Rev. W. Awdry

Wilbert Awdry

Born June 15, 1911· Romsey, Hampshire, England, UK

† Died March 21, 1997

5Roles★ 5.3Average rating

Born into an Anglican family in Hampshire, he received schooling at Marlborough House, Dauntsey's and later earned a BA from Oxford before completing theological studies at Wycliffe Hall. After three years teaching in Jerusalem, he was ordained in 1936 and served successive curacies and rectorates in Birmingham, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, retiring from full-time ministry in 1965. A wartime bout o… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man1995Sir Handel2025An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine20234472: Flying Scotsman1968

Filmography

YearRating

★ 5.3

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man1995

Self

Sir Handel2025

Self

An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine2023

Self (archive footage)

4472: Flying Scotsman1968

Himself - Passenger

Railway with a Heart of Gold1965

Self