Curiosidades

According to Doctor Who (1963) Magazine, he was considered for the role of Emperor Nero in All Roads Lead to Rome (1965).

Throughout his career, Dick Emery suffered from a lack of self-confidence, as well as depression. He was rather envious and resentful of those people who were more assertive.

Didn't become a major success in comedy until the comedian was into his 50s.

Started to train as an opera singer and was due to go to an Italian Opera School when war broke out.

Won BBC Personality of the Year Award at the Variety Club Awards in 1972.

Was with Ralph Readers Gang Show during the war.

During WWII he served in the RAF gang shows.

His first wife Joan was a dancer, who used the stage name Zelda Burns/Barry; together they had a son, Gilbert. He also had a son, Nick Emery, with his third wife Iris, and two children, Michael Emery and Eliza Emery with his fourth wife, Vicki. For the last 4 years of his life he lived with Fay Hillier.

Keen motorcyclist and private pilot. Conversely he was also an accomplished scale modeller and honorary head of the Airfix modeller's club with his own weekly column in the 'Battle Picture Weekly' comic.

His parents were a music hall double act, Callen and Emery (mother former Gaiety girl Bertha Callen, and father actor Laurence Cuthbert Emery aka Laurie Howe), and his half sister the actress Ann Emery.