---
name: "Edward Sinclair"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-sinclair"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 February 1914"
died: "29 August 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T08:03:54.006197+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."
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# Edward Sinclair

Actor. Born 3 February 1914 in Oldham. Died 29 August 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 February 1914, Oldham
- **Died:** 29 August 1977
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sinclair_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1927467, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801608/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85538

## Biography

Edward Sinclair (born Edward Sinclair Perry) was an English actor best known for playing the verger Maurice Yeatman in the BBC sitcom *Dad's Army* (1968–1977). He first appeared in the series as a church hall caretaker before taking on the recurring role of Yeatman from the second series onwards. He also appeared in the 1971 feature film adaptation of the series.

Sinclair was born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1914 and began his professional acting career in his forties after a background in amateur theatre. His other screen credits include *The Magic Christian* (1969), *No Sex Please, We're British* (1973) and the 1974 television adaptation of *David Copperfield*. He died in 1977.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dad's Army* (1968), Fi1m 86, as Verger Maurice Yeatman — [page](https://film.one/tv/dads-army.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box* (2001), as Verger Maurice Yeatman (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *David Copperfield* (1974), series, as Barkis
- *No Sex Please - We're British* (1973), as Postman
- *Dad's Army* (1971), as Verger Henry Yeatman
- *The Magic Christian* (1969), as Park Attendant
- *Dad's Army* (1968), series, as Verger Maurice Yeatman — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/dads-army.md)
- *Dr. Finlay's Casebook* (1962), series, Acting
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Acting
- *Saraband for Dead Lovers* (1948), as Nils
- *Tower of Terror* (1941), as Fletcher - Hale's contact
- *The Captain's Table* (1936), Editor
- *Kiss of Araby* (1933), Dialogue
- *Reckless Decision* (1933), Screenplay
- *The Bells* (1931), as Sergeant Christian Nash

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