Philip Ray | |
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![]() in Interpol Calling (1959) Ep: The Angola Brights | |
Born | Roy Edgar Cochrane 1 November 1898 Streatham, London, England |
Died | 11 May 1978 79) Kingston upon Thames, London, England | (aged
Occupation | Stage actor Film actor Television actor |
Years active | 1929–1973 |
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