- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChaim Reuven Weintrop
- Nickname
- Flanagan & Allen
- During the 1st World War, he was in the army and was picked on a lot by the Sergeant-Major. On being demobbed, he told his tormentor that he would have his revenge on him, by using his name for his (Bud's) stage name. In 1906, he was a call boy at the Cambridge Theatre in London's East End. In 1923, being out of work, he became a London taxi driver. Early in 1924, he got the offer of a job in Glasgow. Having no money to get there, he walked, taking three weeks. In 1926, he wrote Underneath the Arches in a dressing room at a Derby theatre.In 1936, he won £2,000 on a 66-1 winner at The Oaks.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseAnn "Curly" Quinn(1925 - October 20, 1968) (his death, 1 child)
- Years after his wartime fame, his voice was regularly heard in millions of British homes for over eight years after his death in 1968, as immediately prior to it he had recorded "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mister Hitler?", the theme song for the long-running sitcom Dad's Army (1968).
- A member of "The Crazy Gang" of popular WWII comedians. Partner to Chesney Allen
- Although nominally a comedy double act, Flanagan & Allen were also known for their renditions of popular songs, the most famous of which was "Underneath The Arches."
- Was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment.
- At the age of 14 he emigrated to the US, where he appeared in a vaudeville blackface act, eventually joining singer Florrie Forde's company.
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