Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro
Paul Chapman, Nigel Hastings, and Nicola Pagett in A Bit of a Do (1989)

Biography

Paul Chapman

Overview

  • Born
    1939 · Barnet, London, England, UK

Mini bio

  • Londoner Paul Chapman was born in 1939,the younger brother of comedy writer John Chapman and nephew of the actor Edward Chapman. After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he graduated in the early 1960s and made his television debut in 1964 in the series 'Curtain of Fear'. Several regular slots in television shows followed,including as an inmate of 'Colditz',Sir Harwell Mincing in the children's period drama 'Return of the Antelope',the pompous - but cuckolded - father of the bride in 'A Bit of a Do', and in two episodes of 'Midsomer Murders'. However he will probably be best known for playing the hen-pecked brother-in-law in long-running sitcom 'As Time Goes By'.
    - IMDb mini biography by: don @ minifie-1

Family

  • Relatives
      John Chapman(Sibling)
      Edward Chapman(Niece or Nephew)

Trivia

  • Younger brother of John Chapman.
  • Nephew of Edward Chapman.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this person

  • View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.