Duggie Brown
| Duggie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Barry Dudley 7 August 1940 Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Duggie Brown (born Barry Dudley 7 August 1940 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English comedian and actor. He is the brother of actress and singer Lynne Perrie.
Brown started his career as a successful cabaret artist, performing his now legendary comedy act in clubs all over the UK.
He went on to have long success as one of the acts on Granada Television's popular series The Comedians (and his notable "who is it?" parrot and plumber sketch). He made regular appearances on the show from 1971 to 1993. In 1977 he appeared on BBC Radio as Mr. Fewster in an episode of Hinge and Bracket.
In 2012, The Comedians TV series celebrated 40 years with the release of a DVD The Original Comedians LIVE - 40th Anniversary Show, recorded live during a summer gig in 2011 held at the Blackpool Grand theatre. The DVD featured the new performances from Duggie, along with Stan Boardman, Roy Walker and Mick Miller.
Brown performed his comedy on various other entertainment shows, including The Good Old Days, where he made appearances spanning 1971-1980.
Brown has acted on stage in several productions. In 1999, he played "The Fool" in Shakespeare's "King Lear" for the Northern Broadsides Theatre Company nationwide tour. In 2013, he toured the country as Mr. Boo in Little Voice, the show received rave reviews.
Since the early 1970s, Brown has had a successful acting career in television and film, one of his early roles being in the Ken Loach's film Kes (1969), based on a novel by Barry Hines, in which he played a milkman, his sister Lynne Perrie also starred as the lead character's mother.
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