Percy Edwards

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Percy Edwards (June 1 1908, Ipswich, Suffolk - June 7 1996, Hintlesham, Suffolk), was an English Ornithologist and entertainer.

As a child he was fascinated by the wildlife he found in his local area, and by the age of 12 was accomplished enough at imitating many of them, that this became his Party Piece.

In 1930 he debuted on the BBC radio series Vaudeville, the start of a career that would last the best part of 60 years. It was said that at the height of his career he could accurately imitate over 600 birds, as well as many other animals. Among other things, he provided the voices for the Whales in Orca (1977), the Reindeer in Santa Claus The Movie (1985) and the alien in the film of the same name.

Filmography (in the following filmography Mr. Edwards worked purely as a voice artist unless otherwise stated).

Contents 1 Actor 1.1 1960s 1.2 1970s 1.3 1980s

Actor

1960s

• A Life of Bliss (1960)
• The Deadly Bees (1966)

1970s

• UFO (1970)
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
• On the Buses (1971)
• The Good Life (1976)
• Just William (1977)
• The Goodies (1977)
• Ripping Yarns (1977)
• Orca ([[1977) (whale vocalisations) (uncredited)
• The Innes Book of Records playing "Himself" in episode: "Episode 1" 1979
• Alien (1979)

1980s

• Hi-De-Hi! (1981)
• The Plague Dogs (1982)
• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• The Plague Dogs (1982)
• The Island of Adventure (1982)
• Fair Ground! (1983)
• Hilary (1984)
• Santa Claus (1985)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• Valhalla (1986)
• Sorry! (1986)