Dick Turpin as Turpin in the 1974 Carry On film "Carry On Dick" and LWT cast Richard O'Sullivan as Turpin in their eponymous series "Dick Turpin". Footnotes Notes Bibliography Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional overnight
Dick Wesson (announcer) Dick Wesson (announcer) Dick Wesson (February 20, 1919 – January 27, 1979) was an American movie and television announcer. He is best known as the announcer for "The Wonderful World of Disney" from 1954–1979, and many Quinn Martin series. Dick Wesson was born in Boise, Idaho on February 20, 1919. He committed suicide on January 27, 1979, aged 59. Wesson started in radio and worked as an announcer on early television shows, among them "Space Patrol". On the live television special covering the opening of Disneyland, Wesson appeared as the captain of the Rocket to the Moon ride and was