Charles Henry Stapley (23 July 1925 – 8 January 2011) was an English actor, best known for playing Ted Hope in the television soap opera Crossroads.

Charles Stapley was born in Ilford, Essex, the son of a business executive father who worked for the Blue Circle cement company in London.

[1][2] He appeared in The Benny Hill Show, but was best known for playing Ted Hope in the television soap opera Crossroads.

[1][2] In November 1978, whilst married to his third wife, he met Beatrice Mills and they soon started an affair.

[4] Stapley commented that "Heather is simply a very confused woman for whom reality and fantasy have become blurred".