Chris Emmett

Chris Emmett
Chris Emmett in 2017
Born
Christopher Roderick Emmett

(1938-12-13) 13 December 1938 (age 86)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)actor, comedian
Years active1964–present

Christopher Roderick Emmett (born 13 December 1938 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a British actor and comedian best known for his work on the BBC Radio 4 comedies The Burkiss Way (1976-1980) and Alison and Maud (2002-2004). He was a regular on various series starring Roy Hudd, including The News Huddlines, The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Huddwinks and Crowned Hudds. He was also a regular on Week Ending and appeared in a number of sketches in the television game show 3-2-1. In August 2003, he featured in the Talking to One Person episode of BBC Radio 4 comedy Smelling of Roses, playing the old disc jockey Kenny Truman as he tried to get a job on radio station Gleam FM.[1]

He is a member of the showbusiness charitable fraternity the Grand Order of Water Rats and is a former King Rat.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Smelling of Roses, Series 4, Episode 4".
  2. ^ "Biography of a Water Rat".

Chris Emmett at IMDb


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