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Edward Ashley(1904-2000)

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Edward Ashley was born on 12 August 1904 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Pride and Prejudice (1940), The Court Jester (1955) and Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947). He was married to Renée Torres Alegría, Nora Swinburne and Nina Joyce Osborne Throsby. He died on 5 May 2000 in San Diego, California, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1904
DiedMay 5, 2000(95)
BornAugust 12, 1904
DiedMay 5, 2000(95)
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Known for

Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Pride and Prejudice
7.4
  • Mr. Wickham
  • 1940
Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, and Glynis Johns in The Court Jester (1955)
The Court Jester
7.8
  • Black Fox
  • 1955
Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
6.1
  • Dr. L. E. Thal
  • 1947
Robert Mitchum in Macao (1952)
Macao
6.6
  • Martin Stewart
  • 1952

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  • Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Waxwork (1988)
    Waxwork
    6.1
    • Professor Sutherland
    • 1988
  • Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
    Beyond the Next Mountain
    6.4
    • Governor
    • 1981
  • The Stronger (1976)
    The Stronger
    6.9
    Short
    • 1976
  • Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
    4.8
    • Second Butler
    • 1976
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
    5.7
    • Announcer at Chicken Race
    • 1974
  • It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Parnell Grady
    • 1969
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Steve
    • 1968
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Beaumont
    • 1967
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Man On Yacht
    • 1967
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hotel Manager
    • 1966
  • George Segal, Tom Courtenay, and James Fox in King Rat (1965)
    King Rat
    7.5
    • Prouty
    • 1965
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Charles Vale
    • 1962
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Burridge
    • 1961
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lord Marion Dunsford
    • 1960
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Nobby Ned Wingate
    • Nobby Ned Wyngate
    • 1960

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  • Alternative names
    • Ashley Cooper
  • Born
    • August 12, 1904
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • May 5, 2000
    • San Diego, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Renée Torres AlegríaJuly 13, 1943 - November 21, 1996 (her death)

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    Worked at MGM for several years from 1940, later free-lancing. Had a vague resemblance to Errol Flynn, which got him the part of 'the Fox' in The Court Jester (1955).

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