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Edward Rigby(1879-1951)

  • Actor
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Edward Rigby
Edward Rigby was born on 5 February 1879 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), Young and Innocent (1937) and The Stars Look Down (1940). He was married to Phyllis [Muriel Mary] Austin (novelist). He died on 5 April 1951 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1879
DiedApril 5, 1951(72)
BornFebruary 5, 1879
DiedApril 5, 1951(72)
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Known for

Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
7.2
  • Rainbow
  • 1950
Mary Clare, Derrick De Marney, Pat Fitzpatrick, John Longden, George Merritt, Nova Pilbeam, and Edward Rigby in Young and Innocent (1937)
Young and Innocent
6.8
  • Old Will
  • 1937
Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave in The Stars Look Down (1940)
The Stars Look Down
7.0
  • Robert Fenwick
  • 1940
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
A Canterbury Tale
7.3
  • Jim Horton
  • 1944

Credits

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Actor

  • Ray Milland and Patricia Roc in Circle of Danger (1951)
    Circle of Danger
    6.5
    • Idwal Llewellyn
    • 1951
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Morten Kiil
    • Engstrand
    • 1950–1951
  • Constance Cummings, Jack Hulbert, Edward Rigby, Odile Versois, and Michael Wilding in Man in the Dinghy (1950)
    Man in the Dinghy
    6.4
    • Bill, the Skipper
    • 1950
  • The Mudlark (1950)
    The Mudlark
    6.9
    • The Watchman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
    Tony Draws a Horse
    4.9
    • Grandpa
    • 1950
  • What the Butler Saw (1950)
    What the Butler Saw
    5.2
    • The Earl
    • 1950
  • Double Confession (1950)
    Double Confession
    6.4
    • The Fisherman
    • 1950
  • Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
    The Happiest Days of Your Life
    7.2
    • Rainbow
    • 1950
  • Rover and Me
    • Mr. Maggott
    • 1949
  • A Run for Your Money (1949)
    A Run for Your Money
    6.4
    • Beefeater
    • 1949
  • Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
    Don't Ever Leave Me
    6.4
    • Harry Denton
    • 1949
  • Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Christopher Columbus
    5.9
    • Pedro
    • 1949
  • Sarah Churchill and Norman Wooland in All Over the Town (1949)
    All Over the Town
    6.6
    • Grimmett
    • 1949
  • It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
    It's Hard to Be Good
    5.6
    • Parkinson
    • 1948
  • The Silk Noose (1948)
    The Silk Noose
    6.1
    • Slush
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 5, 1879
    • Ashford, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 5, 1951
    • Richmond, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Phyllis [Muriel Mary] Austin (novelist)February 4, 1912 - April 5, 1951 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Solidly-built veteran British character actor, on stage from 1900. Toured Australia, Canada and the U.S. with various theatrical companies and had entered films by at least 1910. Busier on screen from 1934 to 1950, usually cast as benevolent, crusty or wily old men, or as hard-working, cloth-capped lower-class types. During the First World War, Rigby was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the Royal Field Artillery.

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