Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.
Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool.
In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy Club Night, which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955.
In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as Sergeant Cork, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and The Avengers, as well as in films such as Sky West and Crooked.
[3][4] One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.