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For the Canadian speedway rider, see Eric Chitty.

Erik Chitty
Born(1907-07-08)8 July 1907[1]
Dover, Kent, England
Died22 July 1977(1977-07-22) (aged 70)[2]
Brent, Middlesex, England
EducationRADA
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

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

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

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[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]

Television postwar (1946 onwards)

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.[18][4] He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.[19]

Filmography

  • Contraband (1940) – Cloakroom attendant (uncredited)
  • Oliver Twist (1948) – Workhouse Board member (uncredited)
  • Forbidden (1949) – Schofield
  • All Over the Town (1949) – Frobisher
  • Your Witness (1950) – Judge's clerk
  • Chance of a Lifetime (1950) – Silas Pike
  • Circle of Danger (1951) - Box-office clerk (uncredited)
  • John Wesley (1954) – Trustee of Georgia
  • Time Is My Enemy (1954) – Ballistics expert
  • Views on Trial (1954) – Sterling Silver
  • Raising a Riot (1955) – Mr Buttons (uncredited)
  • Footsteps in the Fog (1955) – Hedges
  • Windfall (1955) – (uncredited)
  • After the Ball (1957) – Waiter
  • Zoo Baby (1957) – Vulture man
  • Left Right and Centre (1959) – Deputy returning officer
  • The Devil's Disciple (1959) – Uncle Titus
  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) – Gudgeon (uncredited)
  • Not a Hope in Hell (1960) – Joe
  • Raising the Wind (1961) – Elderly Man at concert
  • Follow That Man (1961) – Doctor
  • First Men in the Moon (1964) – Gibbs, Cavor's hired man (uncredited)
  • The Horror of It All (1964) – Grandpa Marley
  • Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Old Soldier
  • Casino Royale (1967) – Sir James Bond's butler (uncredited)
  • Bedazzled (1967) – Seed – Sir Stanley Moon's butler (uncredited)
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Priest (uncredited)
  • Arthur? Arthur! (1969) – Uncle Ratty
  • A Nice Girl Like Me (1969) – Vicar
  • Twinky (1969) – Lawyer's elderly client
  • Song of Norway (1970) – Helsted
  • The Railway Children (1970) – Photographer
  • Lust for a Vampire (1971) – Professor Herz
  • The Statue (1971) – Mouser
  • Please Sir! (1971) – Mr Smith
  • The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) – Mr Claverton
  • The Vault of Horror (1973) – Old waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
  • Op de Hollandse toer (1973) – Mr Molenaar
  • The Flying Sorcerer (1973) – Sir Roger
  • Fall of Eagles (1974) - Hertling, German Chancellor
  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) – Museum guard
  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) – Sam (uncredited)
  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) – The butler
  • Jabberwocky (1977) – Second door-opener / Servant (uncredited)
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Organist

Notes

  1. ↑ Armistice Day, 20th anniversary

References

  1. ↑ British Film and Television Year Book 1975, 24th edition, Peter Noble, Cinema T.V. Today, 1975, p. 72
  2. ↑ "Erick Chitty – English stage, film and television actor – Famous OD's Profile – Old Dovorians".
  3. ↑ "Erik Chitty - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. OUP.
  19. ↑ "Pickwick (1969)". Archived from the original on 9 Mar 2016.

External links

  • Erik Chitty at IMDb
  • Erik Chitty – BBC Guide to Comedy
  • Erik Chitty – Movies.com website
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