Dennis Chinnery
Actor
Biography
Dennis Chinnery was a British actor, noted for his performances in television.
Following National service in the navy, he studied acting at RADA, graduating in 1949. His theatre work included appearances at the Old Vic.
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.
He also appeared in three Doctor Who serials - The Chase, Genesis of the Daleks and The Twin Dilemma. 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.
Filmography
The Naked Civil Servant
as Business Man 1975
Bullseye!
as Vault Guard 1990
Crossplot
as First Reporter 1969
The Body Stealers
as Control Officer 1969
Rogue Male
as Tube Passenger 1976
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
as Gharman 1975
Percy
as Newsreader 1971
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Albert C Richardson 1965
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
as Sylvest 1984
Delayed Action
as Bank cashier 1954
Hour of Decision
as Studio Photographer 1957
All the Way Up
as Makepeace's Chauffeur 1970
Escape by Night
as Reporter 1953
The Embezzler
as Bank Clerk 1954
The Thought of Tomorrow
as Keith Bradley 1959
'That Crazy Woman'
as Counsel 1980