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Ed Bishop
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Acting
Birthday
1932-06-11,Brooklyn - New York - USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

2001: A Space Odyssey

8

2001: A Space Odyssey
1968-04-02

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity

4.6

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
1975-12-09

6.3

Doppelgänger
1969-08-27

8

Calliope
1994-02-06

9

The Candy Show
1989-12-31

The Lonely Lady

4.619

The Lonely Lady
1983-10-02

The Fifth Missile

5.5

The Fifth Missile
1986-02-23

2001: The Making of a Myth

6.6

2001: The Making of a Myth
2001-01-13

5.365

Pets
1973-10-01

Chocky's Children

6

Chocky's Children
1985-01-07

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet

6

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
1978-11-09

5.285

Saturn 3
1980-02-15

3.2

Nutcracker
1982-12-17

Diamonds Are Forever

6.398

Diamonds Are Forever
1971-12-14

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

1

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
1981-01-01

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted

6

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
2022-04-15

The Master of Ballantrae

6.2

The Master of Ballantrae
1984-01-31

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

6.6

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
1999-05-20

4.2

The Desperados
1969-02-28

5.6

Testimony
1988-11-01

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

0

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980-01-01

5.726

Invasion: UFO
1980-01-01

Amin: The Rise and Fall

7.6

Amin: The Rise and Fall
1981-07-16

4.9

Madame Claude
1977-05-11

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

1

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981-01-01

UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...

7

UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972-05-23

UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!

6.3

UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974-10-23

UFO: Destroy Luna Base!

6.8

UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971-06-18

The Bedford Incident

7

The Bedford Incident
1965-10-11

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

6

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971-09-06

Three Wishes for Jamie

7.5

Three Wishes for Jamie
1987-03-09

7

Big City
1963-04-08

Twilight's Last Gleaming

6.482

Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977-02-09

6

The War Lover
1962-10-25

Man in the Middle

6.5

Man in the Middle
1964-01-27

Wynne and Penkovsky

0

Wynne and Penkovsky
1985-02-01

UFO: Take Them Alive

7

UFO: Take Them Alive
1972-08-15

The Lonely Lady

4.619

The Lonely Lady
1983-10-02

Nudism: The Inside Story

9

Nudism: The Inside Story
1992-01-01

6

S.O.S. Titanic
1980-02-29

Children of the Gods

0

Children of the Gods
1979-01-06

5.3

500!
2001-02-09

7.2

Automania 2000
1964-06-12

Restless Natives

6.8

Restless Natives
1985-06-01

Silver Dream Racer

5.6

Silver Dream Racer
1980-06-13

9

Broken Glass
1996-10-19

4.8

Born to Ride
1991-05-03

Nurse Will Make It Better

8

Nurse Will Make It Better
1975-01-11

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

5.9

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999-10-26

7.6

Threads
1984-09-23

4.8

Funny Man
1994-06-10

5.4

Brass Target
1978-12-22

You Only Live Twice

6.591

You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13

The Serpent of Death

3.6

The Serpent of Death
1990-12-06

London Is Drowning

0

London Is Drowning
1981-10-27

0

Turnaround
1987-02-12

White Christmas

5.8

White Christmas
1995-12-01

This Is Supermarionation

8

This Is Supermarionation
2014-10-12

Battle Beneath the Earth

4.8

Battle Beneath the Earth
1967-10-01

Death in Deep Water

7

Death in Deep Water
1975-11-04

Whoops Apocalypse

5.6

Whoops Apocalypse
1986-05-06

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

6

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985-05-08

The Baron: Mystery Island

7

The Baron: Mystery Island
1972-10-20

Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons

0

Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons
1999-12-31

Butch Minds the Baby

6

Butch Minds the Baby
1979-01-01

7

Beach Head
1969-01-28

7.291

Lolita
1962-06-13

7.2

Hiroshima
2005-08-06

Judgment in Berlin

5.4

Judgment in Berlin
1988-05-06

The Mouse on the Moon

6.3

The Mouse on the Moon
1963-05-07

3

Paul Starr
1964-01-01

Target: Captain Black!

0

Target: Captain Black!
2026-11-09

Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain Scarlet

0

Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain Scarlet
2026-09-12

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7.5

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967-09-29

Out of the Unknown

7.1

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

7.7

Colditz
1972-10-19

6.8

Star Trek
1973-09-08

Whoops Apocalypse

6.9

Whoops Apocalypse
1982-03-14

6.1

The Protectors
1972-09-29

7.4

The Saint
1962-10-04

Waking the Dead

7.2

Waking the Dead
2001-06-18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

8.3

Space Cadets
1997-07-15

6.5

1990
1977-09-18

6.7

Warship
1973-06-07

Man in a Suitcase

7.2

Man in a Suitcase
1967-09-27

Sherlock Holmes

6.9

Sherlock Holmes
1964-05-17

10

Quiller
1975-08-29

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7.3

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

6.9

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983-04-16

7

Thriller
1973-04-14

6.3

The Adventurer
1972-09-29

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

5

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987-02-08

2Point4 Children

7.4

2Point4 Children
1991-09-03

7.3

Two's Company
1975-09-06

6

Kelly Monteith
1979-11-15

Highlander: The Series

7.385

Highlander: The Series
1992-10-03

7.4

The Saint
1962-10-04

7.4

The Saint
1962-10-04

7.7

UFO
1970-09-16

The Professionals

7.6

The Professionals
1977-12-30

The Professionals

7.6

The Professionals
1977-12-30

7.7

Strange Report
1969-09-21

The Demon Headmaster

7

The Demon Headmaster
1996-01-02

6.3

Performance
1991-10-05

7

Wilde Alliance
1978-01-17

0

Breakaway
1980-01-11

7

Thriller
1973-04-14

Just Good Friends

6.6

Just Good Friends
1983-09-22

7.2

Theatre 625
1964-05-03

6.3

The Mad Death
1983-07-16

Take a Letter, Mr Jones

5.5

Take a Letter, Mr Jones
1981-09-05

5.8

Worlds Beyond
1986-10-10

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969-01-11

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973-09-01

W. Somerset Maugham

0

W. Somerset Maugham
1969-06-03

Chocky's Children

0

Chocky's Children
1985-01-07

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

The Portrait of a Lady

8

The Portrait of a Lady
1968-01-06

6.7

Oppenheimer
1980-10-29