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Ed Bishop | |
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| Born | George Victor Bishop June 11, 1932 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2005 (aged 72) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Napton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom 52°14′52.92″N 1°19′23.12″W / 52.2480333°N 1.3230889°W |
| Alma mater | Boston University London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–2005 |
| Television | UFO Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons |
| Spouses | Jane Thwaites
(m. 1955; div. 1955)Hilary Preen
(m. 1962; div. 1996)Jane Skinner (m. 2001) |
| Children | 5 |
George Victor Bishop (June 11, 1932 – June 8, 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or Edward Bishop, was an American actor, predominantly based in the UK. He was known for playing Colonel Ed Straker in UFO, Captain Blue in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler.