Ted Ray (comedian)

Ted Ray
Born
Charles Olden

(1905-11-21)21 November 1905
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died8 November 1977(1977-11-08) (aged 71)
London, England
OccupationComedian
SpouseDorothy Sybil Stevens[1]
ChildrenRobin Ray
(1934-1998)
Andrew Ray
(1939-2003)

Ted Ray (born Charles Olden; 21 November 1905 – 8 November 1977) was an English comedian of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, on radio and television. His BBC radio show Ray's a Laugh ran for 12 years.

  1. ^ Midwinter, Eric (6 January 2011). "Ray, Ted [real name Charles Olden] (1905–1977), comedian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64577.