death_date death_place birth_place birth_date birthname article_title name
20 december 2001 longsdon , staffordshire , england putney , london 04 june 1914 albert edward walker evans edward evans -lrb- actor -rrb-
 edward evans
edward evans -lrb- actor -rrb-

edward evans -lrb- 4 june 1914 -- 20 december 2001 -rrb- was an english film and television actor .
during world war ii , he served with the british army in italy and north africa , attaining the rank of captain .
evans starred as bob grove in the popular 1950s soap opera `` the grove family '' , and played the role of lionel petty in `` coronation street '' during 1965 -- 66 .
he also appeared in various episodes of `` dixon of dock green '' , `` the saint '' , `` doctor who '' , `` z-cars '' and `` dad 's army '' .
