George Victor Bishop, known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor, predominantly based in the UK. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in UFO, Captain Blue in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler.
Ed Bishop
Bishop's grave in St Lawrence churchyard, Napton, Warwickshire
Captain Blue is a character in the British Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68) and its animated remake, New Captain Scarlet (2005). He is a senior officer in the Spectrum Organisation, which is committed to defending Earth against the Mysterons, and is the best friend of Captain Scarlet.
Blue as seen in the 1960s TV series