--- name: "Edward Chapman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-chapman" roles: [] born: "13 October 1901" died: "9 August 1977" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T23:50:24.441536+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Edward Chapman Actor. Born 13 October 1901 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 9 August 1977. ## Details - **Born:** 13 October 1901, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK - **Died:** 9 August 1977 - **Also known as:** Эдуард Чепмен, Эдвард Чепмен - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Chapman_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048480, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152361/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33267 ## Biography Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977) was an English actor. He began his stage career in 1924 with Ben Greet's company and made his London debut the following year. His early film roles included appearances in Alfred Hitchcock's *Juno and the Paycock* (1930) and *Murder!* (1930). Chapman played Joe Morgan in *The Citadel* (1938). He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Post-war, he appeared in films such as *Things to Come* (1936), *It Always Rains on Sunday* (1947), *Night and the City* (1950), *The Card* (1952) and *X: The Unknown* (1956). He is particularly noted for playing Mr Grimsdale, the officious superior to Norman Wisdom's character, in several Wisdom comedies from the late 1950s and 1960s, including *The Square Peg* (1958). Chapman continued working in film and television into the 1970s, with later credits including *School for Scoundrels* (1960), *The Man Who Haunted Himself* (1970) and the BBC series *The Onedin Line* (1971–1972). He was the uncle of actors and writers John Chapman and Paul Chapman. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Citadel* (1938), Fi1m 74, as Joe Morgan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-citadel.md) ## Complete filmography (83) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Onedin Line* (1971), series, as Mr. Callon - *The Man Who Haunted Himself* (1970), as Barton - *Champion House* (1967), series, Actor - *The Early Bird* (1965), as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale - *The Man in Room 17* (1965), series, as Oliver Crawford - *Joey Boy* (1965), as Tom Hobson - *Hide and Seek* (1964), as McPherson - *A Stitch in Time* (1963), as Mr. Grimsdale - *Venus fra Vestø* (1962), Actor - *The Big Deal* (1961), as Sir Pierson Cale - *The Bulldog Breed* (1960), as Mr. Philpots - *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor - *Oscar Wilde* (1960), as Marquis of Queensberry - *School for Scoundrels* (1960), as Gloatbridge - *The Men From Room 13* (1959), series, as Mr. Grandland - *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor - *The Square Peg* (1958), as Private Wilfred Grimsdale - *Innocent Sinners* (1958), as Manley - *The Young and the Guilty* (1958), as George Connor - *Just My Luck* (1957), as Mr. Stoneway - *Doctor at Large* (1957), as Mr. Wilkins - *X: The Unknown* (1956), as John Elliott - *Lisbon* (1956), as Edgar Selwyn - *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Sir Pierson Cale - *Bhowani Junction* (1956), as Thomas Jones - *The Love Match* (1955), as Mr Longworth - *A Yank in Ermine* (1955), as Duke of Fontenham - *The Crowded Day* (1954), as Mr. Bunting - *The End of the Road* (1954), as Works Manager - *A Day to Remember* (1953), as Mr. Robinson - *The Intruder* (1953), as Lowden - *Folly to Be Wise* (1952), as Joseph Byres M.P. - *The Ringer* (1952), as Stranger - *Mandy* (1952), as Ackland - *The Card* (1952), as Mr. Duncalf - *His Excellency* (1952), as The Admiral - *The Magic Box* (1952), as Father in Family Group - *The Cocktail Party* (1952), Actor - *Gone to Earth* (1950), as Mr. James - *Night and the City* (1950), as Hoskins (uncredited) - *The Spider and the Fly* (1949), as Minister for War - *Man on the Run* (1949), as Chief Inspector Mitchell - *The History of Mr. Polly* (1949), as Mr. Johnson - *Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill* (1948), as Birkland - *It Always Rains on Sunday* (1947), as George Sandigate - *The October Man* (1947), as Mr. Peachy - *They Flew Alone* (1942), as Mr. Johnson - *Ships with Wings* (1941), as Papadopoulos - *Jeannie* (1941), as Mr. Jansen - *Turned Out Nice Again* (1941), as Uncle Arnold - *Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It* (1941), as Mr. Blenkinsop - *Eating Out with Tommy Trinder* (1941), as Mr. Jones - *Convoy* (1940), as Captain Eckersley - *The Briggs Family* (1940), as Charley Briggs - *Law and Disorder* (1940), as Detective Inspector Bray - *The Proud Valley* (1940), as Dick Parry - *Now You're Talking* (1940), as Alf Small - *Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday* (1939), as Captain Edwin Fraser - *Poison Pen* (1939), as Len Griffin - *There Ain't No Justice* (1939), as Sammy Sanders - *The Four Just Men* (1939), as B.J. Burrell - *The Nursemaid Who Disappeared* (1939), Actor - *Marigold* (1938), as Mordan - *The Citadel* (1938), as Joe Morgan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-citadel.md) - *Who Killed John Savage?* (1938), as Inspector Chortley - *Premiere* (1938), as Lohrmann - *Rembrandt* (1936), as Fabrizius - *Someone at the Door* (1936), as Price - *The Man Who Could Work Miracles* (1936), as Major Grigsby - *Things to Come* (1936), as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy - *The Divine Spark* (1935), as Saverio Mercadante - *Mister Cinders* (1935), as Mr. Gaunt - *The Church Mouse* (1934), as Wormwood - *Girls Will Be Boys* (1934), as Grey - *Blossom Time* (1934), as Meyerhoffer - *The Queen's Affair* (1934), as Guard - *Happy Ever After* (1932), as Colonel - *The Flying Squad* (1932), as Sedeman - *Tilly of Bloomsbury* (1931), as Percy Welwyn - *The Skin Game* (1931), as Dawker - *Caste* (1930), as Sam Gerridge - *Murder!* (1930), as Ted Markham - *Juno and the Paycock* (1930), as Captain Boyle ## Gallery - ![Edward Chapman](https://film.one/media/person/1230605/gallery-7ebc176d90de.jpg) Edward Chapman — Image via TMDB - ![Edward Chapman](https://film.one/media/person/1230605/gallery-f67fbb45855c.jpg) Edward Chapman — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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