Edward Arnold Chapman (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997) was an English criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he offered his services to Nazi Germany as a spy and subsequently became a British double agent. His British Secret Service handlers codenamed him Agent Zigzag in acknowledgement of his rather erratic personal history.
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Date of birth | 16 November 1914
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Place of birth | Burnopfield, County Durham, England
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Date of death | 11 December 1997
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Age | 83 (age at death)
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Place of death | St Albans, England
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Eddie Chapman is known for his role in the TV series To Tell the Truth (1956) as Himself - Contestant.
He is also known for his role in the film Joey Boy (1965) as novel.
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