- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRuchel Kutchinsky
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- He was a boy soprano in his school's pierrot troupe and on leaving school became an auctioneer in London's Petticoat Lane Market. In WWII he joined the Royal Air Force for five years attaining the rank of flight sergeant. Finding himself in Italy he had his voice checked at the Italian Conservatoire. On being demobbed he went round theatrical agents then auditioned at The Windmill Theatre at Piccadilly and given a 6 week trial which lasted nearly 2 years. In 1952 he met Paddie O'Neil who was in a show with him. They married and had a daughter Danielle
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpousePaddie O'Neil(September 1952 - July 1, 1996) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenDanielle Marks
- Served with the Royal Air Force as a flight sergeant, based in the Middle East.
- He was made an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 1976 Queen's New Year Honours List for services to entertainment.
- Had an operatic bass-baritone voice
- Studied singing in Italy for three years and first appeared on stage as a stand-up comedian at London's Windmill Theatre.
- At 14 worked in Petticoat Lane in London.
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