Edwin Richfield
English actor

Edwin Richfield

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English actor
Gender:
Male
Birth:
11 September 1921(London)
Death:
2 August 1990(Shrewsbury)
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Spouse(s):
Jan Holden
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Edwin Richfield (11 September 1921 - 2 August 1990) was an English actor.
His film credits include: X the Unknown, Quatermass 2, The Camp on Blood Island, The Face of Fu Manchu and Quatermass and the Pit.
He starred in the 1959 television series Interpol Calling. He was The Odd Man in Granada TV's series of the same name in the early 1960s.Other television roles include: R3, 199 Park Lane, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, The Avengers (six episodes), Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Baron, Champion House, Out of the Unknown, The Owl Service, UFO, Bergerac, Crossroads, Doctor Who (The Sea Devils and The Twin Dilemma), and All Creatures Great and Small.

Selected filmography

  • The Jack of Diamonds (1949) - George Paxton
  • Ha'penny Breeze (1950) - David King
  • Undercover Agent (1953) - Safecracker (uncredited)
  • Park Plaza 605 (1953) - Mr. Reynolds
  • The Blue Parrot (1953) - Taps Campelli
  • Flannelfoot (1953) - Bill Neilson
  • Stryker of the Yard (1953)
  • Conflict of Wings (1954) - Smother Brooks
  • What Every Woman Wants (1954) - Frank
  • Radio Cab Murder (1954) - Nat
  • The Black Rider (1954) - Geoff Morgan
  • Devil's Point (1954) - Daller
  • Mask of Dust (1954) - Cynical Reporter in Lounge
  • The Brain Machine (1955) - Henry Arthur Ryan, thug
  • The Dam Busters (1955) - RAF Officer (uncredited)
  • The Blue Peter (1955) - Number One
  • Find the Lady (1956) - Max
  • X the Unknown (1956) - Soldier Burned on Back
  • The Hideout (1956) - Teacher
  • Quatermass 2 (1957) - Peterson
  • Account Rendered (1957) - Porter
  • The Big Chance (1957) - CafĂ© Owner
  • Black Ice (1957) - White
  • The Camp on Blood Island (1958) - Sergeant-Major
  • Up the Creek (1958) - Bennett
  • The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Cooper
  • Further Up the Creek (1958) - Bennett
  • Model for Murder (1959) - Costard, Chauffeur
  • Make Mine a Million (1959) - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
  • No Trees in the Street (1959) - Jackie
  • Innocent Meeting (1959) - (uncredited)
  • Ben-Hur (1959) - Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
  • Tommy the Toreador (1959) - Tommy's dresser
  • Inn for Trouble (1960) - Mr. Turner
  • Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - Bridge Officer (uncredited)
  • Life Is a Circus (1960) - Driver
  • The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) - Commissionaire
  • Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) - The Sheriff's Lieutenant
  • Locker 69 (1962) - Peters
  • Village of Daughters (1962) - Balbino (A Father)
  • Just for Fun (1963) - Man With Badge
  • The Break (1963) - Moses
  • The Comedy Man (1964) - Commercial Director
  • The Secret of Blood Island (1964) - O'Reilly
  • The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) - Chief Magistrate
  • Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Minister
  • UFO: Prendeteli vivi. (1974) - Admiral Sheringham
  • Champions (1984) - Ashton