Chubby Oates
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Chubby Oates born Arthur Oates (December 23, 1942 – November 10, 2006) was a Cockney clubland comic and character actor.
Born in Bermondsey South London Oates started out as a reporter for the South London Observer, he shared an office with future editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie.
In the evenings Oates began to perform as a comic and by the early sixties he'd turned professional. He was also a noted pantomime performer usually appearing as the dame.
In 1969 he co-starred with Fiona Richmond in Pajama Tops, a long running Paul Raymond comedy at the Whitehall Theatre. As a character actor Oates appeared in shows such as Doctor Who and Dixon of Dock Green.
He died aged 63 from a heart attack after giving a performance at a showbusiness luncheon.
