Ed Bishop

Ed Bishop

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1932-06-11
Deathday: 2005-06-08 (72 years old)

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Biography

George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in UFO, Captain Blue in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler.


Bishop made his film acting debut as an ambulance driver in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 movie Lolita. He played an American astronaut going to the Moon in the film The Mouse on the Moon (1963) and also appeared in The Bedford Incident (1965) and Battle Beneath the Earth (1967). He had small speaking roles in the James Bond films You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971), but was not included in the film credits for either. He appeared in a second Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), in which he played the Captain of the Aries 1B Moon shuttle. The role initially featured dialogue but this was later cut from his scenes.


Bishop appeared in various film and television projects created by producer Gerry Anderson. He provided narration, in addition to the voice of Captain Blue, for Anderson's Supermarionation puppet series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967), and appeared in Anderson's science-fiction film Doppelgänger (1969). Perhaps his most prominent screen role was that of Commander Ed Straker in Anderson's science-fiction series UFO (1970–71). Bishop's dark hair was initially dyed blond for the role, though he eventually wore a blond wig instead.


In later years, he appeared in films such as Twilight's Last Gleaming, Saturn 3, Silver Dream Racer, and The Lords of Discipline. He provided vocal work for the 1974 animated TV series of Star Trek, and appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Harrity in the final episode of the British World War II prisoner-of-war drama Colditz. In the 1980s, he made several appearances on The Kenny Everett Television Show, Whoops Apocalypse (he also appeared in the subsequent film), and had a role in the children's television series Chocky's Children.


He continued to act on film, TV and radio, usually in British and European productions, and was a frequent guest at science fiction conventions. He and fellow Anderson actor Shane Rimmer (a Canadian actor who often worked in the UK) joked about how frequently their professional paths crossed and termed themselves "Rent-a-yank". They appeared together as NASA operatives in the opening of You Only Live Twice and as United States Navy sailors in The Bedford Incident, as well as the 1983 film of the Harold Robbins novel The Lonely Lady. In 1989, Bishop was reunited with Rimmer and another Anderson actor, Matt Zimmerman, in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. He and Rimmer also toured together in theatre shows, including Death of a Salesman in the 1990s, and they both appeared in the BBC drama-documentary Hiroshima (2005), one of Bishop's last TV projects.

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Filmography

all 94

Movies 61

TV Shows 33

Voice 6

self 5

Narrator 4

Self
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022)

Movie
Captain Blue (voice)
This Is Supermarionation

This Is Supermarionation (2014)

Movie
Tyler
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead (2001)

TV
4.67
Padre Jones
500!

500! (2001)

Movie
Self
2001: The Making of a Myth

2001: The Making of a Myth (2001)

Movie
Sentry
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)

Movie
4
Carstairs
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999)

Movie
Self
Space Cadets

Space Cadets (1997)

TV
Stanton Case
Broken Glass

Broken Glass (1996)

Movie
White Christmas

White Christmas (1995)

Movie
Card Player
Funny Man

Funny Man (1994)

Movie
Lewis Belvedere
Calliope

Calliope (1994)

Movie
Edward Banner
Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series (1992)

TV
6.09
Chet
2Point4 Children

2Point4 Children (1991)

TV
5
Dr. Tate
Born to Ride

Born to Ride (1991)

Movie
Grant
The Serpent of Death

The Serpent of Death (1990)

Movie
Actor
The Candy Show

The Candy Show (1989)

Movie
American Commentator
Testimony

Testimony (1988)

Movie
Proddy
Three Wishes for Jamie

Three Wishes for Jamie (1987)

Movie
Gerald
Turnaround

Turnaround (1987)

Movie
Strasser
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)

TV
Various Characters
Carrott Confidential

Carrott Confidential (1987)

TV
Wink Persiman (TV interviewer)
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse (1986)

Movie
Adm. Stewart Cullinane
The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile (1986)

Movie
Reporter
Restless Natives

Restless Natives (1985)

Movie
Alexander
Wynne and Penkovsky

Wynne and Penkovsky (1985)

Movie
Dr. Deacon
Chocky's Children

Chocky's Children (1985)

Movie
Alexander
Wynne and Penkovsky

Wynne and Penkovsky (1985)

TV
US President (voice) (uncredited)
Threads

Threads (1984)

Movie
6
Pinkerton
The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae (1984)

Movie
Dr. Baker
The Lonely Lady

The Lonely Lady (1983)

Movie
Tom Siegler
The Mad Death

The Mad Death (1983)

TV
District Attorney
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)

TV
Sam Dozier
Nutcracker

Nutcracker (1982)

Movie
Jay Garrick / Newscaster Jay Garrick
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse (1982)

TV
Various
The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)

TV
4
American reporter
London Is Drowning

London Is Drowning (1981)

Movie
Joe Bradley
Take a Letter, Mr. Jones

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones (1981)

TV
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)

Movie
Captain Blue
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)

Movie
(Stainless Steel)
Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981)

Movie
Cmdr. Ed Straker
Invasion: UFO

Invasion: UFO (1980)

Movie
Al Peterson
Silver Dream Racer

Silver Dream Racer (1980)

Movie
Henry Harris
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

Movie
Harding
Saturn 3

Saturn 3 (1980)

Movie
Captain Blue
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons (1980)

Movie
Kelly Monteith

Kelly Monteith (1979)

TV
Col. Stewart
Brass Target

Brass Target (1978)

Movie
Professor Goonmeyer
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet (1978)

Movie
Dr. Ernest Harbinger / Braddock
The Professionals

The Professionals (1977)

TV
1990

1990 (1977)

TV
Smith
Madame Claude

Madame Claude (1977)

Movie
Maj. Fox
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Movie
TV Announcer
Into Infinity

Into Infinity (1975)

Movie
Gang Boss (voice)
Death in Deep Water

Death in Deep Water (1975)

Movie
Jack
Two's Company

Two's Company (1975)

TV
Frank Ilroy
Quiller

Quiller (1975)

TV
Carson
Nurse Will Make It Better

Nurse Will Make It Better (1975)

Movie
Cmdr. Ed Straker
UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando!

UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando! (1974)

Movie
Victor Stackman
Pets

Pets (1973)

Movie
6
Asmodeus (voice) (uncredited)
Star Trek

Star Trek (1973)

TV
Warship

Warship (1973)

TV
Carson
Thriller

Thriller (1973)

TV
Lt. Col. Harrity
Colditz

Colditz (1972)

TV
Wayne
The Adventurer

The Adventurer (1972)

TV
Colonel John Hunter
The Protectors

The Protectors (1972)

TV
Cmdr. Ed Straker
UFO - Prendeteli vivi

UFO - Prendeteli vivi (1972)

Movie
Cmdr. Ed Straker
UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. Stop. Uccidete Straker...

UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. Stop. Uccidete Straker... (1972)

Movie
Klaus Hergersheimer (uncredited)
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Movie
5.42
Cmdr. Ed Straker
UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra!

UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! (1971)

Movie
Cmdr. Ed Straker
UFO - Distruggete base Luna!

UFO - Distruggete base Luna! (1971)

Movie
Narrator
Children and Cars

Children and Cars (1970)

Movie
Cmdr. Ed Straker / Cmdr. Straker
UFO

UFO (1970)

TV
3.5
David Poulson
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)

Movie
Army Captain (voice)
The Desperados

The Desperados (1969)

Movie
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Movie
6.19
Caspar Goodwood
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady (1968)

TV
Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy (as Edward Bishop)
Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

Movie
Captain Blue / Narrator
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)

TV
Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase (1967)

TV
Hawaii CapCom (uncredited)
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice (1967)

Movie
5.93
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident (1965)

Movie
4
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown (1965)

TV
Narrator
Automania 2000

Automania 2000 (1964)

Movie
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (1964)

TV
6.2
Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle (1964)

Movie
American Astronaut
The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

Movie
Narrator (as Edward Bishop)
Big City

Big City (1963)

Movie
Vogt
The War Lover

The War Lover (1962)

Movie
George Felson / Tony Allard / Cy Imberline
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
Pinkerton
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Captain Blue
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

TV
Self - Narrator
The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War

The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Divided Union

The Divided Union

TV

Ratings

Average 5.75
Based on 1.09 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1972
1980
1973
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-06-11

Deathday
2005-06-08 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Edward Bishop , George Victor Bishop

Awards
Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship


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