Charles Heslop (8 June 1883 in Thames Ditton, England – 13 April 1966) was a British actor.[1][2]
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| Born | 8 June 1883 Thames Ditton, Surrey, England |
| Died | 13 April 1966 (aged 82) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
His stage successes include a musical version of Tons of Money, which toured Australia for Hugh J. Ward in 1924, co-starring Dot Brunton.[3]
He starred in the BBC television comedy Percy Ponsonby as a talkative barber. The series was broadcast in 1939, and was cancelled with the outbreak of the Second World War.[4]
In 1954 he appeared in William Douglas Home's The Manor of Northstead in the West End.[5] In 1960 he appeared in the comedy thriller play Settled Out of Court. Two years later he featured at Wyndham's Theatre in Arthur Watkyn's Out of Bounds.
Filmography edit
- Hobson's Choice (1920)
- This Is the Life (1933)
- Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
- Charing Cross Road (1935)
- Crackerjack (1938)
- The Lambeth Walk (1939)
- Percy Ponsonby (1939)
- Flying Fortress (1942)
- The Peterville Diamond (1943)
- The Second Mate (1950)
- Don't Say Die (1950)
- The Late Edwina Black (1951)
- Nothing Barred (1961)
- A Pair of Briefs (1962)
References edit
- ^ "Charles Heslop". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Charles Heslop | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "The Theatre and Its People". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1924. p. 25. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Percy Ponsonby Catches the 9.15". 18 August 1939. p. 19 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Production of The Manor of Northstead | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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