Bill Fraser or judge. His first television appearance was on "The Tony Hancock Show" in 1956, after which he briefly became a regular actor on "Hancock's Half Hour". He then joined "The Army Game" as Sgt Claude Snudge, followed by a sequel called "Bootsie and Snudge". He also played Snudge in the 1964 series "Foreign Affairs". Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" as well as "Ripping Yarns", "The Train Now Standing", "The Corn is Green" and "Father, Dear Father". He also appeared in the comedy films "The Amorous Milkman" and
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Over the course of the show, the staff have considered producing several spin-off television series and films, based on "The Simpsons". In 1994, Matt Groening pitched a live action spin-off from "The Simpsons" that centered on Krusty and would star Dan Castellaneta. He and Michael Weithorn wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to Los Angeles and got his own talk show. A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project.