Within the same camp as Butterworth and Rothwell were the future actors Rupert Davies and John Casson, the son of Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike. Butterworth later auditioned for the film in 1949 but "didn't look convincingly heroic or athletic enough" according to the makers of the film. īutterworth was one of the vaulters covering for the escapers during the escape portrayed by the book and film The Wooden Horse. After the war, Butterworth kept a photo of the concert party line-up, something which offered inspiration to him when starting a career in acting. The performance was followed by some comic repartee which, according to Butterworth's account, provoked enough boos and hisses to have the desired effect of drowning out the sounds of an escape tunnel being dug by other prisoners' escape party. They delivered a song which Rothwell called "The Letter Edged In Black". Having never performed in public before his imprisonment, Butterworth formed a duo with Rothwell and sang in the camp shows.
Whilst at Stalag Luft III he met Talbot Rothwell, who later went on to write many of the Carry On films in which Butterworth was to star.
Before his acting career started, Butterworth served as a lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Butterworth was married to the actress and impressionist Janet Brown.īiography Early life and war service īutterworth was born on February 4, 1915, in Bramhall, Cheshire. He was also a regular on children's television and radio, and was known for playing The Monk in Doctor Who.
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Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915 – 17 January 1979) was an English actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the Carry On series of films.
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