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Edwin Apps

1931 – 2021

English actor

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Lived 1931 – 2021 (aged 89). Edwin Apps was a writer, television actor, painter and actor.

Edwin Apps (14 May 1931 – 16 April 2021) He appeared in many British and French television series and films, which include Whack-O!, I Thank a Fool, Danger Man, The Avengers, Steptoe and Son, My Wife Next Door, Special Branch, Katts and Dog, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Vatel, Joséphine, ange gardien, 15 ans et demi and others.

He created and co-wrote the 1960s sitcom All Gas and Gaiters (1966–71) with his wife, actress Pauline Devaney. Their joint writing was sometimes credited to the pseudonym John Wraith.

Acting credits Production Notes RoleA Place of Execution"Eye for an Eye" (1953)Armchair Theatre"It Pays to Advertise" (1957)Ellery ClarkHour of Mystery"Night Must Fall" (1957)Hubert LaurieThe Stolen MiniaturesTV Short (1957)Dr. BarlingWhack-O!31 episodes (1958–60)Mr. L.J. HalliforthDial 999"Illegal Entry" (1959)Lab TechnicianITV Play of the Week"Parnell" (1959) "The Protest" (1960) "A Choice of Coward 1: Present Laughter" (1964) "The Handyman" (1963)Aeroplane PassengerFirst Card Player William"William goes Shopping" (1963)OutfitterMore Faces of Jim "A Matter of Spreadeagling" (1963)Publius ConspicuousRing of SpiesFilm (1964)Blake (uncredited)Hugh and I"A Fat Chance of Slimming" (1964)The BargeeFilm (1964)George (Barman)The Graham Stark Show2 episodes (1964)ActorMike"The Wandering Overcoat" (1964)Mr. WilsonMeet the Wife"The Shelf" (1964)The Brush SalesmanDanger Man2 episodes (1964)MumfordThe Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling"The Man Who Was" (1964)Captain BassettArmchair Mystery Theatre"Man and Mirror" (1965)Mr. MedinaThe World of Wooster"Jeeves and the Song of Songs" (1965)Tuppy GlossopSummer Comedy Hour"Charley's Aunt" (1965) "Almost a Honeymoon" (1965)BrassettMr. DixonPardon the Expression"Self Defence" (1966)LloydThe Liars1 episode (1966)Riggles BartonThree Rousing TinklesTV series (1966)Bro ParadockHarry Worth"To Be Called For" (1966)Four Tall TinklesTV Series (1967)Bro ParadockOrlando"Curtain up" (1967)Mr. DiddyboxThe Avengers"The Correct Way to Kill" (1967)WintersOoh La La!"Making a Pass" (1968)The Root of All Evil?"West of Eden" (1968)Mr. CrumpITV Sunday Night Theatre"Suffer Little Children" (1970)PsephologistSteptoe and Son"Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later" (1972)OfficialLove Thy Neighbour"Religious Fervour" (1972)The CaptainMy Wife Next Door"Undesirable Residence" (1972)Mr. MitchellLate Night Theatre"1939" (1973)PraedSpecial Branch"Stand and Deliver" (1974)Major Philip ErskineThe Galton & Simpson Playhouse"Cheers" (1977)Graham the BarmanThe Black PantherFilm (1977)King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery BrundageTV Film (1988)AdrianovCrossbow"The Mission" (1989)Captain of the GuardKatts and Dog3 episodes (1991)Highlander: The Raven"Thick as Thieves" (1999)ChancellorThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcFilm (1999)Bishop Rendezvous in SamarkandFilm (1999)CallumVatelFilm (2000)Fish DeliverymanJoséphine, ange gardien"Noble cause" (2005)Monsieur Smith15 ans et demiFilm (2008)Un scientifiqueJC comme Jésus ChristFilm (2011)Le pédopsy

Writing credits Production NotesSummer Comedy Hour"Charley's Aunt" (1965)(adaptation - as John Wraith)All Gas and Gaiters 33 episodes (1966–71)Comedy Playhouse3 episodes (1966; 1974)

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Who was Edwin Apps?

English actor (1931-2021)

When was Edwin Apps born?

Edwin Apps was born on 14 May 1931 in Wingham.

When did Edwin Apps die?

Edwin Apps died on 16 April 2021.

What was Edwin Apps's occupation?

Edwin Apps was a writer, television actor, painter and actor.

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· Wikidata: Q28167030

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