Fred Ferris (actor)
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Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.


Biography

Ferris was born in
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, 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'', which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955. Ferris was briefly in ''
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'' 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 ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' The Avengers'', as well as in films such as ''
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''. One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial ''
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''. Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.


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* Male actors from Liverpool 1905 births 1978 deaths {{UK-screen-actor-stub