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Terry Scott | |
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 Terry Scott | |
| Born | Owen John Scott 4 May 1927 Watford,Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 26 July 1994(1994-07-26) (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
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| Children | 5 |
Terry Scott, born Owen John Scott, (4 May 1927 – 26 July 1994) was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven of theCarry On films.[1] He is also well known for appearing in theBBC1sitcomsHappy Ever After andTerry and June withJune Whitfield.
Scott was born and brought up inWatford,Hertfordshire,[2] and educated at Watford Field Junior School andWatford Grammar School for Boys. He was the youngest of three children, and the only surviving son after his brother Aubrey died when Scott was six.[2] AfterNational Service in theNavy at the end of theSecond World War, he briefly studied accounting.
Scott began his acting career with appearances on radio shows such asWorkers Playtime, which were followed by appearances on television. He gained an opportunity to perform infarce when he joined theWhitehall Theatre Company. WithBill Maynard he appeared atButlin's Holiday Camp inSkegness,Lincolnshire and partnered him in the TV seriesGreat Scott - It's Maynard!.[3] During the 1960s he appeared alongsideHugh Lloyd inHugh and I (1962–1967).[4] They both appeared as Ugly Sisters in pantomime at The London Palladium; Scott reappeared in later years in the same role alongsideJulian Orchard. Scott and Lloyd later appeared inHugh and I Spy (1968) and, asgnomes, in the sitcomThe Gnomes of Dulwich (1969).
Scott's novelty record "My Brother" (written byMitch Murray, and released in 1962 onParlophone) was based on a schoolboy character (he dressed in school uniform to sing it on TV). In the 1970s he had a role in TV commercials forCurly Wurly caramel bars, in which he again appeared dressed as a schoolboy, with short trousers and cap. He repeated this performance several times on BBC TV's long-running variety showThe Good Old Days. Scott had played a small role in the very first of theCarry On films series of films,Carry On Sergeant in 1958. In 1968 he returned to the series with a role inCarry On Up the Khyber (1968), playing main roles in six of the later films.
Scott starred alongsideJune Whitfield in several series of the comedyHappy Ever After and its successorTerry and June.[5] They had first worked together making a series of the sketch showScott On (1968).[2] They also featured in supporting roles together (as a couple) in the film version ofBless This House. Although both Scott and Whitfield made severalCarry On appearances, they never appeared in the same film. From 1981 to 1992, Scott was thevoice ofPenfold thehamster in theanimated seriesDanger Mouse.
Scott suffered from ill health for several years in the latter part of his life. In 1979, he had a life-saving operation after abrain haemorrhage.[6] He also suffered from creepingparalysis and had to wear aneck brace.
Scott was also diagnosed withcancer in 1987 and besides voicing Penfold, gradually wound down his performing career. He died from its effects at his family home inWitley,Surrey, on 26 July 1994, at the age of 67.[7] He said of his last illness: "I know it would be better to give up thebooze,fags andbirds, but life would be so boring, wouldn't it?"[8]
WhenTerry and June ended in 1987, Scott suffered a nervous breakdown. The breakdown was in part brought on by his public confession that he had indulged in a series of affairs since his marriage to dancer Margaret Peden in 1957. The couple had four daughters.[2]
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