Wilbert Awdry
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-06-15
Day of Death
1997-03-21 (85 years old)
Wilbert Awdry
Biography
Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series.
Known For
Acting
(1995)
(1968)
4472: Flying Scotsman
as Himself - Passenger
(1965)
Railway with a Heart of Gold
as Self
Crew
(2025)
(2023)
Down the Mine
Writer
(2022)
(2022)
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
(2017)
(2016)
(2015)
(2015)
(2014)
(2014)
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
(2004)
(2000)