Charles Heslop (8 June 1883 in Thames Ditton, England – 13 April 1966) was a British actor.[1][2]

Charles Heslop
serpia-toned signed photo of the actor
Born(1883-06-08)8 June 1883
Died13 April 1966(1966-04-13) (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor

His stage successes include a musical version of Tons of Money, which toured Australia for Hugh J. Ward in 1924, co-starring Dot Brunton.[3]

He starred in the BBC television comedy Percy Ponsonby as a talkative barber. The series was broadcast in 1939, and was cancelled with the outbreak of the Second World War.[4]

In 1954 he appeared in William Douglas Home's The Manor of Northstead in the West End.[5] In 1960 he appeared in the comedy thriller play Settled Out of Court. Two years later he featured at Wyndham's Theatre in Arthur Watkyn's Out of Bounds.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Charles Heslop". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Charles Heslop | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "The Theatre and Its People". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1924. p. 25. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Percy Ponsonby Catches the 9.15". 18 August 1939. p. 19 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "Production of The Manor of Northstead | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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