biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1923– )
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| biography:
| Comedy writer and performer, born in Oldham, Lancashire, NW England, UK. After entertaining in RAF shows during World War 2, he started to write scripts for radio shows such as Variety Bandbox (1947) and Educating Archie (1950–4). The creator of his own BBC series (1959–65, 1972–80), he offered simple, innocent humour devoid of malice and with a propensity towards physical jokes and slapstick antics. His film appearances include One Way Pendulum (1964), Shalako (1968), and Theatre of Blood (1973). He has written, directed, and acted in short, silent comedies such as The Plank (1967) and Rhubarb (1970), and his television series include Curry and Chips (1969) and The Nineteenth Hole (1989). |
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