Dennis Chinnery
Date of birth: 1927-05-14
Place of birth: Romford, Essex, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Dennis Chinnery was a British actor, noted for his performances in television. Following National service in the navy, he studied acting at RADA, graduating in 1949. His theatre work included appearances at the Old Vic. His TV credits include: Hancock's Half Hour, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Saint, The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Champions, Public Eye, Special Branch, Oh, Brother!, The Laughter of a Fool, Thriller and Survivors. He also appeared in three Doctor Who serials - The Chase, Genesis of the Daleks and The Twin Dilemma. The character Dr Chinnery in The League of Gentlemen was named after him. He was born at Romford, Essex, to Arthur F Chinnery and his wife Dorothy (née Mills). Chinnery was also an artist and painter.
Movie Credits
All the Way Up
1970-06-01
Fred Midway may be a bit short on brains, but he's got plenty of ambition. However, before he can ga
The Plague of the Zombies
1966-01-09
Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the
Escape by Night
1953-12-01
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journal
The Body Stealers
1969-03-21
In Britain, bodies of NATO paratroopers are being snatched during routine jumps by a mysterious red-
Bullseye!
1990-11-02
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.
Hour of Decision
1957-04-30
A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper colu
Crossplot
1969-11-25
A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots, little
Rogue Male
1976-09-22
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot miss
The Thought of Tomorrow
1959-10-11
Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and re
The Embezzler
1954-07-01
Bank robber's plans for a wealthy lifestyle gradually turn to more noble aims.
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975-04-12
The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet —
Percy
1971-02-18
Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors
The Naked Civil Servant
1975-12-17
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965-06-26
The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984-03-30
A race of giant Gastropods has taken over the planet Jaconda. Their leader, Mestor, now intends to c
'That Crazy Woman'
1980-02-21
In 1960, at the age of 56, Dr. Barbara Moore became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to
Delayed Action
1954-07-01
Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the ha
The Crazy Kill
1975-02-25
A doctor and his wife are held hostage in their country home by an escaped convict and his sidekick,
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978-01-18
Behind the façade of form-filling at the Department of Something-or-Other, careers fall and rise at
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
1964-03-08
Roland Green who thinks the world is all safe soon realises that the world he lives in can be a bit
Game, Set and Match
1968-12-30
The police bring in a man for questioning after he has thrown a brick through a shop window and viol
The Interview
1968-02-28
A waiting room, with eight chairs, a table with magazines on it, and a picture on the wall. Sitting
Thrills Galore
1972-09-04
They were all there for the beer. (BBC Genome)
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957-12-16
Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comed