Colin Edwynn

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Colin Edwynn
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Born
Colin Edwin Thompson

(1933-09-23)23 September 1933
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Died31 October 2018(2018-10-31) (aged 85)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1966-2009
Spouse
Elizabeth A A Quickfall
(m. 1959, died)

Colin Edwynn (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018[1]) was an actor who appeared as PC Jimmy Conway in the British television soap opera Coronation Street between 1967 and 1972.

Career

He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy The Clitheroe Kid as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank and worked with Les Dawson in his long-running radio show Listen to Les. He has also appeared in the television series Bergerac, Out of the Blue, Wycliffe and Heartbeat. Edwynn also made an appearance in one episode of the sitcom Dinnerladies.

From 1981 he ran the Queen's Head pub in Tebworth, Bedfordshire.

Personal life

Born as Colin Edwin Thompson, on becoming an actor he changed his name to Colin Edwynn - his surname made up of the name of his idol actor Ed Wynn.

In 1959 he married Elizabeth Quickfall. They had two sons together. His wife predeceased him. Edwynn died in Luton, Bedfordshire on 31 October 2018 aged 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ "View Colin Edwynn's Notice on lutontoday.co.uk and share memories".
  2. ^ "Friends of the Queens Head on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]

External links

Colin Edwynn at IMDb