Fred Emney

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Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Frederick Arthur Round Emney (12 February 1900 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian.<ref name=bfi>Template:Cite web</ref>

Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire,<ref name="birth">GRO Register of Births Mar 1900 Frederick Arthur R Emney 8b 725 PRESCOT</ref><ref name="census1901">1901 Census: RG13/500 f.123 p.3 Fred Arthur Emney aged 1 living in Camberwell, but born Liverpool, Lancashire</ref> the son of Blanche (née Round) and Fred Emney, a music hall entertainer.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> His great-uncle was the actor Arthur Williams. Emney junior grew up in London and was educated at Cranleigh School.<ref name=cranleigh/>

He made his film debut in 1935, having previously worked in music hall.<ref name=bfi/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle.<ref name=cranleigh>Template:Cite web</ref> During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Some were released on record.<ref>Fred Emney an extended play released on UK Decca (DFE 6554) in 1958</ref> He had a short spell as straight man to puppets Pinky and Perky.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex, on Christmas Day 1980.<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1980 18 1714 CHICHESTER – Frederick Patrick R. Emney, DoB = 12 Feb 1900</ref>

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