Kent Walton 1939, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving in Bomber Command as a radio operator and front gunner. He acquired his accent mixing with Canadian airmen. After the end of the war he returned to acting before commentating on tennis and football. He made his television wrestling commentary debut on the ITV network in November 1955, a job he kept for 33 years. At its peak in the 1970s, ITV's wrestling coverage, on "World of Sport", could command up to 12 million between the football half-time and full-time results (4–4.40pm) on Saturdays. Although fans of ITV's wrestling coverage reportedly included
Walton Studios Walton Studios Walton Studios (previously named "Hepworth Studios" and "Nettlefold Studios"), was a film production studio situated in Walton-on-Thames, in the county of Surrey, in England. The decline of the British cinematic production industry in the mid-20th Century led to a decline in work for the facility, and after failing to financially survive as a television production outlet it was closed in 1961. The Studio was subsequently demolished and the land sold for house-building. The studios began life in 1899 as "Hepworth Studios", when the early film pioneer, Cecil Hepworth, leased a house for £36 per annum in Hurst Grove,