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Date of Birth
27 November 1920, Battersea, South London, England, UK

Date of Death
23 June 1999, Poole, Dorset, England, UK (brain tumor)

Birth Name
Marmaduke Merryfield

Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)

Spouse
Iris ? (1941 - 23 June 1999) (his death)

Trade Mark

Magnificent white beard


Trivia

Was a bank manager for 40 years.

Was a British schoolboy boxing champion in 1936.

Was a physical training instructor in WWII.

Was a jungle warfare instructor in WWII.

Only became an actor at age 57, after having worked in a bank for 40 years, only interrupted by the 2nd WW

Died aged 78, after being admitted to hospital 11 days before with a brain tumor. His wife Iris was at his bedside when he died.

Nursed a black eye after hurting himself in a tumble during the British Comedy Awards on 15th December 1997.


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