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| image          = Edward_Brayshaw.jpg
| aka            =
| birth date    = [[18 October (people)|18 October]] [[1933 (people)|1933]]
| death date    = [[28 December (people)|28 December]] [[1990 (people)|1990]]
| role          = [[The War Chief]], [[Léon Colbert]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| story          = ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''
| time          = 1964, 1969
| non dwu        = ''The Ides of March'', ''A Man Called Harry Brent'', ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'', ''The Further Adventures of the Musketeers'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''The Avengers'', ''Moonbase 3'', ''[[Great Expectations]]'', ''Rentaghost'', ''Return of the Saint'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[William Tell]]'', ''[[Bergerac]]''
| imdb          = 0106286
}}
'''Edward Brayshaw''' ([[18 October (people)|18 October]] [[1933 (people)|1933]]–[[28 December (people)|28 December]] [[1990 (people)|1990]]<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120462870/edward-brayshaw Find a Grave]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Léon Colbert]] in ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''.


'''Edward Brayshaw''' ([[1930]]*-[[28 December (people)|28 December]] [[1990]]) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories: as [[Léon Colbert]] in ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[the War Chief]] in ''[[The War Games]]''.
== Career ==
Brayshaw was Australian, and prior to moving to the UK in 1963,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122055944/ The Age]</ref> he appeared in many television plays in his native country. These included a production of Bizet’s opera ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_Fishers_(film) The Pearl Fishers]'', for which his singing voice was dubbed over.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47509636 The Australian Women’s Weekly]</ref>


:''The [http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmtvinfo/ British Film Industry] claims he was born on [[18 October (people)|18 October]] [[1933]].''
He was best known for playing Harold Meaker on the children's sitcom {{wi|Rentaghost}} (1976-1984). He also appeared in cult series like ''[[The Avengers]]'' (1961-66), {{wi|Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)}} (1969-1970) and {{wi|Moonbase 3}} (1973), and played the title role in the 1965 miniseries ''A Man Called Harry Brent''.
 
== Death ==
Brayshaw died of throat [[cancer]] in 1990. The cancer was diagnosed just days before his death, Brayshaw having brushed off the symptoms as being caused by the cold British weather.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Edward Brayshaw (18 October 193328 December 1990[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Léon Colbert in The Reign of Terror and the War Chief in The War Games.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brayshaw was Australian, and prior to moving to the UK in 1963,[2] he appeared in many television plays in his native country. These included a production of Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers, for which his singing voice was dubbed over.[3]

He was best known for playing Harold Meaker on the children's sitcom Rentaghost (1976-1984). He also appeared in cult series like The Avengers (1961-66), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-1970) and Moonbase 3 (1973), and played the title role in the 1965 miniseries A Man Called Harry Brent.

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brayshaw died of throat cancer in 1990. The cancer was diagnosed just days before his death, Brayshaw having brushed off the symptoms as being caused by the cold British weather.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]