Edward James de Souza (born 4 September 1932) is a British character actor and graduate of

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...

, who is of Portuguese-Indian and English descent.

Early life

De Souza is the only child of Annie Adeline Swift (née Calvert) and Edward Valentine De Souza Junior. (

Rangoon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

1881–1947), a graduate of the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

who was of Portuguese-Indian descent (his father was born in

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

). De Souza was brought up primarily by his mother because his father died when he was 14.

Career

From 1961 to 1966, he starred in the sitcom '' Marriage Lines'' with Richard Briers and

Prunella Scales Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (''née'' Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English retired actress. She portrayed Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy ''Fawlty Towers'' and Queen Elizabeth ...

. De Souza had roles in the

Hammer A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nail (fastener), nails into wood, to sh ...

films ''

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...

'' and ''

The Kiss of the Vampire ''Kiss of the Vampire'' (also known as ''Kiss of Evil'' on American television) is a 1963 British vampire film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward de Souza and Jennifer Daniel. It was written by producer Anthony Hinds (as John ...

'' (both 1962). In the same year, he appeared in "Six Hands Across the Table", an episode of the British television series '' The Avengers''. De Souza appeared as the lead character, space security agent Marc Cory, in the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' story " Mission to the Unknown" (1965) – the only story ever broadcast in the series not to feature

the Doctor The Doctor, sometimes known as Doctor Who, is the protagonist of the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An extraterrestrial Time Lord, the Doctor travels the universe in a time travelling spaceship called th ...

in any capacity. In 1967 he joined the BBC oil industry drama '' The Troubleshooters'' as Charles Grandmercy. In 1977, he played Sheik Hosein in the James Bond film '' The Spy Who Loved Me''. He was solicitor Bonny Bernard in the first series of ''

Rumpole of the Bailey ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, ...

'' (1978). In the same year, he appeared in "Hearts and Minds", the last episode of '' The Sweeney'' to be filmed, which featured the popular comedians

Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew; 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman; 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an English comic double act, working ...

. In 1982, he appeared in the final '' Sapphire & Steel'' adventure as "The Man". He appeared in ''

Edward the Seventh ''Edward the Seventh'' is a 1975 British historical drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of King Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it stars Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Timothy West as the elder Edward VII, wit ...

'' (1975), '' After Henry'' (1989–1990), and '' Farrington''. He had a cameo as Lord Boreal / second high councillor in the 2007 fantasy film '' The Golden Compass''. In succession to Valentine Dyall, the originator of the role, he was ''The Man in Black'' on

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

between 1988 and 1992. In 1993, De Souza played the role of Afonso in the ''

One Foot in the Grave ''One Foot in the Grave'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom written by David Renwick. There were six series (each consisting of six half-hour episodes) and seven Christmas specials over a period of ten years from early 1990 to late ...

'' special ''One Foot in the Algarve''. He joined the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' as Colin Grimshaw, making his first appearance on 12 December 2008. His character died in May 2009.

Selected filmography

*'' The Fourth Square'' (1961) – 1st Reporter *'' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (1961) – (uncredited) *''

'' (1962) – Harry Hunter *''

'' (1963) – Gerald Harcourt *'' The Main Chance'' (1964) – Michael Blake *'' Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon'' (1967) – Henri *''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1973) – Mason *'' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) – Sheikh Hosein *'' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) – Woodville *''On a Paving Stone Mounted'' (1978) *'' The Golden Lady'' (1979) – Yorgo Praxis *'' Home Before Midnight'' (1979) – Archer *'' The Return of the Soldier'' (1982) – Edward *'' A Question of Attribution'' (film / script: Alan Bennett; director: John Schlesinger) (1991) *''

'' (1996) – Mason *'' The Golden Compass'' (2007) – Second High Councilor *'' Grave Tales'' (2011) – Mr. Petersen *'' Mr. Turner'' (2014) – Thomas Stothard

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Souza, Edward 1932 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British people of Goan descent English male film actors English male soap opera actors English people of Indian descent English people of Portuguese descent Living people Male actors from Kingston upon Hull