Fred Emney

For Emney's father, the comedian, see Fred Emney Sr.

Fred Emney
Born
Frederick Arthur Round Emney

(1900-02-12)12 February 1900
Prescot, Lancashire, England, UK
Died25 December 1980(1980-12-25) (aged 80)
Bognor Regis, Sussex, England, UK
OccupationActor
SpouseHazel Wiles

Frederick Arthur Round Emney (12 February 1900 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian.[1]

Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire,[2][3] the son of Blanche (née Round) and Fred Emney, a music hall entertainer.[4] His great-uncle was the actor Arthur Williams. Emney junior grew up in London and was educated at Cranleigh School.[5]

He made his film debut in 1935, having previously worked in music hall.[1][6] He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle.[5] During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him.[7] Some were released on record.[8] He had a short spell as straight man to puppets Pinky and Perky.[9]

His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions.[10]

Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex, on Christmas Day 1980.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Fred Emney". Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ GRO Register of Births Mar 1900 Frederick Arthur R Emney 8b 725 PRESCOT
  3. ^ 1901 Census: RG13/500 f.123 p.3 Fred Arthur Emney aged 1 living in Camberwell, but born Liverpool, Lancashire
  4. ^ "Fred Emney - Oxford Reference". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Fred Emney - Cranleigh School 1865". 1865.cranleigh.org.
  6. ^ "Fred Emney - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  7. ^ McCabe, Bob (26 May 2005). Ronnie Barker: The Authorized Biography. BBC Books. ISBN 9780563522461 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Fred Emney an extended play released on UK Decca (DFE 6554) in 1958
  9. ^ "For the Children: Children's Television in the UK". www.forthechildren.org.uk.
  10. ^ "Production of The Flying Trapeze – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  11. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1980 18 1714 CHICHESTER – Frederick Patrick R. Emney, DoB = 12 Feb 1900