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- | nationality = Burmese / American / British '''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional act4 KB (541 words) - 08:09, 28 March 2023
- | nationality = British ...singer, entertainer and broadcaster. Initially a popular singer in the [[British dance band|dance band]] era and a comic actor on the show ''[[Much-Binding-5 KB (652 words) - 13:46, 11 March 2023
- | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[w:RSAMD|FRSAMD]] '''James Allan Short''', [[w:Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[w:RSAMD|FRSAMD]] (4 April 1928 – 13 April 2001), known pr7 KB (1,009 words) - 17:59, 20 December 2022
- ...in 1970). He eventually gained the role of Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]], ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]'', which was first broadcast i ...t]] in 1975 with a semi-comic version of "[[Whispering Grass]]",<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book9 KB (1,301 words) - 16:01, 25 August 2024
- |image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]][[File:Graves Escutcheon.png|centre|200px]] [[Category:English male stage actors]]7 KB (901 words) - 13:25, 1 April 2023
- {{cite book |title = Who's Who of British Jazz ...h_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1985|02|27|1916|03|17}}<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>8 KB (1,159 words) - 08:02, 2 October 2024
- ...Alfred Edward Touchinsky <ref>Brian McFarlane (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of British Film'', Methuen/BFI, 2003, p. 433<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> ...ed Edward Touchinsky'''; 28 January 1921{{spaced ndash}}1 July 1996) was a British actor and comedian. In his 60-year career, he played dramatic and comedy ro8 KB (1,308 words) - 09:03, 13 February 2023
- | known_for = British television theme songs Hazlehurst composed the [[theme music|theme tunes]] for many well-known [[British sitcom]]s and gameshows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including ''[[Yes Minis9 KB (1,292 words) - 12:52, 7 February 2023
- ...]] and [[piano accordion]].<ref name="Chilton">John Chilton ''Who's Who of British Jazz'', London: Continuum, 2004, p. 165</ref> ...n BBC Show Band.<ref name="Times2004" /> An arranger for visiting American singers such as [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and [[Frank Sinatra]], he wrote jingles for com5 KB (808 words) - 23:44, 17 January 2023
- ...e attended the Finiston School and Technical College. He enlisted in the [[British Army]] during [[World War II]] and managed a military canteen, but was disc ...peared on the long-running BBC [[music hall]] show, ''[[The Good Old Days (British TV series)|The Good Old Days]]''.9 KB (1,335 words) - 16:14, 16 January 2023
- ...eatre]], [[w:revue|revue]] and [[w:cabaret|cabaret]]. Billed as "Bawdy but British", Byng was famous for his female impersonations. His songs are full of sexu ...ardian.com/books/2009/aug/29/bawdy-but-british-review Review of "Bawdy But British" by Patrick Newley]</ref> He also wrote an autobiography, ''As You Were'' (11 KB (1,749 words) - 23:14, 26 January 2023
- {{Short description|British actor, director, screenwriter and singer(1892–1978)}} '''John Norman Hulbert''' (24 April 1892{{spaced ndash}}25 March 1978) was a British actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy13 KB (1,828 words) - 07:57, 6 October 2022
- Bresslaw was a member of the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]], a British entertainment fraternity and in 1988 he was elected "King Rat" of the order ...es]], appeared with English comedienne [[Maureen Lipman]] in a series of [[British Telecom]] advertisements in the late 1980s. Bresslaw and Margolyes played G13 KB (1,994 words) - 22:48, 10 September 2024
- | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[black people|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|title=Kenny Lynch Biography|url=https:11 KB (1,527 words) - 18:52, 14 September 2024
- {{Short description|British actor and comedian (1933–2015)}} ...om|national service]] with the [[Seaforth Highlanders]] as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] and was posted to Egypt. In 1955 he em14 KB (2,046 words) - 11:30, 4 January 2023
- ...s remembered for screen roles such as the corrupt policeman 'Parky' in the British gangster film ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980)<ref name="Stevens"/> and ...January 24, 1955 |page=2}}</ref> and being given a monthly series on the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] starting on October 15, 1955.<ref name="BBC"9 KB (1,243 words) - 22:40, 15 March 2023
- ...reer as a performer on stage, television and film, he became best known to British television viewers as the long-running presenter of the children's series ' ...on series. He played the role of [[Dr. Who (Dalek films)|Dr. Who]]'s first male assistant, [[List of companions in Doctor Who spin-offs#Ian Chesterton|Ian15 KB (2,227 words) - 20:04, 12 September 2024
- ...g group called the [[George Mitchell (Scottish musician)|George Mitchell]] singers. They appeared in a couple of stage plays but they didn't have the success ...Opera Diary : The Beggar's Opera. Apollo Theatre, September 16. ''[[Opera (British magazine)|Opera]]'', November 1968, Vol.19 No.11, p927-8.</ref> After achie6 KB (843 words) - 19:31, 24 August 2024
- ...ast1=Took |first1=Barry |title=Laughter in the Air: An Informal History of British Radio Comedy|location=London|publisher=Robson Books|date=1976|isbn=97809038 ...eing Served? characters#Mr Klein (Benny Lee) (series 8)|Mr. Klein]] in the British sitcom, ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ww10 KB (1,402 words) - 08:06, 30 March 2023
- ...://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/573352 |title=Rooftop Rendezvous |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=5 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archiv ...l=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/823092 |title=Holiday Camp |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=5 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archiv23 KB (3,166 words) - 11:15, 20 July 2024
