Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.
Biography
Ferris was born in
West Derby
West Derby ( ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located East of the city and is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,382.
History West Derby
Mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', Wes ...
, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy ''
Club Night
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
'', which starred
Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955.
Ferris was briefly in ''
Coronation Street'' in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby.
In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as ''
Sergeant Cork
''Sergeant Cork'' is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In ...
'', ''
Z-Cars
''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debut ...
'', ''
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'' and ''
The Avengers'', as well as in films such as ''
Sky West and Crooked
''Sky West and Crooked'' (known in the United States as ''Gypsy Girl'') is a 1966 British romantic drama film starring Hayley Mills. The film was directed by her father, John Mills, and was co-written by her mother, Mary Hayley Bell.
The titl ...
''. One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial ''
Planet of Giants
''Planet of Giants'' is the first serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Louis Marks and directed by Mervyn Pinfield and Douglas Camfield, the serial was first broadcast on BBC1 i ...
''.
Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.
Filmography
References
External links
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Male actors from Liverpool
1905 births
1978 deaths
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