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Wikipedia / Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty (8 July 1907 – 22 July 1977) was an English stage, film and television actor.

Early life

Chitty was the son of a flour miller, Frederick Walter Chitty and his wife Ethel Elsie Assistance née Franklin; they married in 1902. He attended Dover College and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was one of the founders of the Cambridge University Mummers, before training at RADA and becoming a professional actor. He then ran his own repertory company in Frinton-on-Sea.

Personal life

Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen genealogist.

Television career

Early television (1936–1939)

Chitty was an early player in the fledgling BBC television output, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of WWII.

  • Pyramus And Thisbe, 23 July 1937, Snout

  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, 2 March 1938, Guildenstern

  • Henry IV 22 March 1938, "Valet"

  • The White Chateau, 11 November 1938, Trooper of Uhlans/Orderly/Linesman

  • Ednas Fruit Hat, 27 January 1939, Cousin Sid

  • The Tempest, 5 February 1939, Boatswain

  • The Unquiet Spirit, 7 March 1939 "Hall Porter"

  • Katharine and Petruchio, 12 April 1939, "A Tailor"

  • Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress 2 May 1939, "Stammfest"

  • The Day is Gone, 4 August 1939, Radio announcer's voice

  • The Advantages of Paternity 12 May 1939, "Brunov"

Television postwar (1946 onwards)

His television credits included a major role as the aged "Mr Smith" in Please Sir!, and multiple appearances in Dads Army, Raffles, Doctor Who, Danger Man, Maigret, Man About the House and The Goodies. He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.

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