• Melvyn Hayes
  * {{Marriage|Jayne Male|2010}} ...t in the 1970s [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]'', for appearing in the [[Cliff Richard]] musical films ''[[The Young Ones (1961 film)|The Youn
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• Robin Stewart
  ...wn for playing Mike Abbott, the son of [[Sid James]]' character Sid Abbott in the 1970s sitcom ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House] Stewart was born in [[Calcutta, India|Calcutta]] to a [[Czechoslovakian]] father and [[English
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• Harry Towb
  ...he Way to the Forum]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/30/har ...episodes of the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[List of EastEnders characters (2008) #David|David]], [[Janine Butcher]]'s fiancé. He also appeared on th
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• John Comer
  ...eworth, Les Brandon in ''[[I Didn't Know You Cared]]'', and cafe owner Sid in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. Born and brought up in [[Stretford]], [[Lancashire]],<ref name=messenger /> Comer gained an [[engi
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• Windsor Davies
  ...d his deep [[Welsh English|Welsh-accented]] voice was heard extensively in advertising voice-overs. ...sor Davies dies|date=19 January 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref> and at a school in [[Elephant and Castle]], south London.<ref name="Timesobit" />
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• Donald Hewlett
  ...y]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. He also had other roles in British film and television productions.<ref name=bbc>[https://www.bbc.co.u ...r Exchange]] from 1940 to 1945 and owned the Anchor Chemical Company based in [[Clayton, Greater Manchester|Clayton]], [[Manchester]]<ref name="DTelobit"
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• Just Good Friends
  ...an Francis]] as former lovers Vincent Pinner and Penny Warrender, who meet in a pub five years after he jilted her at the altar. ...s special were produced for the BBC by [[Ray Butt]]. In 2004, it came 43rd in ''[[w:Britain's Best Sitcom|Britain's Best Sitcom]]''.<ref>[https://www.bbc
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• Pink Panther (character)
  | gender = Male ...figure of a springing panther" when held up to the light in a certain way; in the credits this was translated to an animated pink [[Black panther|panther
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• The Krankies
  ...as "Wee Jimmy Krankie" (looking at camera) and Ian Tough at a public event in the 1980s. ...haracters. Beginning in the 1990s, they regularly appeared as The Krankies in episodes of the [[BBC Television|BBC]] comedy series ''[[French and Saunder
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• Gorden Kaye
  | caption = Kaye in 1974 ...an English actor, best known for playing womanising café owner René Artois in the television comedy series ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''.
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• Tony Melody
  ...December 1922 – 26 June 2008) was an English television actor who appeared in a number of long running comedies and [[soap opera]]s. He was a prolific ch ...with his father, where, as a small boy, he accompanied the pianist; later in life he went on to sing with the [[BBC Northern Dance Orchestra]].
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• Brian Glover
  ...|Kes]]'' (1969), ''[[w:An American Werewolf in London|An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981) and ''[[w:Alien 3|Alien 3]]'' (1992). ...his-sleep-after-fight-against-tumour-1252335.html |title=Brian Glover dies in his sleep after fight against tumour |work=The Independent |date=25 July 19
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• Glynn Edwards
  ...his portrayal of the barman [[Minder (TV series)#Dave Harris|Dave Harris]] in the 1970s–1990s British television comedy-drama ''[[Minder (TV series)|Mi ...sea]], [[Hampshire]], and then by his father and stepmother, who ran a pub in [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]].<ref name=Guardian060618/><ref name=Metro76126
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• Roy Hudd
  ...tminster|Regent Street Polytechnic]]. He then worked as a messenger for an advertising agency, a [[w:window dresser|window dresser]] and a [[w:commercial artist|c .../0004| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1958, they joined as [[Butlins Redcoats|Redcoats]] at [[Butlin's Clacton]]
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• Chesney and Wolfe
  ...(1969–73) and ''[[Romany Jones]]'' (1972–75). When their partnership began in the mid-1950s, Chesney was already known to the public as a [[harmonica]] p ...k trader, and Jeanne (''[[née]]'' Basset). He left the French Lycée school in London at the age of 16, and began using his English name.<ref name="Haywar
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• George Sanders
  ...[[Tom Conway]]), and [[Simon Templar]], ''The Saint'', in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>George Sanders The Guardian 26 Apr 1972: 5.</ref> ...ers family were living at Saint Petersburg; the mother, Dagmar, was a lady-in-waiting to the Dowager Empress, and it was said to be through this connecti
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• Genevieve (film)
  ..., [[Kenneth More]] and [[Kay Kendall]] as two couples comedically involved in a [[vintage car|veteran automobile]] rally. ...d Peters (Kay Kendall), and her pet [[St. Bernard (dog)|St. Bernard]] ride in a 1905 [[Spyker]].
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• Bob Hoskins
  ..., ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009), ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' (2010), and ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2012). He als ...drama ''[[The Street (UK TV series)|The Street]]''. He retired from acting in 2012 owing to [[Parkinson's disease]], with which he had been diagnosed the
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• Leslie Phillips
  ...s. He appeared in the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' and ''[[Doctor in the House]]'' film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy seri ...(2006 film)|Venus]]'' (2006). He provided the voice of the [[Sorting Hat]] in several of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]].
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• Kenny Everett
  ...dio 1]] in 1967. It was here he developed his trademark voices and surreal characters which he later adapted for television. ...aceous figure was often used to comic effect. Rocos would be his assistant in the 1987 BBC gameshow ''Brainstorm''. He was a highly versatile performer,
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