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Erik Chitty

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Erik Chitty
Born(1907-07-08)8 July 1907[1]
Dover, Kent, UK
Died22 July 1977(1977-07-22) (aged 70)[2]
Brent, Middlesex, UK
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor
Years active1937-1977
SpouseHester Bevan
Children3

Erik Chitty (8 July 1907 – 22 July 1977) was an English stage, film and television actor.[3][4]

Early life

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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.[5] He then ran his own repertory company in Frinton-on-Sea.

Personal life

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Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen genealogist.[6]

Television career

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Early television (1936–1939)

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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[7]
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, 2 March 1938, Guildenstern[8]
  • Henry IV 22 March 1938, "Valet"[9]
  • The White Chateau, 11 November 1938,[A] Trooper of Uhlans/Orderly/Linesman[10]
  • Edna's Fruit Hat, 27 January 1939, Cousin Sid[11]
  • The Tempest, 5 February 1939, Boatswain[12]
  • The Unquiet Spirit, 7 March 1939 "Hall Porter"[13]
  • Katharine and Petruchio, 12 April 1939, "A Tailor"[14]
  • Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress 2 May 1939, "Stammfest"[15]
  • The Day is Gone, 4 August 1939, Radio announcer's voice[16]
  • The Advantages of Paternity 12 May 1939, "Brunov"[17][18]

Television postwar (1946 onwards)

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His television credits included a major role as the aged "Mr Smith" in Please Sir!, and multiple appearances in Dad's Army, Raffles, Doctor Who, Danger Man, Maigret, Man About the House and The Goodies.[19][4] He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.[20]

Filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Armistice Day, 20th anniversary

References

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  1. ^ British Film and Television Year Book 1975, 24th edition, Peter Noble, Cinema T.V. Today, 1975, p. 72
  2. ^ https://www.olddovorians.com/erick-chitty-english-stage-film-and-television-actor-famous-ods-profile/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Erik Chitty - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. ^ a b "Erik Chitty". Archived from the original on 15 Jan 2009.
  5. ^ Fabrique. "Eric Chitty – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Chitty of London: genealogy and family history". chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk.
  7. ^ Radio Times (23 Jul 1937), Pyramus And Thisbe, vol. 56, BBC Television, p. 46
  8. ^ Radio Times (2 Mar 1938), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, vol. 58, BBC Television, p. 18
  9. ^ Radio Times (22 Mar 1938), Henry IV, vol. 58, BBC Television, p. 17
  10. ^ Radio Times (11 Nov 1938), The White Chateau, vol. 61, BBC Television, p. 18
  11. ^ Radio Times (27 Jan 1939), Edna's Fruit Hat, vol. 62, BBC Television, p. 17
  12. ^ Radio Times (5 Feb 1939), The Tempest, vol. 62, BBC Television, p. 12
  13. ^ Radio Times (7 Mar 1939), The Unquiet Spirit, vol. 62, BBC Television, p. 16
  14. ^ Radio Times (7 Apr 1939), Katharine and Petruchio, vol. 63, BBC Television, p. 17
  15. ^ Radio Times (2 May 1939), Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress, vol. 63, BBC Television, p. 15
  16. ^ Radio Times (4 Aug 1939), The Day is Gone, vol. 64, BBC Television, p. 17
  17. ^ Radio Times (12 May 1939), The Advantages of Paternity, vol. 63, BBC Television, p. 15
  18. ^ The Advantages of Paternity (1939) at IMDb
  19. ^ McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. OUP.
  20. ^ "Pickwick (1969)". Archived from the original on 9 Mar 2016.
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