
- The Devil You Know (1965) - Hugh Preston
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It as
Man in Phone Booth
1965
Love's Labour's Lost (TV Movie) as
Marcadé, a messenger
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Liebetraut
- Ironhand (1965) - Liebetraut
1965
The Sullavan Brothers (TV Series) as
Carver
- The Gallows in My Garden (1965) - Carver
1964
Redcap (TV Series) as
Major Helmer
- The Man They Did (1964) - Major Helmer
1963
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Major Alsop
- Square Peg (1963) - Major Alsop
- The Square Peg (1963) - Major Alsop
1963
Crane (TV Series) as
Matthews
- Return of a Hero (1963) - Matthews
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
David
- A Sunday Morning (1963) - David
1963
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Dr. Gallam
- Box of Tricks (1963) - Dr. Gallam
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Teddy Craddock / Joe Black / Leo
- Date for Deception (1962) - Teddy Craddock
- Process of Elimination (1961) - Joe Black
- The Talking Doll (1959) - Leo
1962
Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) as
Abbot
- The Strange Monks of Latroun (1962) - Abbot
1962
Studio 4 (TV Series) as
Don Javier
- Summer Storm (1962) - Don Javier
1962
They Hanged My Saintly Billy (TV Movie) as
Attorney-General
1962
The Winter's Tale (TV Movie) as
First servant
1961
Deadline Midnight (TV Series) as
Milton Laud
- Libel Story (1961) - Milton Laud
1961
Top Secret (TV Series) as
Fernando Pereira
- Death on Wheels (1961) - Fernando Pereira
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Capt. Charteris / Baron Rochnitz / Dave Bowman / ...
- Conflict in the Sun (1961) - Capt. Charteris
- The Threatening Storm (1961) - Baron Rochnitz
- Flowering Cherry (1960) - Dave Bowman
- The Hungry God (1959) - Marko
- The Killing of the King (1959) - Lord Fairfax
- We the Living (1956) - Stefan Crasel
- Favonia (1956) - Salvator
1960
An Age of Kings (TV Mini Series) as
Archbishop of York / Duke of Buckingham / Duke of Suffolk / ...
- Part Fifteen: The Boar Hunt (1960) - Duke of Buckingham
- Part Fourteen: The Dangerous Brother (1960) - Duke of Buckingham
- Part Thirteen: The Sun in Splendour (1960) - Lord Stafford
- Part Twelve: The Morning's War (1960)
- Part Eleven: The Rabble from Kent (1960) - Duke of Suffolk
- Part Ten: The Fall of a Protector (1960) - Duke of Suffolk
- Part Nine: The Red Rose and the White (1960) - Earl of Suffolk
- Part Eight: The Band of Brothers (1960) - Duke of Burgundy
- Part Six: Uneasy Lies the Head (1960) - Archbishop of York
- Part Five: The New Conspiracy (1960) - Archbishop of York
- Part Four: The Road to Shrewsbury (1960) - Archbishop of York
- Part Three: Rebellion from the North (1960)
- Part Two: The Deposing of a King (1960)
- Part One: The Hollow Crown (1960) - John of Gaunt
1960
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Dr. Cooper
- Episode #1.381 (1960) - Dr. Cooper
1960
Bad Business (TV Movie) as
Clerk
1960
In the Zone (TV Movie) as
Smitty
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Holt St. John
- What the Public Wants (1959) - Holt St. John
1959
The Eustace Diamonds (TV Series) as
Rev. Joseph Emilius
- Episode #1.6 (1959) - Rev. Joseph Emilius
- Episode #1.5 (1959) - Rev. Joseph Emilius
- Episode #1.4 (1959) - Rev. Joseph Emilius
- Episode #1.3 (1959) - Rev. Joseph Emilius
- Episode #1.1 (1959) - Rev. Joseph Emilius
1959
The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff (TV Series) as
Pistol
- A New Reign (1959) - Pistol
1958
Charles and Mary (TV Movie) as
Charles Dudley
1957
Television World Theatre (TV Series) as
Montjoy, the French Herald
- The Life of Henry V (1957) - Montjoy, the French Herald
1957
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
The Pastor
- The Father (1957) - The Pastor
1957
Suspended Alibi as
Prison Chaplain
1956
Nom-de-Plume (TV Series) as
Young Man / The Young Officer of the Court Martial
- The Counting-House Clerk (1956) - Young Man
- The Eye of the Morning (1956) - The Young Officer of the Court Martial
1956
Romney (TV Movie) as
Joe Rigby
1956
Flame in the Forest (TV Movie) as
Martin Gould
Director
1964
Detective (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Death of a Fellow Traveller (1964)
- The Judas Window (1964)
1964
Story Parade (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- A Triple Irish (1964)
- Mr. Byculla (1964)
References
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