Edward Evans | |
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Born | Albert Edward Walker Evans 4 June 1914 |
Died | 20 December 2001 Longsdon, Staffordshire, England | (aged 87)
Spouse |
Pauline Sherrey
(m. 1939; died 1980) |
Children | 2 daughters |
Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 – 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor.[1]
During the Second World War, he served with the British Army in North Africa and Italy, attaining the rank of Captain.[2]
Evans featured as Bob Grove in the 1950s soap opera The Grove Family and played the role of Lionel Petty in Coronation Street during 1965–66.[3]
He also appeared in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, Doctor Who, Z-Cars and Dad's Army.[2][4]