Syd Walker
| Syd Walker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Sydney Kirkman 22 March 1886 Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Died |
13 January 1945 (aged 58) Hove, Sussex, England |
| Cause of death | Appendicitis |
| Occupation | Comedian & actor |
| Spouse(s) | Lily (Lydia) Louie Margaret Kirkman |
| Children | Pete Walker |
Syd Walker (22 March 1886, Salford, Lancashire – 13 January 1945, Hove, Sussex) was a British actor and comedian.[1] He was a music hall comic and a regular on BBC radio's Band Waggon (1938-9) as Mr. Walker, a philosophic rag-and-bone man with the popular catch phrase "what would you do, chums?"[2][3] He was also the father of film director Pete Walker.[4]
Filmography
- Old Bill Through the Ages (1924)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Let's Make a Night of It (1937)
- Over She Goes (1938)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- Sweet Devil (1938)
- Oh Boy! (1938)
- What Would You Do, Chums? (1939)
- I Killed the Count (1939)
- The Gang's All Here (1939)
References
- ↑ "Syd Walker". British Film Institute.
- ↑ http://www.brightonhistory.org.uk/people/people_w.html
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YcWHAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA517&lpg=PA517&dq=syd+walker+comedian&source=bl&ots=buW6PB1bjH&sig=KRz2-chGG4f-SSpOgY2G_sccVMQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIpsXu7PnbAhVKLcAKHa8HDZg4ChDoAQgtMAI#v=onepage&q=syd%20walker%20comedian&f=false
- ↑ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/546958/
External links
- Syd Walker on IMDb
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.