# Edwin Apps

Edwin Apps (14 May 1931 – 16 April 2021) was an English television actor and writer. He appeared in many British and French television series and films, which include Whack-O!, I Thank a Fool, Danger Man, The Avengers, Steptoe and Son, My Wife Next Door, Special Branch, Katts and Dog, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Vatel, Joséphine, ange gardien, 15 ans et demi and others.
He created and co-wrote the 1960s sitcom All Gas and Gaiters (1966–71) with his wife, actress Pauline Devaney. Their joint writing was sometimes credited to the pseudonym John Wraith.

## Acting credits

| Production | Notes | Role |
| A Place of Execution | "Eye for an Eye" (1953) | |
| Armchair Theatre | "It Pays to Advertise" (1957) | Ellery Clark |
| Hour of Mystery | "Night Must Fall" (1957) | Hubert Laurie |
| The Stolen Miniatures | TV Short (1957) | Dr. Barling |
| Whack-O! | 31 episodes (1958–60) | Mr. L.J. Halliforth |
| Dial 999 | "Illegal Entry" (1959) | Lab Technician |
| ITV Play of the Week | "Parnell" (1959) "The Protest" (1960) "A Choice of Coward 1: Present Laughter" (1964) "The Edwardians 4: The Madras House" (1965) | Mr. Stanley Hotel manager Henry Lyppiatt Windlesham |
| Magnolia Street | 1 episode (1961) | Eric Winberg |
| Deadline Midnight | "Take Over" (1961) | Reporter |
| Citizen James | 2 episodes (1961) | |
| Here's Harry | 12 episodes (1961–65) | |
| Top Secret | "Dangerous Project" (1962) | Frederico |
| I Thank a Fool | Film (1962) | Junior Counsel |
| Out of This World | "The Tycoons" (1962) | Mr. Crampsey |
| The Benny Hill Show | 2 episodes (1962) | |
| Mr Justice Duncannon | 2 episodes (1963) | Mr. Marsham, Defence Counsel |
| Comedy Playhouse | "Have You Read This Notice?" (1963) "The Handyman" (1963) | Aeroplane Passenger First Card Player |
| William | "William goes Shopping" (1963) | Outfitter |
| More Faces of Jim | "A Matter of Spreadeagling" (1963) | Publius Conspicuous |
| Ring of Spies | Film (1964) | Blake (uncredited) |
| Hugh and I | "A Fat Chance of Slimming" (1964) | |
| The Bargee | Film (1964) | George (Barman) |
| The Graham Stark Show | 2 episodes (1964) | Actor |
| Mike | "The Wandering Overcoat" (1964) | Mr. Wilson |
| Meet the Wife | "The Shelf" (1964) | The Brush Salesman |
| Danger Man | 2 episodes (1964) | Mumford |
| The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | "The Man Who Was" (1964) | Captain Bassett |
| Armchair Mystery Theatre | "Man and Mirror" (1965) | Mr. Medina |
| The World of Wooster | "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" (1965) | Tuppy Glossop |
| Summer Comedy Hour | "Charley's Aunt" (1965) "Almost a Honeymoon" (1965) | Brassett Mr. Dixon |
| Pardon the Expression | "Self Defence" (1966) | Lloyd |
| The Liars | 1 episode (1966) | Riggles Barton |
| Three Rousing Tinkles | TV series (1966) | Bro Paradock |
| Harry Worth | "To Be Called For" (1966) | |
| Four Tall Tinkles | TV Series (1967) | Bro Paradock |
| Orlando | "Curtain up" (1967) | Mr. Diddybox |
| The Avengers | "The Correct Way to Kill" (1967) | Winters |
| Ooh La La! | "Making a Pass" (1968) | |
| The Root of All Evil? | "West of Eden" (1968) | Mr. Crump |
| ITV Sunday Night Theatre | "Suffer Little Children" (1970) | Psephologist |
| Steptoe and Son | "Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later" (1972) | Official |
| Love Thy Neighbour | "Religious Fervour" (1972) | The Captain |
| My Wife Next Door | "Undesirable Residence" (1972) | Mr. Mitchell |
| Late Night Theatre | "1939" (1973) | Praed |
| Special Branch | "Stand and Deliver" (1974) | Major Philip Erskine |
| The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | "Cheers" (1977) | Graham the Barman |
| The Black Panther | Film (1977) | |
| King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage | TV Film (1988) | Adrianov |
| Crossbow | "The Mission" (1989) | Captain of the Guard |
| Katts and Dog | 3 episodes (1991) | |
| Highlander: The Raven | "Thick as Thieves" (1999) | Chancellor |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Film (1999) | Bishop |
| Rendezvous in Samarkand | Film (1999) | Callum |
| Vatel | Film (2000) | Fish Deliveryman |
| Joséphine, ange gardien | "Noble cause" (2005) | Monsieur Smith |
| 15 ans et demi | Film (2008) | Un scientifique |
| JC comme Jésus Christ | Film (2011) | Le pédopsy |

## Writing credits

| Production | Notes |
| Summer Comedy Hour | "Charley's Aunt" (1965) (adaptation - as John Wraith) |
| All Gas and Gaiters | 33 episodes (1966–71) |
| Comedy Playhouse | 3 episodes (1966; 1974) |