Comedy actor. Otherwise known as Anthony Aloysius St. John Hancock, of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. Born in Birmingham as Anthony John Hancock. He was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. Died Sydney, Australia.
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Tony Hancock
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BBC Television Centre - Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock, 1924 - 1968. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
Hand & Racquet
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Tony Hancock - NW11
Tony Hancock, 1924 - 1968, comedian, lived here, 1947 - 1948. The Dead Comic...
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2 memorials
Sid James
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4 memorials
Heritage Foundation
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Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Music / songs, Sport / Games, Theatre, TV & Radio
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Norman Wisdom
Comedian, actor, singer and songwriter. Born Norman Joseph Wisdom at 91 Fernhead Road. He made his stage debut in 1946 and went on to star in many films, most of them featuring his downtrodden char...
1 memorial
Dame Thora Hird DBE
Character actor. Born Lancashire. Played many comic roles. Late in her life Alan Bennett wrote a number of roles for her.
1 memorial
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Anthony Berbeck
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Howard Morley
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1 memorial
War dead, WW2
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