Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty
Born(1907-07-08)8 July 1907
Dover, Kent, England
Died22 July 1977(1977-07-22) (aged 70)
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.

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. 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.

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.

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. He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.

Filmography

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.