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Wilfred Pickles, OBE (13 October 1904 – 27 March 1978) was an English actor and radio presenter. Early life and personal life. Pickles was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [1] . He moved to Southport, Lancashire, with his family in 1929, and worked with his father as a builder.
Wilfred Pickles was a Yorkshire-born actor and comedian who worked on radio, stage and screen from 1931. He was known for his roles in Billy Liar, For the Love of Ada and The Family Way, and was awarded the OBE in 1950.
- October 13, 1904
- March 27, 1978
Wilfred Pickles was a radio announcer who introduced a regional accent to the BBC during World War II. He also had a successful acting career and hosted a popular show called Have A Go.
The first man to read the BBC news in a non-standard accent, Wilfred Pickles went on to have a hugely popular broadcast career. Here he is asking ordinary people to ‘Have a Go’ in 1947.
Mar 15, 2017 · Wilfred Pickles rewards another octogenarian with a basket of goodies! ANYONE remember Wilfred Pickles, his redoubtable wife Mabel and their enormously popular radio show Have A Go which played to tens of millions through the late Forties into the late Sixties.
Wilfred Pickles with an edition of the long-running show Have A Go! From a local club hall in Ramsbottom in Lancashire. With harry Hudson at the piano.
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Sep 8, 2014 · Wilfred Pickles OBE was an English actor, comic and radio presenter. Born in Halifax in 1904 he moved to Southport with his family in 1929, working as a builder. After joining an...
