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He was the fifth man to inhabit roles regularly for the DOyly Carte. The previous four men were comics, George Grossmith, Henry Lytton, Martyn Green, and Peter Pratt who was his predecessor and mentor.
He was a butchers son and a self-taught stage performer.
He is survived by his companion of more than half a century, Nicholas Kerri.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1977 Queens Honours List for his services to drama.
He wrote a book of his first-hand accounts while with Pancho Villa.
Brother of Cynthia Reed.
In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt. .
