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Edward Ashley(1904-2000)

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Edward Ashley
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Edward Ashley was born on 12 August 1904 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Pride and Prejudice (1940), The Court Jester (1955) and Macao (1952). He was married to Renée Torres Alegría, Nora Swinburne and Nina Joyce Osborne Throsby. He died on 5 May 2000 in San Diego, California, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1904
DiedMay 5, 2000(95)
BornAugust 12, 1904
DiedMay 5, 2000(95)
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Known for

Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Pride and Prejudice
7.3
  • Mr. Wickham
  • 1940
Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, and Glynis Johns in The Court Jester (1955)
The Court Jester
7.8
  • Black Fox
  • 1955
Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in Macao (1952)
Macao
6.6
  • Martin Stewart
  • 1952
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
Bitter Sweet
5.7
  • Harry Daventry
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Waxwork (1988)
    Waxwork
    6.1
    • Professor Sutherland
    • 1988
  • Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
    Beyond the Next Mountain
    6.9
    • Governor
    • 1981
  • The Stronger (1976)
    The Stronger
    4.7
    Short
    • 1976
  • Joan Blondell, Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
    4.8
    • Second Butler
    • 1976
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
    5.7
    • Announcer at Chicken Race
    • 1974
  • Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Parnell Grady
    • 1969
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Steve
    • 1968
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Beaumont
    • 1967
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Man On Yacht
    • 1967
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hotel Manager
    • 1966
  • King Rat (1965)
    King Rat
    7.5
    • Prouty
    • 1965
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Charles Vale
    • 1962
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Burridge
    • 1961
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lord Marion Dunsford
    • 1960
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Nobby Ned Wingate
    • Nobby Ned Wyngate
    • 1960

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ashley Cooper
  • Born
    • August 12, 1904
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • May 5, 2000
    • San Diego, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Renée Torres AlegríaJuly 13, 1943 - November 21, 1996 (her death)

Did you know

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    Worked at MGM for several years from 1940, later free-lancing. Had a vague resemblance to Errol Flynn, which got him the part of 'the Fox' in The Court Jester (1955).

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