Edward Brayshaw

Edward Brayshaw
Birth date:	18 October 1933
Death date:	28 December 1990
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	The War Chief, Léon Colbert
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	The Reign of Terror and The War Games
Main time period active:	1964, 1969
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Ides of March, A Man Called Harry Brent, The Three Musketeers, The Further Adventures of the Musketeers, The Saint, The Avengers, Moonbase 3, Great Expectations, Rentaghost, Return of the Saint, The Bill, William Tell, Bergerac
IMDb profile

Edward Brayshaw (18 October 1933-28 December 1990) appeared in two Doctor Who stories: as Léon Colbert in The Reign of Terror and the War Chief in The War Games.

Brayshaw made his screen debut in 1958, after which he appeared in Danger Man, The Baron, Adam Adamant Lives!, Softly, Softly, The Saint, The Champions, The Avengers, Department S, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Moonbase 3, Return of the Saint, The Bill and Bergerac. However, he is best known for playing Harold Meaker on Rentaghost.

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.

The British Film Industry claims he was born on 18 October 1933.

External links

• Edward Brayshaw at the Internet Movie Database