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Fred Ferris | |
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Born | Frederick William Ferris 13 July 1905 West Derby, Liverpool, England |
Died | 25 January 1978 Westminster, London, England | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | actor, stage producer, playwright |
Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.
Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy Club Night, which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955.[1][2]
Ferris was briefly in Coronation Street in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby.
In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as Sergeant Cork, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and The Avengers, as well as in films such as Sky West and Crooked.[3][4] One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.[5]
Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | A Kind of Loving | Althorpe | |
1962 | Some People | Clerk of the Court | |
1962 | Jigsaw | Information Sergeant | Uncredited |
1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Police Constable |