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Arthur Leslie Norman English (9 May 1919 – 16 April 1995) was an English television, film and stage actor and comedian from the music hall tradition.
Arthur English. Actor: Are You Being Served?. One of Britain's great variety comedians Arthur English was known as 'The Prince of the Wide Boys', a cockney 'spiv' character outrageously dressed on stage and wearing a huge kipper tie.
Arthur English. Actor: Are You Being Served?. One of Britain's great variety comedians Arthur English was known as 'The Prince of the Wide Boys', a cockney 'spiv' character outrageously dressed on stage and wearing a huge kipper tie.
Mar 22, 2023 · Arthur English. A humble man, as kind in spirit as he was funny on stage. Arthur English biography by Brian Slade. The late James Beck was known as the ultimate spiv character after his time in Dad’s Army as Private Walker, the man who knew how to get everything for the right price and a level of discretion.
Arthur English was a British television, film and stage comedian from the music hall tradition. This is a fascinating short documentary that gives an insight into his humble but...
Arthur English depicted the wide boy in extremis: he was worldly wise (street- wise we would say today), and literally wide. His super-spiv suit bore shoulders so broad that, to quote him, "I...
Apr 16, 1995 · Arthur English (9 May 1919 - 16 April 1995) was an English television, film and stage actor and comedian from the music hall tradition.
Jul 15, 2017 · BBC. Arthur English as Mr Harmon in Are You Being Served. Actor and comedian Arthur English has been commemorated with a blue plaque to mark where he was born in Aldershot. English,...
Best known for creating such lively radio and theatrical characters as Spiv and Tosh during the 1950s, British comedian Arthur English eventually evolved into a straightman on stage and screen. He also was the star of the late-'80s British television sitcom Never Say Die.
Arthur: With Daniel Brochu, J.T. Turner, Jodie Resther, Bruce Dinsmore. Based on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.
