Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown was an English theatre, cinema and television actor. He was born in London and educated at Eton College in Berkshire.

He appeared in the 1980 story Meglos.

Early theatre credits include: Words and Music, Nymph Errant, Stop Press and Streamline (revue)

His film credits include: They Were Not Divided, Beat the Devil, Wings of the Morning, The Rainbow Jacket,The Woman's Angle, Her Panelled Door, The Camp on Blood Island, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors,Thunderball, Khartoum, The Magic Christian and Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World.

Television appearances include: Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Rat Catchers, Weavers Green,Man in a Suitcase, Doomwatch, The Regiment, Colditz, Upstairs, Downstairs, Survivors, The Duchess of Duke Street

Both Wings of the Morning and The Rainbow Jacket were set in his beloved racing world, the former being set on Epsom Downs. Wings of the Morning, starring Henry Fonda, was Britain's first technicolour movie.

Edward Underdown was also a gentleman jockey and rode with great aplomb both on the flat and over sticks (see references to his riding career in John Hislop's books).

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