Edward Lexy

{{Short description|British actor (1897–1970)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Edward Lexy

| image = Actor_Edward_Lexy.jpg

| caption = From 1939 Spotlight casting directory

| birth_name =

| birth_date = 18 February 1897

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1970|1|31|1897|2|18}}

| death_place = Dublin, Ireland

| othername = Edward Little

| years_active = 1937–1958

}}

Edward Lexy (18 February 1897, in London – 31 January 1970, in Dublin) was a British actor.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/283992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114124744/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/283992|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Edward Lexy|work=BFI}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=10326|title=Edward Lexy|work=aveleyman.com}} He was born Edward Little.{{Cite book|title=Pseudonyms|author=Joseph F. Clarke|publisher=BCA|date=1977|page=103}}

Career

He made his London stage début in 1936, and his first film the following year.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-lexy-p42271|title=Edward Lexy - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}} His film roles were a mixture of substantial supporting parts and minor bit parts. He retired in 1958.https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-lexy-p42271. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915014752/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-lexy-p42271 |date=15 September 2016 }}

Selected filmography

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