Edwin Richfield


Edwin Richfield was an English actor.

Career

Richfield starred in the television series
Interpol Calling.
He was The Odd Man in Granada Television's series of the same name in the early 1960s. Richfield played regular guest roles in the 1960s spy series The Avengers, frequently cast as a villain. He was the only actor – other than Patrick Macnee – to appear in each of the six seasons of the programme.
Richfield's other television roles include: R3, 199 Park Lane, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Baron, Champion House, Out of the Unknown, The Owl Service, UFO, Bergerac, Maigret, Crossroads, Harriet's Back in Town, Doctor Who, Crown Court, and All Creatures Great and Small.
His film credits include: X the Unknown, Quatermass 2, The Camp on Blood Island, The Face of Fu Manchu and Quatermass and the Pit. He alo appeared in Scotland Yard and in The Dark Stairway playing Joe Lloyd.

Personal life

While they were both playing in repertory Richfield met the actress Valerie Jeanne Wilkinson, known by her stage name of Jan Holden. They married in 1952, while they were both appearing in a stage version of The Blue Lamp. The couple had three children together: twin girls, one of whom died from a brain tumour, and a boy, Simon. The marriage broke down in 1973.
Richfield married Gaynor Stuart in 1980. He died of cancer on 2 August 1990.

Selected filmography

The Jack of Diamonds – George PaxtonHa'penny Breeze – David KingCounterspy – Safecracker Park Plaza 605 – Mr. ReynoldsThe Blue Parrot – Taps CampelliFlannelfoot – Bill NeilsonStryker of the Yard Conflict of Wings – 'Smother' BrooksWhat Every Woman Wants – FrankRadio Cab Murder – NatThe Black Rider – Geoff MorganDevil's Point – DallerMask of Dust – Cynical Reporter in LoungeThe Brain Machine – Henry Arthur Ryan, thugThe Dam Busters – RAF Officer The Blue Peter – Number OneFind the Lady – MaxX the Unknown – Soldier Burned on BackThe Hideout – 'Teacher'Quatermass 2 – PetersonAccount Rendered – PorterThe Big Chance – Café OwnerBlack Ice – WhiteThe Camp on Blood Island – Sergeant-MajorUp the Creek – BennettThe Adventures of Hal 5 – CooperFurther Up the Creek – BennettModel for Murder – Costard, ChauffeurMake Mine a Million – Plainclothes Policeman No Trees in the Street – JackieInnocent Meeting – BillBen-Hur – Supplier to Leper Colony Tommy the Toreador – Tommy's dresserInn for Trouble – Mr. TurnerSink the Bismarck! – Bridge Officer Life Is a Circus – DriverThe Boy Who Stole a Million – CommissionaireSword of Sherwood Forest – The Sheriff's LieutenantLocker Sixty-Nine '''' – PetersVillage of Daughters – Balbino Just for Fun – Man With BadgeThe Break – MosesThe Comedy Man – Commercial DirectorThe Secret of Blood Island – O'ReillyThe Face of Fu Manchu – Chief MagistrateGideon's Way - The Great Plane Robbery - DobsonQuatermass and the Pit – MinisterUFO – Admiral Sheringham, "Destruction"