Ed Bishop

Movie Actor

Birthday June 11, 1932

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Jun 8, 2005 (72)

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About

Known for his small roles in such classic films as 2001: A Space Odyssey and You Only Live Twice (a James Bond film), he also appeared as Commander Ed Straker in an early 1970s science fiction series called UFO.

Before Fame

He made his screen debut in an uncredited role in the 1962 Stanley Kubrick film, Lolita.

Trivia

During the 1990s and early 2000s, he was active in anti-Iraq War protests.

Family Life

Over the course of his three marriages, he had four children (all with his second wife, Hilary Preen).

Associated With

During the late 1970s, he starred in several BBC television adaptations of the stories of Raymond Chandler.