Charles Penrose

Biography

Charles Penrose was a renowned English music hall and theatre performer who rose to fame in the early 20th century. Notable highlights of his career include starring as Sir Franklin in "The Crimes of Stephen Hawke" (1936) and creating the iconic comic song "The Laughing Policeman", which he first recorded in 1922. He also had a successful West End performance at the Gaiety Theatre, London in 1914-15.