Charlie Williams (comedian)

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Charlie Williams
MBE
Charlie Williams appearing on The Comedians in the 1970s.
Personal information
Full name Charles Adolphus Williams
Date of birth (1927-12-23)23 December 1927
Place of birth Royston, South Yorkshire, England
Date of death 2 September 2006(2006-09-02) (aged 78)
Place of death Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Upton Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1959 Doncaster Rovers 151 (1)
1959–196? Skegness Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War,[1] and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian.[2]

He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's The Comedians and ATV's The Golden Shot, delivering his catchphrase, "me old flower" in his broad Yorkshire accent.

  1. ^ Bourne, Stephen, Obituary, The Guardian, 4 September 2006.
  2. ^ Obituary[dead link], The Times, 4 September 2006.