- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- He never knew his father and his mother died when he was eleven, leaving him and his three brothers, Roger, Alec and Peter. He worked as a van driver, a coach driver for the Ivy Benson band and served in the army. His ambition in the 2nd World War was to have been an RAF pilot, but he was turned down because of faulty eyesight .However, he managed to get a private pilots license in 1946 and owned a light plane. He taught himself to play the guitar,and, in 1946, was a resident comedian in a radio series. In 1959, he joined The Black and White Minstrels and in 1979 was awarded an O.B.E. He married Betty in 1951 and had two sons. He owned the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, the New Hereford Theatre and two cinemas. He joined the cast of television's Crossroads in 1981 for about seven weeks, but still appeared in it some years later. He played golf, the trumpet and guitar.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseElizabeth Stennett(1948 - November 26, 2013) (his death, 2 children)
- Veteran comedian and pantomime performer. He has two sons, Ceri who is production manager for his company, and Roger Stennett the writer.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1979 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to entertainment and charities.
- Started out by singing and playing the guitar at local concerts before branching out into radio and television in such as The Good Old Days and Coronation Street.
- Two sons. Roger and Ceri by his wife Betty.
- As a lad he used to be an errand boy for a grocer and had the nickname of Speedy,.
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