• Alex Munro (comedian)
  '''Alex Munro''' (6 March 1911 – 20 January 1986) was a Scottish actor and comedian. ...Two, Munro toured with the [[RAF]] show, ''Contact'', and had his own BBC radio series ''The Size of It''. He headlined in a number of British variety thea
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• George Chisholm (musician)
  ...r of the British Empire|OBE]] (29 March 1915 – 6 December 1997) was a Scottish [[w:jazz|jazz]] [[w:trombone|trombonist]] and vocalist. ...) and as a core member of [[Angela Morley|Wally Stott]]'s orchestra on BBC Radio's ''[[The Goon Show]]'', for which he made several minor acting appearances
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• Benny Lee
  ...December 1995|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] comedy actor and singer. He started his career in stage roles, and develo ...ple.theiapolis.com/actor-1QSY/benny-lee/|url-status=dead|title=Benny Lee - Scottish actor -Theiapolis|archivedate=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hrld19960113"
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• Michael Howard (comedian)
  His parents were the Scottish [[Congregational church|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academi He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Micha
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• Simon Cadell
  ...ondon, he was the son of [[theatrical agent]] John Cadell, grandson of the Scottish [[character actress]] [[Jean Cadell]], great nephew of [[Francis Cadell (ar ...ven-king Celeborn in the BBC adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' (1981). He appeared in the BBC sitcom ''[
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• Sam Kelly
  ...me '''Sam Kelly''', was an English actor who appeared in film, television, radio and theatre. He is best known for his roles as [[Captain Hans Geering]] in ...moved to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/15/sam-kelly|title=Sam Kelly obituary|author=Michael Coveney|websi
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• Eric Barker
  ...ned to writing and performing lyrics, revues and sketches for stage and on radio. ....<ref name=allmovie/> The show's success led to Barker's starring in other radio shows, where he achieved a sizeable following due to his versatility at doi
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• Stanley Baxter
  '''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[w ...d for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[w:Children's Hour|Children's Hour]]''. He develope
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• Graham Crowden
  ...ary) |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=21 October 2010 |page=65}}</ref> was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his many appearances in television comedy dram ...ol teacher in ''[[The Lost Prince]]''. In 2005–08, he starred in the [[BBC Radio 4]] [[sci-fi]] comedy ''[[Nebulous]]'' as Sir Ronald Rolands. In 2008, he a
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• Bill Fraser
  '''William Simpson Fraser''' (5 June 1908 – 9 September 1987) was a Scottish actor who appeared on stage, screen and television for many years.<ref name ...London street led to Fraser's giving Sykes his first work as a writer for radio comedy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/ericsykes.htm
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• Sandy Powell (comedian)
  ...nown as '''Sandy Powell''', was an English [[comedian]] best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?". He fi ...came a [[music hall]] entertainer, often wearing a kilt in the guise of a 'Scottish' comedian. During this part of his career he was associated with the singer
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• Donald Houston
  ...Force]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] as a rear gunner and radio officer. ...ef>{{cite book|last1=Pettigrew|first1=Terence|title=British Film Character Actors: Great Names and memorable Moments|date=1982|publisher=David & Charles|loca
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• Geoffrey Perkins
  ...ed the first two radio series of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and is [[Mornington Cresce ...> In 1977 drawing upon his work for the Oxford Revue, Perkins joined [[BBC Radio]]'s [[light entertainment]] department alongside [[University of Cambridge|
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• Gerald Campion
  ...tly comedies.{{sfn|BFI|2018}} In 1937, he appeared in [[Tavs Neiiendam]]'s radio play ''Inspiration to a Poet'' on the [[BBC Home Service]].<ref>[[The Times | {{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=745f7851ac1a49b9a2f90963f427c0e6| title=Inspiration to
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• Jack Buchanan
  ...John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Buchanan''' (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director.<ref name="La ==Radio and television==
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• Brian Murphy (actor)
  ...ood Life]]'' actor [[Richard Briers]]. On leaving the RAF the two aspiring actors both performed in productions by the Dramatic Society at the [[Borough Poly ...h Ann Kennedy]]), ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' starring [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] (playing a character called Mr Foskett);,<ref>[http
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• John Laurie
  {{short description|Scottish actor (1897–1980)}} '''John Paton Laurie''' (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in fi
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• Jerry Desmonde
  In the 1940s, Desmonde was briefly a straight man for Scottish comedian [[Dave Willis (comedian)|Dave Willis]] and in 1942 he was invited ...htm |title=The Bob Hope Show .. episodic log |work=Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs |access-date=5 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/
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• Max Wall
  ...ssful [[music-hall]] entertainer [[Jack Lorimer|Jack (Jock) Lorimer]], a [[Scottish]] comedy actor from [[Forfar]], known for his songs and dancing, and his wi ...they all moved to a pub in [[Essex]].<ref>An Audience with Max Wall - BBC Radio 4 - first broadcast 3 December 2007</ref>
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• James Finlayson (actor)
  '''James Henderson Finlayson''' (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a [[fake mou ...le of a detective disguised as a [[teuchter]] (person originating from the Scottish West Highlands or Western Isles) in the stage production ''The Great Game''
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