Roy Rich(1911-1970)

Roy was the son of a music hall comedy pair, Rich and Robey, known as 'The Swell and the Skivvy' . His father, Charlie Rich, after leaving the stage, settled down in Halifax. With his wife, Elsie, he ran the Royal Oak pub in the town center for many years. Following the end of the 1935 repertory season in Leeds, Roy joined the BBC, then with the outbreak of the second world war in 1939, he joined the Royal Air Force where he gained the rank of a Flight Lieutenant. After the war, he joined Sydney Box at Gainsborough Studios where he co directed My Brothers Keeper, which had his wife, Brenda Bruce in the cast. This was followed by It's Not Cricket in 1948. His last film was Double Profile in 1954. After more stage work he, like is father, became a publican running the Kings Head at Wellesbourne in Warwickshire.