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Christopher Beeny(1941-2020)

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Angela Baddeley and Christopher Beeny in Maîtres et valets (1971)
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British light leading man, on stage from 1951 and in films from 1953. Having initially aspired to be a dancer, Beeny joined the Ballet Rambert company in London at the age of eight but later switched to acting and eventually graduated from RADA in 1959. By then he had already achieved a measure of popularity on TV as a 12-year old juvenile in the original British soap opera The Grove Family (1954). He ultimately became best known as the smart-alecky footman and chauffeur Edward in Maîtres et valets (1971). During a seven year hiatus from acting between 1963 and 1970, Beeny worked in the building industry. He resumed his career on the small screen in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969) and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971). He then replaced Reg Varney as the foreman Tony in the relaunch of The Rag Trade (1975), played a birdbrained undertaker in the funeral sitcom In Loving Memory (1969) and was latterly seen as an inept debt collector in Last of the Summer Wine (1973). His appearances on the big screen have been infrequent. His second wife was the singer Diana Kirkwood.
BornJuly 7, 1941
DiedJanuary 3, 2020(78)
BornJuly 7, 1941
DiedJanuary 3, 2020(78)
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Known for

Maîtres et valets (1971)
Maîtres et valets
8.4
TV Series
  • Edward
  • Edward Barnes, footman (46 episodes)
Christopher Beeny, Peter Bryant, Margaret Downs, Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Nancy Roberts, and Sheila Sweet in The Grove Family (1954)
The Grove Family
5.5
TV Series
  • Lennie Grove
  • Bobbie
Paula Wilcox in Miss Jones and Son (1977)
Miss Jones and Son
6.6
TV Series
  • Geoffrey
Outbreak of Murder
TV Series
  • Ken Mitchell

Credits

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Actor



  • Jago & Litefoot (2010)
    Jago & Litefoot
    9.1
    Podcast Series
    • Mr. Kempston (voice)
    • 2012
  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Last of the Summer Wine
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Morton
    • Teasdale
    • Repo Man
    • 2001–2010
  • Honest (2008)
    Honest
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Wilson
    • 2008
  • Hattie Morahan, David Morrissey, Dominic Cooper, and Charity Wakefield in Raison et sentiments (2008)
    Raison et sentiments
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Doctor
    • 2008
  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Gilbert Duff
    • 2006
  • In Loving Memory (1969)
    In Loving Memory
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Billy Henshaw
    • 1969–1986
  • Roger Daltrey and George Sweeney in Pop Pirates (1984)
    Pop Pirates
    5.3
    • Crawford
    • 1984
  • Peter Jones and Miriam Karlin in The Rag Trade (1975)
    The Rag Trade
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Tony
    • 1977–1978
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Peter Fulton
    • Goodwin
    • 1976–1978
  • Paula Wilcox in Miss Jones and Son (1977)
    Miss Jones and Son
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Geoffrey
    • 1977–1978
  • Maîtres et valets (1971)
    Maîtres et valets
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Edward
    • 1971–1975
  • Clive Dunn in My Old Man (1974)
    My Old Man
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Darts captain
    • 1975
  • John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in Regan (1975)
    Regan
    8.1
    TV Series
    • The Photographer
    • 1975
  • Peter Barkworth and Wendy Hiller in Crown Matrimonial (1974)
    Crown Matrimonial
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • John, the Page
    • 1974
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lance Corporal
    • 1973

Soundtrack



  • Maîtres et valets (1971)
    Maîtres et valets
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (uncredited)
    • 1972

Videos4

In Loving Memory: The Complete Series
Clip 1:27
In Loving Memory: The Complete Series
In Loving Memory: The Complete First Series
Clip 1:39
In Loving Memory: The Complete First Series
In Loving Memory: The Complete First Series
Clip 1:39
In Loving Memory: The Complete First Series
In Loving Memory: The Complete Forth Series
Clip 1:27
In Loving Memory: The Complete Forth Series
In Loving Memory: The Complete Second Series
Clip 3:09
In Loving Memory: The Complete Second Series

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Christopher Beeney
  • Height
    • 1.70 m
  • Born
    • July 7, 1941
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 3, 2020
    • Kent, England, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Diana Kirkwood1979 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Richard Blackman
  • Other works
    He acted in Noel Coward's play, "Brief Encounter," at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Jenny Seagrove, Christopher Cazenove and Brian Deacon in the cast.
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    • 1 Article

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