Erik Chitty

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Erik Chitty (8 July 1907 – 22 July 1977) was an English stage, film and television actor.[1][2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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[5]
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, 2 March 1938, Guildenstern[6]
  • Henry IV 22 March 1938, "Valet"[7]
  • The White Chateau, 11 November 1938,Template:Efn-ua Trooper of Uhlans/Orderly/Linesman[8]
  • EdnaTemplate:'s Fruit Hat, 27 January 1939, Cousin Sid[9]
  • The Tempest, 5 February 1939, Boatswain[10]
  • The Unquiet Spirit, 7 March 1939 "Hall Porter"[11]
  • Katharine and Petruchio, 12 April 1939, "A Tailor"[12]
  • Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress 2 May 1939, "Stammfest"[13]
  • The Day is Gone, 4 August 1939, Radio announcer's voice[14]
  • The Advantages of Paternity 12 May 1939, "Brunov"[15][16]

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|DadTemplate:'s Army]], Raffles, Doctor Who, Danger Man, Maigret, Man About the House and The Goodies.[17][2] He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.[18]

Filmography

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References

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