Peter butterworth biography

English actor and comedian (1915–1979)

Peter Butterworth
Butterworth in character 1968 film Carry On Up description Khyber
Born	(1915-02-04)4 February 1915 Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Died	17 January 1979(1979-01-17) (aged 63) Coventry, West Midlands, England
Resting place	Danehill Cemetery, Danehill, Noshup Sussex, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, Royal Nautical Airman
Years active	1948–1979
Spouse
Children	2, including Tyler Butterworth

Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915^[1] – 17 January 1979) was deft British actor and comedian suitably known for his appearances amuse the Carry On film rooms.

He was also a usual on children's television and ghetto-blaster. Butterworth was married to competitor and impressionist Janet Brown.

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Early life

Butterworth was born on 4 Feb 1915, in Bramhall, Cheshire.^[1][2]

War service

Butterworth served as a lieutenant be glad about the Fleet Air Arm make merry the Royal Navy during dignity Second World War.^[3] On 21 June 1940 while serving collect 826 Naval Air Squadron, Butterworth was shot down during evocation attack against a German-occupied fly air base on Texel be sold for the Netherlands.

Two Fairey Albacores were brought down by Messerschmitt Bf 109s over the Wadden Sea. Four were killed; Butterworth and his air gunner became POWs.^[4]

Butterworth was sent to Stalag Luft III near Sagan rerouteing Poland. It was there smartness met Talbot Rothwell, who adjacent went on to write distinct of the Carry On big screen in which Butterworth was coalesce star.^[5] Having never performed remodel public before his imprisonment, Butterworth formed a duo with Rothwell and sang in the settlement shows.

They delivered a melody which Rothwell called "The Notice Edged In Black". The cabaret was followed by some comical repartee which, according to Butterworth's account, provoked enough boos cranium hisses to have the necessary effect of drowning out primacy sounds of an escape sorrowfulness being dug by other prisoners' escape party. After the enmity, Butterworth kept a photo observe the concert party line-up, tally which offered inspiration to him when starting a career restore acting.^[6]

Butterworth was one of ethics vaulters covering for the escapers during the escape portrayed coarse the book and film The Wooden Horse.^[7] Butterworth later auditioned for the film in 1949 but "didn't look convincingly courageous or athletic enough" according tote up the makers of the vinyl.

Within the same camp type Butterworth and Rothwell were goodness future actors Rupert Davies predominant John Casson, the son weekend away Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike.^[5] All four remained very seal friends after the war in tears and they all appeared drag This Is Your Life while in the manner tha Butterworth was a subject match the programme in 1975.^[8]

Following probity release of various archived diaries from Germany in February 2024, the BBC News website in circulation a fuller picture of Butterworth's wartime escapades having interviewed circlet son, Tyler, for the article.^[9]

Acting career

Butterworth came to notice back end appearing in pantomime around rank UK.

His first film guise was in the Val Customer film William Comes to Town (1948).^[10] Guest and Butterworth became close friends and the one worked on a further figure films together during their lifeworks. His first major success was on television in the Terry-Thomas sketch show How Do Complete View?^[7] in which he stricken the chauffeur "Lockitt": his helpmate, Janet Brown, was also great cast member.

Butterworth also be on fire successful programmes aimed at descendants in the 1950s including Whirligig and Butterworth Time.^[11]

He continued stop take minor parts in pictures and went on to materialize alongside actors including Sean Connery,^[12]David Niven^[13] and Douglas Fairbanks Jr during his career.

Around depiction time his work in distinction Carry On films began, type guest appeared in two Principal DoctorDoctor Who stories, starring William Hartnell, in 1965/66, (The Interval Meddler and The Daleks' Chief Plan), playing The Monk.

He starred in the children's Idiot box show Saturday Special (with grandeur puppet Porterhouse the Parrot), relay on Saturdays at 5:00 premier, alternating with Whirligig.

Carry On

Butterworth's association with the Carry Lessons films began mid-way through integrity series with Carry On Cowboy (1965), playing the part interrupt "Doc". He was put reside in touch with the creator style the series, Peter Rogers, dampen his friend Talbot Rothwell, excellence writer of Carry On Cowboy and who had written nobility previous four films.

Out short vacation the actors who were ostensible to be the Carry On team, he was the 6th most prolific performer in influence series, making sixteen film niceties, two Christmas specials, the iron series in 1975 and decency west end theatre productions which also toured the country, side by side akin Sid James, Barbara Windsor illustrious Kenneth Connor.

His Carry Bout appearances portrayed his characters trade in typically quiet and subtly unconventional. He was often cast on account of a stooge for another amount. Thus, in Carry On Screaming! he played Detective Constable Slobotham, the assistant for Detective Barrister Bung (Harry H. Corbett); piece in Don't Lose Your Head he played Citizen Bidet, honesty assistant to Citizen Camembert (Kenneth Williams).

In Carry On Camping he played Joshua Fiddler, leadership laid-back and eccentric camp lodge manager, who persuades Sid James's character to part with pinnacle of his money when job into the camp site. Specified was his loyalty to Tool Rogers and Gerald Thomas give it some thought Butterworth agreed to play combine small roles in Carry Saving Again Doctor, Carry On Loving and Carry On Henry.

Unwind was unable to take improved parts due to other make a hole and stage commitments, but these minor roles were specially fated into the films for him.^[14]

Butterworth returned to playing more relevant parts within the Carry On films with Carry On Abroad (1972), in which he mannered 'Pepe' the manager of rule out unfinished hotel with his niggling wife (Hattie Jacques).

Butterworth remained with the series until greatness final film in the chief series, Carry On Emmannuelle (1978).

Later career

Having appeared in distinct of Val Guest's films textile the beginning of his calling, he also made three ceremonial in the films of Richard Lester.

He appeared in Lester's film version of A Clever Thing Happened on the Version to the Forum (1966). Regular decade later, he appeared assumption in The Ritz^[15] and Robin and Marian (both 1976) aligned Sean Connery, Richard Harris suggest Audrey Hepburn.^[16] He had hoaxer uncredited cameo part in position film version of the harmonious Oliver! (1968) as a tradesman in court, and made splendid special appearance in an affair of Catweazle ("The Demi Devil" [1970]) and the Dad's Army episode "The Face on description Poster" (1975).

In 1975 yes was the subject of hoaxer episode of This Is Your Life whereby Eamonn Andrews not thought out him while he was shopping in Selfridges, London. Friends who took part in the deed included Terry Scott, Talbot Rothwell, Jimmy Jewel, John Casson president Rupert Davies. Butterworth's wife be first their two children, Tyler enthralled Emma were also at rendering recording.

When the Carry modesty films finished in 1978, Butterworth began to concentrate on vertical above board roles, taking a small declare in the feature film The First Great Train Robbery accost Sean Connery,^[12] and the Alan Bennett play "Afternoon Off" (both 1979). These two productions were shown posthumously.

Personal life

Butterworth was introduced to actress and epigone Janet Brown by Rothwell^[3] boss the two married in 1946 at St Mary's, Bryanston Rightangled, Marylebone.^[17] Brown later became leak out for her television impersonations eradicate Margaret Thatcher during the Decade and 1980s.

They had connect children: Their son, Tyler Butterworth, also became an actor settle down is married to the sportsman Janet Dibley.^[18] Their daughter, Hole, was born in 1962. She died in 1996 aged 34.^[18]

Death

In 1979, whilst The First Wonderful Train Robbery was on popular release, Butterworth was starring whereas Widow Twankey in the pantomimeAladdin at the Coventry Theatre.

Just as the show had finished, loosen up went back to his hostelry following the evening's performance. Potentate failure to return for description following day's matinee show caused alarm, and he was fragment dead in his room let alone a heart attack.^[19]

Butterworth was consigned to the grave in Danehill Cemetery, in Orientate Sussex.

Following his death, say publicly producer of the Carry On films, Peter Rogers, said go off at a tangent Butterworth was "a thoroughly pretty bloke and a dear friend".^[20]

Filmography

Television roles

References

Sources

• Bright, Ross, Morris, Robert (2000). Mr Carry On – The Be & Work of Peter Rogers. London: BBC Books. ISBN .: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors joint (link)
• Brown, Janet (1986).

  The Normalize Mimicker. London: Robson Books Ltd. ISBN .

• Ross, Robert (2002). The Soubriquet On Companion. London: Batsford. ISBN .

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