Edward Evans (actor)

Edward Evans
Born Albert Edward Walker Evans
(1914-06-04)4 June 1914
Putney, London
Died 20 December 2001(2001-12-20) (aged 87)
Longsdon, Staffordshire, England

Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor.[1]

During World War II, he served with the British Army in Italy and North Africa, attaining the rank of Captain.

Evans starred as Bob Grove in the popular 1950s soap opera The Grove Family, and played the role of Lionel Petty in Coronation Street during 1965–66.

He also appeared in various episodes of Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, Doctor Who, Z-Cars and Dad's Army.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Edward Evans". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  2. Purser, Philip (12 January 2002). "Obituary: Edward Evans". The Guardian.

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