He played at the [[Harrogate]] and [[Sheffield]] reps before doing a two-year course at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Ar [[Category:English male film actors]]

...e his first stage appearance at the [[w:Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield)|Lyceum, Sheffield]] in 1948, and his [[w:West End theatre|West End]] debut the same year.<ref ...n lived on the border of [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Warwickshire]]. He died from cancer on 23 April 2011, aged 88.<ref name=guardian/>

...e=29 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a regular on British screens from the 1970s onwards. ...n the role in 1984–1985 (for six months), then from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2006 to 2011. He had previously appeared as a different character playing a

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| birth_place = [[w:Sheffield|Sheffield]], England ...terknowle Grammar School and the [[w:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]], before appearing in repertory theatre and with the [[w:Royal Shakespeare

...Force]] (BCOF). After graduating from drama school in 1952, he joined the Sheffield Rep as assistant stage manager; regular theatre work followed. [[Category:20th-century English male actors]]

...scs]] after slipping on soap in the pithead baths in 1967, being pensioned from the coal mines as a result. Two years later he became a professional entert ...ng was at St Ann's Club in Rotherham, for 30 shillings. His transformation from singer to comedian was gradual, starting with his version of "[[Green, Gree

| birth_place = [[w:Sheffield|Sheffield]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding of Yorkshire]], England | alma_mater = [[w:Sheffield University|Sheffield University]]

...t family values. His father had been "emotionally shattered" on his return from the [[w:First World War|First World War]], which led to Eddington being a l ...epertory Theatre|Sheffield Repertory Theatre]], a theatre company based at Sheffield Playhouse, and made his first TV appearance in 1956 as a regular cast membe

...mour Utterthwaite in the television series ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' from 1986 to 1990 and he had a long career as a [[w:character actor|character ac ...at [[Bristol]], [[Blackpool]], [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], [[Sheffield]], [[Bradford, West Yorkshire|Bradford]] and [[Amersham]]. In 1940, he join

...thernecho.co.uk/2001/7/22/164851.html |title=Newcastle one, Hollywood nil (From ''The Northern Echo'') |publisher=Archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk |date=22 Ju ...London, and then [[Bristol Old Vic]]. He was also associate director of [[Sheffield]]'s [[Crucible Theatre]] for two years. Later, he directed a theatre produc

...ish actor and television presenter who appeared in films and on television from 1961 until 2017. His television roles included the police drama ''[[The Odd ...7 | access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> and his acting career started at the [[Sheffield Repertory Theatre]], where he also met his wife, Mary, a stage designer.<re

...on)'' vol 3, Rockliff Publishing Corporation 1952</ref> After a try-out in Sheffield, the historical drama ''The Conscience of the King'' was remounted at the T ...1915 and was an insurance policy draughtsman before training as an actor. From 1940 to 1946 he served with the [[Royal Corps of Signals]] and the [[Royal

...When he was only five months old, his father died from injuries resulting from an industrial accident. He left school at 14 and was a miner for eight year ...and taught himself [[ventriloquism|ventriloquism]] from a book he borrowed from the local library, buying his first dummy in 1936.<ref name=DMirror/> Durin

...apped'', Starr gives speech problems as the reason he spent two years away from home as a child.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddie Starr reveals misery of chil Starr was encouraged by his mother to perform from the age of 12 working in clubs and pubs. For five years, he was a member of

...nrolled at the [[Fay Compton|Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art]] in 1933. From there he took a position in [[repertory theatre]] and made his stage debut ...rinker of alcohol for most of his life, Le Mesurier died in 1983, aged 71, from a stomach haemorrhage, brought about as a complication of [[cirrhosis]] of

| notableworks = ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1978)<br />''[[Blue Remembered Hills]]'' (1979)<br />''[[The Si ...[[reality]], the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from [[popular culture]]. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influenti

...ing film, radio and theatre.<ref name=ODNB /> Le Mesurier's career spanned from 1934 until his death in 1983. He is best remembered for his role as [[Serg ...cast of "The Marvellous History of St Bernard". The broadcast was adapted from a 15th-century manuscript by [[Henri Ghéon]].{{sfn|Barry|1992|p=190}} Afte

...= Those Magnificent Men<br/>in their Flying Machines;<br/>Or, How I Flew from London to Paris<br/>in 25 Hours 11 Minutes ...b83cf5f|title=Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)|work=BFI Film Forever|access-