Ed Bishop
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Person

Ed Bishop

Known for
Acting
Born
June 11, 1932
Died
June 8, 2005
Place of birth
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Also known as
Edward Bishop, George Victor Bishop

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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

  • Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain ScarletFilm · 2026 · as Captain Blue (archive audio) / Himself (archive footage)
  • Target: Captain Black!Film · 2026 · as Captain Blue (voice)
  • Gerry Anderson: A Life UnchartedFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • This Is SupermarionationFilm · 2014 · as Captain Blue (voice)
  • HiroshimaFilm · 2005 · as Stimson
  • 2001: The Making of a MythFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • 500!Film · 2001 · as Padre Jones
  • Waking the DeadTV · 2001 · as Tyler · 2 episodes
  • Captain Scarlet and the Return of the MysteronsFilm · 1999 · as Captain Blue (voice)
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureFilm · 1999 · as Sentry
  • The Unexpected Mrs. PollifaxFilm · 1999 · as Carstairs
  • Space CadetsTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Broken GlassFilm · 1996 · as Stanton Case
  • The Demon HeadmasterTV · 1996 · as TV Supremo · 4 episodes
  • White ChristmasFilm · 1995 · Acting
  • CalliopeFilm · 1994 · as Lewis Belvedere
  • Funny ManFilm · 1994 · as Card Player
  • Highlander: The SeriesTV · 1992 · as Edward Banner · 1 episode
  • Nudism: The Inside StoryFilm · 1992 · as Narrator (voice)
  • 2Point4 ChildrenTV · 1991 · as Chet · 1 episode
  • Born to RideFilm · 1991 · as Dr. Tate
  • PerformanceTV · 1991 · as Stanton Case · 1 episode
  • The Serpent of DeathFilm · 1990 · as Grant
  • The Candy ShowFilm · 1989 · as Geoffrey
  • Judgment in BerlinFilm · 1988 · as Dyson Wilde
  • TestimonyFilm · 1988 · as American Commentator
  • The Two Mrs. GrenvillesTV · 1987 · as Strasser · 2 episodes
  • Three Wishes for JamieFilm · 1987 · as Proddy
  • TurnaroundFilm · 1987 · as Gerald
  • The Fifth MissileFilm · 1986 · as Adm. Stewart Cullinane
  • Whoops ApocalypseFilm · 1986 · as Wink Persiman (TV interviewer)
  • Worlds BeyondTV · 1986 · as Mr Hitchcock · 1 episode
  • Chocky's ChildrenFilm · 1985 · as Dr. Deacon
  • Chocky's ChildrenTV · 1985 · as Dr. Deacon · 6 episodes
  • Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson StoryFilm · 1985 · Acting
  • Restless NativesFilm · 1985 · as Reporter
  • Wynne and PenkovskyFilm · 1985 · as Alexander
  • The Master of BallantraeFilm · 1984 · as Pinkerton
  • ThreadsFilm · 1984 · as US President (voice) (uncredited)
  • Just Good FriendsTV · 1983 · as Vernon · 1 episode
  • Philip Marlowe, Private EyeTV · 1983 · as District Attorney · 1 episode
  • The Baker Street BoysTV · 1983 · as Marvin · 2 episodes
  • The Lonely LadyFilm · 1983 · as Dr. Baker
  • The Mad DeathTV · 1983 · as Tom Siegler · 1 episode
  • American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · as General Tom Farrell · 1 episode
  • NutcrackerFilm · 1982 · as Sam Dozier
  • The Kenny Everett Television ShowTV · 1982 · as Various · 3 episodes
  • Whoops ApocalypseTV · 1982 · as Jay Garrick · 6 episodes
  • Amin: The Rise and FallFilm · 1981 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • London Is DrowningFilm · 1981 · as American reporter
  • Revenge of the Mysterons from MarsFilm · 1981 · as Captain Blue (voice)
  • Stainless Steel and the Star SpiesFilm · 1981 · as Stainless Steel (voice)
  • Take a Letter, Mr JonesTV · 1981 · as Joe Bradley · 1 episode
  • BreakawayTV · 1980 · as Scott Douglas · 6 episodes
  • Captain Scarlet vs. The MysteronsFilm · 1980 · as Captain Blue (voice)
  • Invasion: UFOFilm · 1980 · as Cmdr. Ed Straker
  • OppenheimerTV · 1980 · as General Tom Farrell · 1 episode
  • S.O.S. TitanicFilm · 1980 · as Henry Harris
  • Saturn 3Film · 1980 · as Harding (uncredited)
  • Silver Dream RacerFilm · 1980 · as Al Peterson
  • Butch Minds the BabyFilm · 1979 · as Damon Runyon (voice)
  • Children of the GodsFilm · 1979 · as Brother Bethlehem
  • Kelly MonteithTV · 1979 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Brass TargetFilm · 1978 · as Col. Stewart
  • Dylan: The Life and Death of a PoetFilm · 1978 · as Prof. Goonmeyer
  • Wilde AllianceTV · 1978 · as Wingman · 1 episode
  • 1990TV · 1977 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Madame ClaudeFilm · 1977 · as Smith
  • The ProfessionalsTV · 1977 · as Dr. Ernest Harbinger · 1 episode
  • Twilight's Last GleamingFilm · 1977 · as Maj. Fox
  • Death in Deep WaterFilm · 1975 · as Gang Boss (voice)
  • Nurse Will Make It BetterFilm · 1975 · as Carson
  • QuillerTV · 1975 · as Frank Ilroy · 1 episode
  • The Day After Tomorrow: Into InfinityFilm · 1975 · as TV Announcer
  • Two's CompanyTV · 1975 · as Jack · 1 episode
  • UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!Film · 1974 · Acting
  • Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV · 1973 · as The Millionaire · 1 episode
  • PetsFilm · 1973 · as Victor Stackman
  • Star TrekTV · 1973 · as Asmodeus (voice) (uncredited) · 1 episode
  • ThrillerTV · 1973 · as Carson · 1 episode
  • WarshipTV · 1973 · Acting · 1 episode
  • ColditzTV · 1972 · as Lt. Col. Harrity · 1 episode
  • The AdventurerTV · 1972 · as Wayne · 1 episode
  • The Baron: Mystery IslandFilm · 1972 · as Operations Officer
  • The ProtectorsTV · 1972 · as Colonel John Hunter · 1 episode
  • UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...Film · 1972 · as Commander Ed Straker
  • UFO: Take Them AliveFilm · 1972 · as Commander Ed Straker
  • Diamonds Are ForeverFilm · 1971 · as Klaus Hergersheimer (uncredited)
  • UFO: Destroy Luna Base!Film · 1971 · as Commander Ed Straker
  • UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!Film · 1971 · as Commander Ed Straker
  • UFOTV · 1970 · as Ed Straker · 26 episodes
  • Beach HeadFilm · 1969 · as Commandant Tom Decker
  • DoppelgängerFilm · 1969 · as David Poulson
  • ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV · 1969 · as David Beeston · 1 episode
  • Strange ReportTV · 1969 · as Moran · 1 episode
  • The DesperadosFilm · 1969 · as Army Captain (voice)
  • W. Somerset MaughamTV · 1969 · as Edward Barnard · 1 episode
  • 2001: A Space OdysseyFilm · 1968 · as Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
  • The Portrait of a LadyTV · 1968 · as Caspar Goodwood · 4 episodes
  • Battle Beneath the EarthFilm · 1967 · as Lt. Cmdr. Vance Cassidy (as Edward Bishop)
  • Captain Scarlet and the MysteronsTV · 1967 · as Narrator / Captain Blue (voice) · 32 episodes
  • Man in a SuitcaseTV · 1967 · Acting · 1 episode
  • You Only Live TwiceFilm · 1967 · as Hawaii CapCom (uncredited)
  • Out of the UnknownTV · 1965 · as Commandant Tom Decker · 1 episode
  • The Bedford IncidentFilm · 1965 · as Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
  • Automania 2000Film · 1964 · as Narrator
  • Man in the MiddleFilm · 1964 · Acting
  • Paul StarrFilm · 1964 · as Paul Starr (voice)
  • Sherlock HolmesTV · 1964 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Theatre 625TV · 1964 · as Padfield · 1 episode
  • Big CityFilm · 1963 · as Narrator (as Edward Bishop)
  • The Mouse on the MoonFilm · 1963 · as American Astronaut (as Edward Bishop)
  • LolitaFilm · 1962 · as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
  • The SaintTV · 1962 · as George Felson · 3 episodes
  • The War LoverFilm · 1962 · as Vogt
  • Armchair TheatreTV · 1956 · as Karl · 1 episode
  • Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Pinkerton · 1 episode

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