Edward Evans (actor)

Born

Albert Edward Walker Evans

(1914-06-04)4 June 1914

Putney, London

Died20 December 2001(2001-12-20) (aged 87)

Longsdon, Staffordshire, England

Spouse

Pauline Sherrey

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(m. 1939; died 1980)​

Children2 daughters

Edward Evans
Evans in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born	Albert Edward Walker Evans (1914-06-04)4 June 1914 Putney, London
Died	20 December 2001(2001-12-20) (aged 87) Longsdon, Staffordshire, England
Spouse	Pauline Sherrey ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1980)​
Children	2 daughters

Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 – 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor.^[1]

During the Second World War, he served with the British Army in North Africa and Italy, attaining the rank of Captain.^[2]

Evans featured as Bob Grove in the 1950s soap opera The Grove Family and played the role of Lionel Petty in Coronation Street during 1965–66.^[3]

He also appeared in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, Doctor Who, Z-Cars and Dad's Army.^[2][4]