| nationality = [[Welsh People|Welsh]] ...t notably [[Neddie Seagoon]]. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in [[musical theater|musicals]] and films – notably as [[Bumble (Oliver Twist)|Bumble]

{{short description|Welsh actor and theatre director}} .... WalesOnline (15 September 2010). Retrieved 3 September 2013.</ref> was a Welsh<ref name=obit/> actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens o

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...ter College]]. He studied acting at the [[Embassy Theatre (London)|Embassy Theatre]] School of Acting.<ref name=gaye/> ...in June 1937, followed by a London debut at the [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]] on 6 September 1937 in ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''.

...July 1967|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>}} (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1 ...earnt to speak [[English language|English]] in an accent he called "London-Welsh" after the family moved to south London when he was four.<ref name="aberdee

...l recognition for his role as Colonel Pickering in the film version of the musical ''[[w:My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964).<ref name="obit2">{{Cite ...steady work on the stage in a series of comedies produced at the [[Aldwych Theatre]] in [[London]]. He joined a tour of [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]

...interested in becoming an entertainer. After a short spell in [[repertory theatre]] as a serious actor, he turned to comedy and achieved national fame in ''[ ...", according to [[Barry Took]], Williams's biographer. Charles thought the theatre immoral and effeminate, although his son aspired to be involved in the prof

...was in the West End, playing Will Scarlett in [[Lionel Bart]]'s Robin Hood musical ''[[Twang!!]]''. It failed, leaving Corbett free to accept.<ref>[[#Corbett| ...nies]]'', ran from 1971 to 1987. Barker and Corbett performed sketches and musical numbers. Corbett presented a monologue. Sitting in a large easy chair (emph

...fe of Brian director dies, aged 77|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Pyth ...n]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/marty-feldman-and-jeepers-creepers-why-terry-jones-is-celebr

...don, the only child of publisher John Atherton Rushton (1908-1958) and his Welsh wife Veronica (née James, 1910-1977). He was educated at [[Shrewsbury Scho ...n 1964 he appeared as [[Richard Burbage]] in Sherrin and [[Caryl Brahms]]' musical of ''No Bed for Bacon'', while his early stature as a personality was confi

...ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/rolf-harris/ Rolf Harris], BBC Welsh Arts. Retrieved 27 June 2014</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2011040 ...don's [[Rainbow Theatre|Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre]] (now the [[Rainbow Theatre]]) in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/12/24/the-b

| medium = Books, film, stand-up comedy, television, theatre ...k clerk, having dropped out of higher education. He moved into [[repertory theatre]] with the Manchester Repertory Company at Aylesbury and decided he was bes

|education = [[Westminster School]]<br /> [[London Theatre Studio]] ...utory notice of his application for citizenship was published in a [[Wales|Welsh]] newspaper so as not to alert the Germans.<ref>According to Ustinov in his

...aint-half-hot-mum-obituary/|title=Windsor Davies, starred as the bellowing Welsh sergeant major in ‘It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum’ – obituary|newspaper=The ...eps them out of combat duty, but some do daydream of becoming world-famous actors when they leave the army.

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...h]], Sellers made his stage debut at the [[w:Kings Theatre, Southsea|Kings Theatre]], when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variet ...|Turner Classic Movies]] calls Sellers "one of the most accomplished comic actors of the late 20th century".<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Sellers |url=http://w