Peter Butterworth Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1919 – 16 January 1979) was an English comedy actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the "Carry On" series of films. He was also a regular on children's television and radio. He was married to the actress and impressionist Janet Brown. He was also known for playing the Meddling Monk in "Doctor Who". Before his acting career started, Butterworth served as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. While flying in an attack on the Dutch coast off Den Helder in 1940
John Brown (actor) Hollywood blacklist. Brown died of a heart attack on May 16, 1957, in West Hollywood, California, while en route to his doctor's office. John Brown (actor) John Brown (April 4, 1904 - May 16, 1957) was an English radio and film actor. Brown was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Brown had major roles in several popular radio shows: He was "John Doe" in the Texaco Star Theater's version of Fred Allen's Allen's Alley, played Irma's love interest Al in "My Friend Irma", both "Gillis" and Digby "Digger" O'Dell in "The Life of Riley", (a role he reprised for the first