Mike Pratt

Biography

Mike Pratt was a British actor, musician, songwriter and screenwriter who commenced his career in the 1950s, playing and writing music alongside friends Tommy Steele and Lionel Bart. He won two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, including for Steele's hit "Little White Bull" and his own collaboration with Steele on "A Handful of Songs". Pratt is best known for his role as Jeff Randall in the ITC detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). He died from lung cancer in 1976 at age 45.