Carry On Team - Peter Butterworth

Peter was born in Bramhall, Greater Manchester in 1919, and was approaching 30 before he turned to acting professionally. It looked as if a military career beckoned and when war broke out, he joined the Fleet Air Army, but his flying days were shortlived when his plane was shot down off the Dutch coast in 1941, and he was taken to a POW camp where he spent the remaining war years.

While in the camp he met a fellow prisoner, none other than the writer Talbot Rothwell, who would change his life for ever. Due to Talbot's encouragement Peter pursued an acting career once he returned to England.

His Carry On roles were:-

Doc in Cowboy..Detective Constable Slobotham in 'Screaming!'..Citizen Bidet in Don't Lose Your Head..Simpson in Follow That Camel..Mr Smith in Doctor..Brother Belcher in Up The Khyber..Josh Fiddler in Camping..Shuffling Patient in Again Doctor..Sinister Client in Loving..Charles, Earl of Bristol in Henry..Pepe (Mario and various others) in Abroad..Admiral in Girls..Tom in Dick..Henry Barnes in Behind..Major Carstairs in England and Richmond in Emmanuelle.

Peter was married to comedienne and impressionist Janet Brown. Peter died of a heart attack in 1979, shortly before he was due to appear in a matinee performance in Aladdin at the Coventry Theatre.