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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.
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...
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 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...
actor. 75 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age, Date of Death, Real name. «Never Say Die» (1987), «Troubles and Strife» (1985 – 1986), «In Sickness and in Health» (1985 – 1992), «High & Dry» (1985 – 1987), «Danger: Marmalade at Work» (1984)...
