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

Fred Ferris
Born	Frederick William Ferris (1905-07-13)13 July 1905 West Derby, Liverpool, England
Died	25 January 1978(1978-01-25) (aged 72) Westminster, London, England
Occupation	actor, stage producer, playwright

Biography

Ferris was born in West Derby, 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.[1][2]

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, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and The Avengers, as well as in films such as Sky West and Crooked.[3][4] One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.[5]

Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	A Kind of Loving	Althorpe
1962	Some People	Clerk of the Court
1962	Jigsaw	Information Sergeant	Uncredited
1966	Sky West and Crooked	Police Constable

References

External links

• Fred Ferris at IMDb

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