Syd Walker
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| Born | Sydney Kirkman 22 March 1886 Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 13 January 1945 (aged 58) |
| Occupations | Comedian, actor |
| Spouse | Lily (Lydia) Louie Margaret Kirkman |
| Children | Pete Walker |
Syd Walker (born Sydney Kirkman; 22 March 1886 – 13 January 1945) was a British actor and comedian.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, he started his career in music halls, both as a solo performer and in double acts. He was also a member of Fred Karno's comedy troupe.[1] After some years performing with Karno, and after losing his Lancashire accent, he became a regular on BBC radio's Band Waggon (1938–1939) as Mr. Walker, a philosophical rag-and-bone man with the popular catch phrase: "What would you do, chums?"[2][3] He later had his own show, Mr Walker Wants to Know.[1]
He fell ill with appendicitis while playing in pantomime in Croydon, and died in Hove, Sussex, in 1945 at the age of 58.[1]
His son is the film director Pete Walker.[4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- Old Bill Through the Ages (1924)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Let's Make a Night of It (1937)
- Over She Goes (1938)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- Sweet Devil (1938)
- Oh Boy! (1938)
- What Would You Do, Chums? (1939)[5]
- I Killed the Count (1939)
- The Gang's All Here (1939)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Syd Walker at IMDb
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