Roy Hudd, OBE (b. May 16, 1936, Croydon, Surrey) is a very tall British radio and television actor. He is also a playwright, author and music hall singer. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Croydon, Greater London is a major urban town and commercial centre 9. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ...

He is best known for his very long-running radio series The News Huddlines and recently for his role as the undertaker Archie Shuttleworth in the phenomenally popular ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. The News Huddlines was a long-running BBC Radio 2 half hour comedy show, consisting of sketches, songs and one-liners. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera and its consistently highest-rating programme. ...

Hudd has written several books on music hall and Variety, made music hall records and appeared in live pantomime and variety performances, and is seen by broadcasters as an authority on the subject. A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... It has been suggested that The British Pantomime be merged into this article or section. ...

On radio, he has also given his voice to the roles of Max Quordlepleen in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and James Phillimore in The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson, an original Sherlock Holmes radio play in the series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2002). He appeared as his hero Max Miller in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play Pier Pressure in 2006. The cover of the booklet included with the Collectors Edition CD set release of the first two Hitchhikers radio series. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a series of radio dramas based on Arthur Conan Doyles detective Sherlock Holmes. ... Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie, was a 1930s English music hall comedian famous for his daringly risqué (for the period) repertoire (see Censorship), and gaudy suits. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... This article is becoming very long. ... A number of audio productions based upon Doctor Who have been produced over the years. ... Pier Pressure is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Film appearances include the Avarice segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins. The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 motion picture comedy. ...

He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2003 New Year's Honours List. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals personal bravery, achievement or service to the United Kingdom. ...

His name is sometimes confused with Rod Hull, who had the puppet Emu. Rod Hull (August 13, 1936-March 18, 1999) was a popular childrens entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Rod Hull (August 13, 1936-March 18, 1999) was a popular childrens entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 80s. ...

He has recently appeared in the Hollyoaks spin-off, In the City. Hollyoaks is a British soap opera set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of the same name and filmed mainly at the Mersey Television studios in nearby Liverpool. ...

He has also had a long association with the Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service where he is considered an honorary member. In 1994 he officially opened their current studios in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service (BHBS) is a hospital radio station based in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. ... The Bristol Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital, situated in the centre of Bristol, England. ...

External links

• Roy Hudd at The Internet Movie Database
• BBC Biography/Profile
• BBC -- Radio comic Roy Hudd honoured with OBE

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References

• GRO: JUN 1936 2a 883 CROYDON - Roy Hudd - mmn = Barham