Bob Todd (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992) was a British comedy actor, mostly known for being a sidekick of Benny Hill and Spike Milligan. He was born in Faversham, Kent and died in Sussex, six months after Benny Hill died. For many years he lived in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick. He was known to fellow comedians by the nickname "Silly Todd." His television career began in the early 1960s. Prior to becoming a comic support he was a cattle farmer and Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War II. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Don Quixote and Sancho Panza unsuccessfully confront windmills. ... Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor & singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. ... Terence Alan Milligan, KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was a writer, artist, musician, humanitarian and comedian. ... Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Todd's perpetually crumpled visage was immortalised in the 1985 Half Man Half Biscuit song "99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd." 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nigel Blackwell, singer, guitarist and songwriter Half Man Half Biscuit, often abbreviated to HMHB, are a UK rock band from Birkenhead, active sporadically since the mid-1980s, known for their satirical, sardonic and sometimes surreal songs. ... A gargoyle adorning Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland In architecture, gargoyles (from the French gargouille, originally the throat or gullet, cf. ...

External links

• Bob Todd at the Internet Movie Database