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Dick Bentley(1907-1995)

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Dick Bentley
A stalwart from the great days of radio comedy, actor Dick Bentley is best remembered as the gormless Ron in the Denis Norden and Frank Muir's fifties series Take It From Here.

Bentley was born in Australia and during his teens played the saxophone in local dance bands. He came to Britain in 1939 and appeared briefly in the BBC radio series You've Asked For It.

During the Second World War he returned to Australia where he entertained the troops. He also appeared in troop shows throughout the South Pacific and in New Guinea.

After the War he returned to London and appeared in radio's The Navy Mixture before teaming up with Joy Nichols and the comedian Jimmy Edwards in Take It From Here.

He also had his own weekly radio series Gently, Bentley and subsequently appeared in a number of Royal Command Performances. His film appearance included an excellent cameo in Maankiertäjät (1960), with Robert Mitchum and an amusing role in Barry Humphries' The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972).

He was also a noted singer of light popular songs and made a number of LPs.

From the early 1970s he lived in retirement in London. In his last interview he said: "I'd sooner be remembered as a funny man than that people remembered the funny things I say. I don't want to be a second-hand Tommy Handley. I want to be a first class Bentley."
BornMay 14, 1907
DiedAugust 27, 1995(88)
BornMay 14, 1907
DiedAugust 27, 1995(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

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Dick Bentley, Michael Crawford, and Michele Dotrice in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)

Known for:

And the Same to You (1960)
And the Same to You
5.3
  • George Nibbs
  • 1960
John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)
The Jazz Age
7.0
TV Series
  • Hen Kaye
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
7.6
TV Series
  • Grandad
Jack Smethurst and Rudolph Walker in Love Thy Neighbour (1972)
Love Thy Neighbour
7.0
TV Series
  • The White Vicar

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  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Grandad
    • 1978
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
    5.4
    • Colin 'The Frog' Lucas
    • 1974
  • Jack Smethurst and Rudolph Walker in Love Thy Neighbour (1972)
    Love Thy Neighbour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • The White Vicar
    • 1973
  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
    5.7
    • Detective
    • 1972
  • Victor Brooks and Betty Marsden in The More We Are Together (1971)
    The More We Are Together
    TV Series
    • Paul Prentice
    • 1971
  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967)
    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Harrison
    • 1970
  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mesmero
    • 1970
  • Barry Humphries' Scandals
    TV Series
    • 1970
  • John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)
    The Jazz Age
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Hen Kaye
    • 1968
  • Sanctuary
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Shloime
    • 1967
  • Harry H. Corbett in Mr. Aitch (1967)
    Mr. Aitch
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1967
  • Roger Moore in Pyhimys (1962)
    Pyhimys
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Charley O'Shea
    • 1964
  • Dick Bentley, Diana Lorys, Jorge Mistral, Alex Nicol, Phil Posner, and Steve Rowland in Väijytys Casa Grandessa (1964)
    Väijytys Casa Grandessa
    4.6
    • Doc
    • 1964
  • Villikkotyttö Tahitilla (1963)
    Villikkotyttö Tahitilla
    5.9
    • Storekeeper
    • 1963
  • The Girl on the Boat (1962)
    The Girl on the Boat
    5.7
    • American (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 14, 1907
    • Melbourne, Australia
  • Died
    • August 27, 1995
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    He was the original voice of Ron opposite June Whitfield as 'Eth in "The Glums Family' sketches in the radio series 'Take it From Here' in the 50's repeating the parts as voices in the film 'Double Bunk'.

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