Edwin Apps

Edwin Apps
Born(1931-05-14)14 May 1931
Wingham, Kent, England
Died16 April 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 89)
France
Occupation(s)Television actor, screenwriter and painter
SpousePauline Devaney (div.)[1]

Edwin Apps (14 May 1931 – 16 April 2021)[1] was an English television actor and writer.[2] He appeared in many British and French television series and films, which include Whack-O!, I Thank a Fool, Danger Man, The Avengers, Steptoe and Son, My Wife Next Door, Special Branch, Katts and Dog, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Vatel, Joséphine, ange gardien, 15 ans et demi and others.[3][4]

He created and co-wrote the 1960s sitcom All Gas and Gaiters (1966–71) with his wife, actress Pauline Devaney.[5] Their joint writing was sometimes credited to the pseudonym John Wraith.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Edwin Apps, actor and writer who co-scripted the popular 1960s sitcom All Gas and Gaiters – obituary". The Telegraph. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ Devaney, Pauline (31 May 2021). "Edwin Apps obituary". the Guardian.
  3. ^ "Edwin Apps". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Edwin Apps". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ Lindy Orthia (20 June 2013). Doctor Who and Race. Intellect Books. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-78320-124-2.
  6. ^ Tise Vahimagi; Michael Ian Grade (1996). British television: an illustrated guide. Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-815927-8.