Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty (8 July 1907 in Dover, Kent[1] – 22 July 1977 Brent, Middlesex[2]), was an English stage, film and television actor.[3][4][5]
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| Born | 8 July 1907 |
| Died | 22 July 1977 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937-1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Hester Bevan |
| Children |
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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.[6] He then ran his own repertory company in Frinton-on-Sea.
Personal life
Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen genealogist.[7]
Television career
- Early television (1936–1939)
Chitty was an early player in the fledgling BBC television, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.
| Pyramus And Thisbe | (23 Jul 1937) | [8] | |
| A most lamentable comedy contained in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by William Shakespeare. | |||
| Author | William Shakespeare | ||
| Producer | Jan Bussell | ||
| Bottom | Wilfrid Walter | ||
| Quince | Charles Lefeaux | ||
| Flute | Don Gemmell | ||
| Snout | Erik Chitty | ||
| Snug | Herbert Lees | ||
| Starveling | Hubert Leslie | ||
| Theseus | John Rudling | ||
| Philostrate | Kenneth Villiers | ||
| Hippolyta | Jillian Sandilands | ||
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | (2 Mar 1938) | [9] |
| Author | W. S. Gilbert | |
| Producer | Jan Bussell | |
| Guildenstern | Erik Chitty | |
| Rosencrantz | Leonard Sachs | |
| Hamlet | Peter Ridgeway | |
| Ophelia | Alexis France | |
| King Claudius | Graham Clifford | |
| Queen Gertrude | Madge Brindley | |
| First Player | Connaught Stanleigh | |
| Second Player | Ethne Wall | |
| Henry IV | (22 Mar 1938) | [10] | |
| by Luigi Pirandello. translated by Edward Storer. | |||
| Author | Luigi Pirandello | ||
| Translator | Edward Storer | ||
| Producer | Dallas Bower | ||
| Henry IV | Ernest Milton | ||
| Marchioness Matilda Spina | Cecilie Burne | ||
| Frida, her daughter | Valerie Hobson | ||
| The Marquis Charles di Nolli | Denis Blakelock | ||
| The Baron Tito Belcredi | Anthony Ireland | ||
| Dr. Dionysius Genoni | Bromley Davenport | ||
| Harold | Douglas Matthews | ||
| Landolph | Patrick Ludlow | ||
| Ordulph | Jack Lambert | ||
| Berthold | Basil Langton | ||
| John | Harding Steerman | ||
| Valets |
Erik Chitty Stuart Latham | ||
| The White Chateau | (11 Nov 1938) | [upper-alpha 1][11] | |
| by Reginald Berkeley. With Antoinette Cellier, A.R. Whatmore, Edward Lexy, Harold Scott, William Hutchison, Bernard Miles, Eric Powley, Ivor Barnard, George Woodbridge, Ben Wright, Erik Chitty, Richard George, Peter Ashmore, Claude Bailey, George Bishop, Hans Wengraf, Peter Scott, Frank Thornton-Bassett, Alex McCrindle, Jean Winstanley, Mary Hinton, Yvonne Sinclair, and Ivan Samson. And with the co-operation of members of 53rd (London) Medium Brigade, R.A., T.A., and 7th Bn. the Middlesex Regiment, T.A. Music from Sibelius's Second Symphony, verse from the works of Cecil Day Lewis, Wilfred Owen, T.S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, and Ezra Pound. | |||
| Author | Reginald Berkeley | ||
| Production | Royston Morley | ||
| Diane van Eysen | Antoinette Cellier | ||
| Deputy Chief-of-Staff | A. R. Whatmore | ||
| Sergeant Major Lewis Gun Sergeant |
Edward Lexy | ||
| The Chancellor | Harold Scott | ||
| Captain Luttrell | William Hutchison | ||
| Commander-in-Chief | Bernard Miles | ||
| Charles van Eysen | Eric Powley | ||
| Private Waters Private Cossington |
Ivor Barnard | ||
| Trooper of Uhlans Sergeant Harvey |
George Woodbridge | ||
| Jacques van Eysen Private Mason A British Soldier |
Ben Wright | ||
| Trooper of Uhlans Orderly Linesman |
Erik Chitty | ||
| Chief-of-Staff Stretcher-Bearer A British Soldier |
Richard George | ||
| Trooper of Uhlans Lieutenant Barrington Lewis Gunner |
Peter Ashmore | ||
| Captain Braithwaite A British Soldier |
Claude Bailey | ||
| Staff Colonel Artillery Liaison Officer Williams |
George Bishop | ||
| Officer of Uhlans | Hans Wengraf | ||
| Aide-de-Camp Second Lieutenant Matheson |
Peter Scott | ||
| American Doctor | Frank Thornton-Bassett | ||
| Sentry A British Soldier |
Alex McCrindle | ||
| Violet Cording | Jean Winstanley | ||
| Madame van Eysen | Mary Hinton | ||
| Kitchen Maid Army Nursing Sister |
Yvonne Sinclair | ||
| The Voice | Ivan Samson | ||
| And with the co-operation of members of the 53rd (London) Medium Brigade, R.A., T.A., and the 7th Bn. the Middlesex Regiment, T.A. | |||
| Music from : | Sibelius's Second Symphony | ||
| Verse from the works of : | Cecil Day Lewis Wilfred Owen T. S. Eliot W. H. Auden Ezra Pound | ||
| Scene 1 : The dining-room of the White Chateau, August, 1914 2 : The same, December, 1914 3 : A trench in the grounds of the White Chateau, 1917 4 : The ruins of the White Chateau, 1918 5 : A hospital, 1918 6 : The garden of the White Chateau, 1919 | |||
| Edna's Fruit Hat | (27 Jan 1939) | [12] | |
| A romance by John Pudney | |||
| Writer | John Pudney | ||
| Production | Royston Morley | ||
| Edna | Josephine Wilson | ||
| George | Maurice Denham | ||
| Fanny | Agnes Lauchlan | ||
| Clara | Dorothy Black | ||
| Ruth | Lucy Sibley | ||
| Cousin Sid | Erik Chitty | ||
| Mrs Gussett | Dora Gregory | ||
| The Lawyer | Charles Maunsell | ||
| The Announcer | Stuart Latham | ||
| Neighbours |
Kathleen Edwardes Phyllis Morris | ||
| The Tempest | (5 Feb 1939) | [13] | |
| by William Shakespeare. Members of the London Ballet, directed by Antony Tudor. The BBC Television Orchestra leader Boris Pecker conductor Hyam Greenbaum | |||
| Author | William Shakespeare | ||
| Incidental Music Arranged by |
Jean Sibelius Hyam Greenbaum | ||
| Decor | Malcolm Baker | ||
| Dancers | Members of the London Ballet | ||
| Dancers directed by | Antony Tudor | ||
| Musicians Leader Conductor |
BBC Television Orchestra Boris Pecker Hyam Greenbaum | ||
| Production | Dallas Bower | ||
| Alonso | Alan Wheatley | ||
| Sebastian | Oliver Burt | ||
| Prospero | John Abbott | ||
| Antonio | Basil C. Langton | ||
| Ferdinand | Richard Ainley | ||
| Gonzalo | John Turnbull | ||
| Adrian | Stuart Latham | ||
| Francisco | Graham Payn | ||
| Caliban | George Devine | ||
| Trinculo | Richard Goolden | ||
| Stephano | Charles Farrell | ||
| Ship's Master | Dennis Price | ||
| Boatswain | Erik Chitty | ||
| Miranda | Peggy Ashcroft | ||
| Ariel | Stephen Haggard | ||
| Iris | Vera Lindsay | ||
| The Unquiet Spirit | (7 Mar 1939) | [14] | |
| by Jean-Jacques Bernard, translated from the French by J. Leslie Frith. [Starring] Catherine Lacey and Percy Marmont | |||
| Author | Jean-Jacques Bernard | ||
| Translator from French | J. Leslie Frith | ||
| Producer | Royston Morley | ||
| Decor | Malcolm Baker-Smith | ||
| Music | Sibelius | ||
| Marceline | Catherine Lacey | ||
| Philip | Percy Marmont | ||
| Antoine | Stafford Byrne | ||
| Robert | Andrew Osborn | ||
| Lemesle | Peter Scott | ||
| Emile | Reginald Beckwith | ||
| Hall Porter | Erik Chitty | ||
| Ida | Miriam Adams | ||
| Fanny | Nina Evans | ||
| Katharine and Petruchio | (12 Apr 1939) | [15] | |
| Being the acting version of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew', prepared for his own use by David Garrick in 1754 | |||
| Writer | William Shakespeare | ||
| Incidental Music | James Hartley | ||
| Costumes | Elizabeth Haffenden | ||
| Production | Dallas Bower | ||
| Petruchio | Austin Trevor | ||
| Hortensio | Alan Wheatley | ||
| Grumio | Ivor Barnard | ||
| Katharine | Margaretta Scott | ||
| Baptista | Ben Webster | ||
| Bianca | Vera Lindsay | ||
| Biondello | Stuart Latham | ||
| Curtis | David Keir | ||
| Nathaniel | Will Leighton | ||
| Joseph | Frank Parkington | ||
| Nicholas | Cyprian Bridge | ||
| Philip | William Dickinson | ||
| A Tailor | Erik Chitty | ||
| Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress | (2 May 1939) | [16] | |
| A revolutionary romancelet by G. Bernard Shaw | |||
| Writer | G. Bernard Shaw | ||
| Production | Dallas Bower | ||
| Stammfest | Erik Chitty | ||
| Schneidekind | Alan Wheatley | ||
| Annajanska | Vera Lindsay | ||
| Two soldiers |
Cyprian Bridge William Dickinson | ||
| The Advantages of Paternity | (12 May 1939) | [17] | |
| A comedy by Horton Giddy. | |||
| Author | Horton Giddy | ||
| Producer | Denis Johnston | ||
| General Yagunin | Brefni O'Rorke | ||
| Colonel Ilyitch | Frank Thornton-Bassett | ||
| Brunov | Erik Chitty | ||
| Orderly | Stuart Latham | ||
| The Day is Gone | (4 Aug 1939) | [18] |
| Author | W. Chetham-Strode | |
| Production | Royston Morley | |
| Ernest Webb | Torin Thatcher | |
| Mabel Thatcher | Olga Lindo | |
| Stanley Thatcher | Raymond Huntley | |
| Rosie Spiller | Valerie Tudor | |
| Major Warminside | Arthur Wontner | |
| Miss Tuttle | Lucy Sibley | |
| Florrie | Eileen Way | |
| Radio announcer's voice | Erik Chitty | |
- Television post-war (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.[19][4] He appeared in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.[20]
Filmography
- Contraband (1940) – Cloakroom attendant (uncredited)
- Oliver Twist (1948) – Workhouse Board member (uncredited)
- Forbidden (1949) – Schofield
- All Over the Town (1949) – Frobisher
- Your Witness (1950) – Judge's clerk
- Chance of a Lifetime (1950) – Silas Pike
- Circle of Danger (1951) - Box-office clerk (uncredited)
- John Wesley (1954) – Trustee of Georgia
- Time Is My Enemy (1954) – Ballistics expert
- Raising a Riot (1955) – Mr Buttons (uncredited)
- Footsteps in the Fog (1955) – Hedges
- Windfall (1955) – (uncredited)
- After the Ball (1957) – Waiter
- Zoo Baby (1957) – Vulture man
- Left Right and Centre (1959) – Deputy returning officer
- The Devil's Disciple (1959) – Uncle Titus
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) – Gudgeon (uncredited)
- Not a Hope in Hell (1960) – Joe
- Raising the Wind (1961) – Elderly Man at concert
- Follow That Man (1961) – Doctor
- First Men in the Moon (1964) – Gibbs, Cavor's hired man (uncredited)
- The Horror of It All (1964) – Grandpa Marley
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Old Soldier
- Casino Royale (1967) – Sir James Bond's butler (uncredited)
- Bedazzled (1967) – Seed – Sir Stanley Moon's butler (uncredited)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Priest (uncredited)
- Arthur? Arthur! (1969) – Uncle Ratty
- A Nice Girl Like Me (1969) – Vicar
- Twinky (1969) – Lawyer's elderly client
- Song of Norway (1970) – Helsted
- The Railway Children (1970) – Photographer
- Lust for a Vampire (1971) – Professor Herz
- The Statue (1971) – Mouser
- Please Sir! (1971) – Mr Smith
- The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) – Mr Claverton
- The Vault of Horror (1973) – Old waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
- Op de Hollandse toer (1973) – Mr Molenaar
- The Flying Sorcerer (1973) – Sir Roger
- Fall of Eagles (1974) - Hertling, German Chancellor
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) – Museum guard
- The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) – Sam (uncredited)
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) – The butler
- Jabberwocky (1977) – Second door-opener / Servant (uncredited)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Organist
Notes
- Armistice Day, 20th anniversary
References
- GRO Register of Births: SEP 1907 2a 1113 / 1713 DOVER - Erik Chitty
- GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1977 11 0672 BRENT - Erik Chitty, born 8 July 1907
- "Erik Chitty - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- "Erik Chitty". Archived from the original on 15 Jan 2009.
- "Erik Chitty". www.aveleyman.com.
- Fabrique. "Eric Chitty — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- "Chitty of London: genealogy and family history". chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk.
- Radio Times (23 Jul 1937), Pyramus And Thisbe, 56, BBC Television, p. 46
- Radio Times (2 Mar 1938), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, 58, BBC Television, p. 18
- Radio Times (22 Mar 1938), Henry IV, 58, BBC Television, p. 17
- Radio Times (11 Nov 1938), The White Chateau, 61, BBC Television, p. 18
- Radio Times (27 Jan 1939), Edna's Fruit Hat, 62, BBC Television, p. 17
- Radio Times (5 Feb 1939), The Tempest, 62, BBC Television, p. 12
- Radio Times (7 Mar 1939), The Unquiet Spirit, 62, BBC Television, p. 16
- Radio Times (12 Apr 1939), Katharine and Petruchio, 63, BBC Television, p. 17
- Radio Times (2 May 1939), Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress, 63, BBC Television, p. 15
- Radio Times (12 May 1939), The Advantages of Paternity, 63, BBC Television, p. 15
- Radio Times (4 Aug 1939), The Day is Gone, 64, BBC Television, p. 17
- McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. OUP.
- "Pickwick (1969)".
External links
- Erik Chitty at IMDb
- Erik Chitty – BBC Guide to Comedy
- Erik Chitty – Movies.com website
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