Actor. He was an American-born actor of stage, radio, film, and television actor, who gained much success in British television. Although some roles were small, he appeared in at least eighty different television series and 37 films. After serving in the United States Army as a disc jockey with the Armed Forces Radio from 1952 to 1954, he graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree after studying Theatrical Arts. He received a Fulbright Scholarship for a two-year study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1959. As he started his career, he adopted the stage name "Ed Bishop" to distinguish himself from the established actor, George Bishop. He was also credited as "Edward Bishop." He played the role of the ambulance driver in the notorious 1962 film "Lolita." This was followed by bit parts in several films, including uncredited roles in two of the James Bond films. He appeared on the Broadway stage in 1963 before returning to England in 1964. Working with television director and producer Gerry Anderson, he was the voice actor for Captain Blue in the puppet series, "Captain Scarlet and the Mysteron" in 1967; the science-fiction 1969 film, "Doppelganger"; and as the blond-haired Commander Ed Straker in the 26 episodes of "UFO" from 1970 to 1971. He appeared on television in six episodes of "Katy," five episodes of "Rogue Rock," and four episodes each of "The Saint" and "The Portrait of a Lady," along with having a host of appearances as a one-episode guest. He played the role of author Raymond Chandler's sleuth, Philip Marlowe, in several BBC radio productions. During hospitalization, he died of the complication of pneumonia while being treated for leukemia. He married three times and had four children with his second wife. His only son, Daniel, who was killed in an auto accident, predeceased him. With his third wife, he was very active politically: He gatecrashed an arms-trade fair and participated in the British protest against the Iraq war. His career was honored at the 2006 British Academy of Television Awards.