Edward Caddick (21 June 1931 – 9 June 2017) was an English television actor. He appeared in many British and Australian television series and films, which include Doctor Who, The Vulture, The Avengers, Department S, Robbery Under Arms, Playing Beatie Bow and others.
His theatre work included "King John", "The Royal Hunt of the Sun", "The Master Builder" and other plays.
Caddick was educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1955. In the mid-1960s, he penned two novels: Paddy on Sundays (1965, about young evacuees during WWII)"Recent Fiction", The Daily Telegraph, 9 December 1965 (pg.22) and Hannah and the Peacocks (1966, about a young couple trying to find themselves)."Recent Fiction", The Daily Telegraph, 29 December 1966 (pg.12) By the early 1970s, he had given up acting to become a teacher"Gary and Delena get 'married' again... on stage", Evening Chronicle, 24 September 1970 (pg.8) and soon emigrated to Australia. There, Caddick worked as a radio actor and writer, penning scripts for The Sunday Play,TV and Radio Listings, The Age, 29 July 1979 (pg.15)Radio Guide, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 November 1980 (pg.8) with a brief return to screen acting in the 1980s.
Acting credits Production Notes RoleArmchair Theatre"The King of Iceland" (1957) "The One Eyed Monster" (1966)Man in a RaincoatMulberryThe Rag Trade"Christmas Box" (1961)PostmanDrama 61-67"Drama '63: Dead Darling" (1963) "Drama '66: Don Quixote Go Home" (1966)Maurice PatmoreMethodist ministerContract to KillUnknown episode (1965)GraeberLondoners"Joe Nobody" (1965)Mr. GrayHereward the Wake"The King's Vengeance" (1965)First GamekeeperDoctor Who3 episodes: "The Savages" (1966)WyldaThe VultureFilm (1967)Melcher, the SextonThe Avengers"Escape in Time" (1967)SweeneyStiff Upper LipTV Movie (1967)DragePoint Counter Point5 episodes (1968)Mark RampionChampion House"Pilot Error" (1968)Philip CampbellThirty-Minute Theatre"The Flag" (1968)JanosSoftly, Softly"How's the Wife Then?" (1969)SidDepartment S"Dead Men Die Twice" (1969)AlainComedy Playhouse"The Jugg Brothers" (1970)George Fryer1917Short Film (1970)Pte. WhittakerRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"You Can Always Find a Fall Guy" (1970)PatientCallan"Summoned to Appear" (1970)Mr. LorrimerThe Ten Commandments"Black Eye on Sunday" (1971)LaneUnder CapricornUnknown episode (1983)Bank SecretaryRun Chrissie Run!Film (1984)CloughRobbery Under ArmsFilm (1985)Shanty keeperPlaying Beatie BowFilm (1986)Legless
References
External links
Edward Caddick at Theatricalia