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Wallas Eaton (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as Wallace Eaton or Wallis Eaton, was an English film,
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. He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the
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Early life

Eaton was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at Christ's College, Cambridge. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during
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, eventually becoming a major in charge of a searchlight battery.


Acting career

His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in Auden and Isherwood's ''
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. The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in Eliot's ''
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'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder. In 1944, he appeared in Shaw's '' Too True To Be Good'' at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside Vivien Leigh at the Phoenix Theatre in 1945 in
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''. In films, Eaton had a role in '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945). In addition to working on the long-running
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radio comedy ''
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'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions. His debut for
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's top- rated series ''Before Your Very Eyes'' in 1952, and he had parts in the
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'' and '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes''. Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently. He featured in the Australian soap ''
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'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds. He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television
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serial '' A Country Practice''.


Personal life

He died in Australia in November 1995, aged 78.


Partial filmography

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Dual Alibi ''Dual Alibi'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Herbert Lom, Phyllis Dixey and Terence De Marney. It is a film noir.Spicer p.442 It was made by British National Films at Elstree Studios. Synopsis A top Frenc ...
'' (1947) - Court Official (uncredited) * ''
A Man's Affair ''A Man's Affair'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring Hamish Menzies, Cliff Gordon and Diana Decker. It was made as a second feature, and released by Exclusive Films. Both Lewis and most of his crew were former me ...
'' (1949) - Leonard * '' Dark Interval'' (1950) * '' Up for the Cup'' (1950) - Barrowboy * ''
Chelsea Story ''Chelsea Story'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Henry Mollison, Sydney Tafler and Ingeborg von Kusserow. Selected cast * Henry Mollison - Mike Harvey * Sydney Tafler - Fletcher Gilchrist * Ingeborg vo ...
'' (1951) - Danny * '' Adventure in the Hopfields'' (1954) - Junk Shop Owner * ''Alive on Saturday'' (1957) - Garton * ''
Two-Way Stretch ''Two-Way Stretch'', is a 1960 British comedy film, about a group of prisoners who plan to break out of jail, commit a robbery, and then break back into jail again, thus giving them the perfect alibi – that they were behind bars when the ro ...
'' (1960) - Gate Warder (Night) * '' Operation Cupid'' (1960) - Cecil * ''
This Sporting Life ''This Sporting Life'' is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footb ...
'' (1963) - Waiter * ''
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'' (1968) - Hoeffler * '' Isadora'' (1968) - Archer * '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' (1969) - Staff * ''
O Lucky Man! ''O Lucky Man!'' is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Ander ...
'' (1973) - John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive * ''
Mad Dog Morgan ''Mad Dog Morgan'' is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil. It is based upon the life of Dan Morgan. Plot Dan Morgan witnesses the (fictitious) bloody massa ...
'' (1976) - Macpherson * '' Deathcheaters'' (1976) - 2nd Police Sergeant * '' The Last Wave'' (1977) - Morgue Doctor * '' Save the Lady'' (1982) - Trotter * '' Goodbye Paradise'' (1983) - Clyde * ''
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'' (1984) - Mr. Breedlove * '' Annie's Coming Out'' (1984) - Dr. Rowell * ''
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'' (1985) - Voice * '' Kidnapped'' (1986) - Voice * '' Outback'' (1989) - Grassmore


References


External links

* * Palmer, Howard (10 August 1965
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