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 Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950), Jeune et innocent (1937) and Sous le regard des étoiles (1940). He was married to Phyllis [Muriel Mary] Austin (novelist). He died on 5 April 1951 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.

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Known for

Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950)

Cette sacrée jeunesse

7.2

Rainbow

1950

Jeune et innocent (1937)

Jeune et innocent

6.8

Old Will

1937

Sous le regard des étoiles (1940)

Sous le regard des étoiles

7.0

Robert Fenwick

1940

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

A Canterbury Tale

7.3

Jim Horton

1944

Credits

Actor

L'enquête est close
6.5
- Idwal Llewellyn
- 1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- Engstrand
- Morten Kiil
- 1950–1951
Into the Blue
6.5
- Bill, the Skipper
- 1950
Le moineau de la Tamise
6.9
- The Watchman (uncredited)
- 1950
What the Butler Saw
5.2
- The Earl
- 1950
Tony Draws a Horse
5.1
- Grandpa
- 1950
Double Confession
6.4
- The Fisherman
- 1950
Cette sacrée jeunesse
7.2
- Rainbow
- 1950
Rover and Me
- Mr. Maggott
- 1949
De la coupe aux lèvres
6.4
- Beefeater
- 1949
Don't Ever Leave Me
6.5
- Harry Denton
- 1949
Christophe Colomb
6.0
- Pedro
- 1949
All Over the Town
6.6
- Grimmett
- 1949
It's Hard to Be Good
5.5
- Parkinson
- 1948
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

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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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When did Edward Rigby die?
April 5, 1951
How did Edward Rigby die?
Undisclosed
How old was Edward Rigby when he died?
72 years old
Where did Edward Rigby die?
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
When was Edward Rigby born?
February 5, 1879

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