Leslie Dwyer
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| Born | Leslie Gilbert Dwyer August 28, 1906 Catford, London |
| Died | December 29, 1986 (aged 80) Truro, Cornwall |
Leslie Dwyer (28 August 1906 – 29 December 1986 [1] [2]) was an English character actor of film and television. He was born in Catford, and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mr Partridge in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.
Further film roles included In Which We Serve (1942), The Way Ahead (1944), the 1952 remake of Hindle Wakes, the 1959 remake of Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, and Die, Monster, Die (1966).
His most notable television role was as Mr. Partridge the miserable Punch and Judy man with an aversion to children in the British sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.
He also took roles in Doctor Who (as Vorg in Carnival of Monsters in 1973), and in Steptoe and Son, Terry and June, The Sweeney, Wodehouse Playhouse and Z Cars.
[edit] Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1980 to 1984 | Hi-de-Hi! | Mr Partridge |
[edit] References
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1986 21 674 TRURO - Leslie Gilbert Dwyer, DoB = 28 Aug 1906, aged 80
- ^ Find A Grave: East London Cemetery and Crematorium
