About Edgar Wreford
Lived 1923 – 2006 (aged 82). Edgar Wreford was a British stage actor and television actor.
Edgar Wreford (29 December 1923 – 20 January 2006) was an English stage and television actor.
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.
Partial filmography Suspended Alibi (1957) – Prison Chaplain An Age of Kings (1960) – John of Gaunt The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) – Man in Phone Booth Strangers and Brothers (1984) – Sir Philip March
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Who was Edgar Wreford?
British actor
When was Edgar Wreford born?
Edgar Wreford was born on 29 December 1923 in London.
When did Edgar Wreford die?
Edgar Wreford died on 20 January 2006 in Denville Hall.
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Edgar Wreford was a stage actor and television actor.
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Edgar Wreford was British.
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