- Born
- Died
- Height1.77 m
- He never knew his father and his mother died when he was 11 leaving him and his 3 brothers - Roger, Alec and Peter.He worked as a van driver, a coach driver for the Ivy Benson band and served in the army. He taught himself to play the guitar and in 1946 was a resident comedian in a radio series. In 1959 he joined The Black and White Minstrels and in 1979 was awarded an O.B.E.- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- His ambition in the 2nd World War was to have been an RAF pilot but he was turned down because of faulty eye sight but he managed to get a private pilots licence in 1946 and owns a light plane. He married Betty in 1951 and has 2 sons. He owns the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, the New Hereford Theatre and 2 cinemas. He joined the cast of television's Crossroads in 1981 for about 7 weeks but was still in it some years later. He plays golf, the trumpet and guitar- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseElizabeth Stennett(1948 - November 26, 2013) (his death, 2 children)
- Veteran comedian and pantomime performer. He has two sons, Ceri who is production manager for his company, and Roger Stennett the writer.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1979 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to entertainment and charities.
- Started out by singing and playing the guitar at local concerts before branching out into radio and television in such as The Good Old Days and Coronation Street.
- Two sons. Roger and Ceri by his wife Betty.
- As a lad he used to be an errand boy for a grocer and had the nickname of Speedy,.
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