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Edward Rigby (1879–1951)

Actor

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Solidly-built British character actor, on stage from 1900. Busy in films from 1934 to 1950 (though he had already appeared in a few silents), usually cast as benevolent old men or hard-working cloth-capped lower-class types. During the First World War, Rigby was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the Royal Field Artillery.

Born:

Edward Coke
in Ashford, Kent, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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1951 Circle of Danger
Idwal Llewellyn
 
1950-1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Engstrand / Morten Kiil
– Ghosts (1951) … Engstrand
– An Enemy of the People (1950) … Morten Kiil
 
1950 Man in the Dinghy
Bill, the Skipper
 
1950 The Mudlark
The Watchman
 
1950 Tony Draws a Horse
Grandpa
 
1950 Double Confession
The Fisherman
 
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
Rainbow (school porter)
 
1950 What the Butler Saw
The Earl
 
1949 A Run for Your Money
Beefeater
 
1949 Don't Ever Leave Me
Harry Denton
 
1949 Christopher Columbus
Pedro
 
1949 All Over the Town
Billy Grimmett
 
1949 Rover and Me
Mr. Maggott
 
1948 It's Hard to Be Good
Parkinson
 
1948 The Silk Noose
Slush
 
1948 Daybreak
Bill Shackle
 
1948 The Three Weird Sisters
Waldo
 
1948 Easy Money
Edward 'Teddy' Ball
 
1947 The Loves of Joanna Godden
Stuppeny
 
1947 Temptation Harbor
Tatem
 
1947 Green Fingers
Albert Goodman
 
1946 Piccadilly Incident
Judd
 
1946 The Years Between
Postman
 
1946 Quiet Weekend
Sam Pecker
 
1945 Query
Spike
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage
Charlie
 
1945 A Yank in London
Innkeeper
 
1945 The Agitator
Charlie Branfield
 
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
Alfred Bucket
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Jim Horton
 
1943 They Met in the Dark
Mansel
 
1943 Get Cracking
Sam Elliott
 
1942 Went the Day Well?
Bill Purvis
 
1942 Salute John Citizen
Mr. Bunting
 
1942 Let the People Sing
Timmy Tiverton
 
1942 Flying Fortress
Dan Billings (uncredited)
 
1942 Courageous Mr. Penn
Bushell
 
1941 The Common Touch
'Tich'
 
1941 The Remarkable Mr. Kipps
Buggins
 
1941 Major Barbara
Man on Quayside (uncredited)
 
1941 The Farmer's Wife
Tom Gurney
 
1941 Fingers
Sam Bromley
 
1940 Sailors Don't Care
Joe Clark
 
1940 Convoy
Mr. Matthews
 
1940 Girl in the News
Hospital Secretary (uncredited)
 
1940 The Proud Valley
Bert
 
1940 The Stars Look Down
Robert Fenwick
 
1939 Young Man's Fancy
Gray
 
1939 Poison Pen
Badham
 
1939 The Secret Four
 
1939 There Ain't No Justice
Pa Mutch
 
1938/I Smiling Along
Silas Gray
 
1938 The Ware Case
Tommy Bold
 
1938 Yellow Sands
Tom Major
 
1938 The Playboy
Prof. Scattlebury
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Scatters
 
1937 The Girl Was Young
Old Will
 
1937 Mr. Smith Carries On
Mr. Smith
 
1937 Under a Cloud
Jimmy Forbes
 
1937 The Fatal Hour
Cready
 
1937 The Show Goes On
Mr. Scowcroft, Sally's Father
 
1937 When Thief Meets Thief
Sanders
 
1937 The Heirloom Mystery
Charles Marriott
 
1936 Irish for Luck
Hon. Denis Maguire
 
1936 Crime Over London (uncredited)
 
1936 Forbidden Music
The Maestro
 
1936 Accused
Alphonse de la Riveire
 
1936 Queen of Hearts
Perkins
 
1936 Anna Christie (TV short)
Christopherson
 
1936 This Green Hell
Dan Foyle
 
1935 Gay Old Dog
Tom Bliss
 
1935 No Limit
Grandfather
 
1935 Windfall
Sam Spooner
 
1934 Lorna Doone
Reuben 'Uncle Ben' Huckaback
 
1910 The Blue Bird (short)
Bread
 

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(1924). Stage Play: Peter Pan. Fantasy (revival). Written by 'James M. Barrie Directed by Basil Dean. Knickerbocker Theatre: 6 Nov 1924- Jan 1925 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Produced by Charles B. Dillingham. See more »

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Trivia:

Solidly-built British character actor, on stage from 1900. Busy in films from 1934 to 1950 (though he had already appeared in a few silents), usually cast as benevolent old men or hard-working cloth-capped lower-class types. During the First World War, Rigby was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the Royal Field Artillery. See more »

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