| Fred Ferris | |
| Birth Name: | Frederick William Ferris |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1905 |
| Birth Place: | West Derby, Liverpool, England |
| Death Place: | Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation: | actor, stage producer, playwright |
Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 - 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.
Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy Club Night, which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955.[1] [2]
Ferris was briefly in Coronation Street in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby.
In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as Sergeant Cork, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and The Avengers, as well as in films such as Sky West and Crooked.[3] [4] One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.[5]
Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | A Kind of Loving | Althorpe | ||
| 1962 | Some People | Clerk of the Court | ||
| 1962 | Jigsaw | Information Sergeant | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Police Constable |