{{Short description|British actor (1927–2012)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Dennis Chinnery | image = Actor_Dennis_Chinnery.jpg | imagesize = | caption = in ''Doctor Who'': ''Genesis of the Daleks'' (1975) | birth_name = Dennis Arthur Robert Chinnery | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|5|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Essex, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|29|1927|5|14|df=y}} | death_place = Hampshire, England | alma_mater = RADA | othername = | yearsactive = | spouse = {{marriage |Dawn Chinnery|1947|1998}}<br> {{marriage|Pat Kerr|2000}} | occupation = Actor }}
'''Dennis Chinnery''' (14 May 1927 – 29 February 2012) was a British actor, noted for his performances in television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/03/dennis-chinnery-1926-2012.html |title=Dennis Chinnery (1926–2012) |publisher=Doctor Who News |date= |accessdate=2012-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LO3ymSmVrlMC&q=dennis+chinnery+obituary&pg=PA60|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=19 April 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476603858|via=Google Books}}</ref>
Following National service in the navy, he studied acting at RADA, graduating in 1949.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3-gxwTNLaIC&q=dennis+chinnery+actor&pg=PA84|title=Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour|first=Richard|last=Webber|date=31 January 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781446409985|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/dennis-chinnery/|title=Dennis Chinnery — RADA|last=Fabrique|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> His theatre work included appearances at the Old Vic.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5g2PBAAAQBAJ&q=dennis+chinnery+actor&pg=PA639|title=The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|first=J. P.|last=Wearing|date=16 September 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810893085|via=Google Books}}</ref>
His TV credits include: ''Hancock's Half Hour'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Softly, Softly'', ''The Saint'', ''The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''The Champions'', ''Public Eye'', ''Special Branch'', ''Oh, Brother!'', ''The Laughter of a Fool'', ''Thriller'' and ''Survivors''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3117|title=Dennis Chinnery|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>
He also appeared in three ''Doctor Who'' serials - ''The Chase'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/chase/detail.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202231328/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/chase/detail.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2006|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Chase - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ''Genesis of the Daleks'' and ''The Twin Dilemma''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c7af97|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321153347/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c7af97|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2017|title=Dennis Chinnery|website=BFI}}</ref> The character Dr Chinnery in ''The League of Gentlemen'' was named after him. He was born at Romford, Essex, to Arthur F Chinnery and his wife Dorothy (née Mills).
Chinnery was also an artist and painter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonyhancockarchives.org.uk/b13.html|title=Dennis Chinnery|website=www.tonyhancockarchives.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/03/dennis-chinnery-1926-2012.html|title=Dennis Chinnery (1926-2012)|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farnhamtheatre.co.uk/RedgraveTheatre.html|title=Redgrave Theatre|website=www.farnhamtheatre.co.uk}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== * ''Three Steps to the Gallows'' (1953) - Bill Adams, 2nd Officer * ''Escape by Night'' (1953) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''The Embezzler'' (1954) - Bank Clerk * ''Delayed Action'' (1954) - Bank cashier * ''Hour of Decision'' (1957) - Studio Photographer * ''The Plague of the Zombies'' (1966) - Constable Christian * ''The Body Stealers'' (1969) - 1st Control Officer * ''Crossplot'' (1969) - First reporter * ''All the Way Up'' (1970) - Makepiece's Chauffeur * ''Percy'' (1971) - Newsreader (uncredited) * ''Bullseye!'' (1990) - 2nd Vault Guard
==References== {{reflist}} [https://archive.today/20130505062721/http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=dennis-chinnery&pid=156471089 Obituary with the correct date of birth]
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0157945|name=Dennis Chinnery}}
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