Richard Murdoch
Biography
Richard Bernard Murdoch was educated at Charterhouse School and Pembroke College, Cambridge University. He began his career in film as a dancing extra in 1932's "Looking on the Bright Side" and later joined Arthur Askey's comedy radio programme Band Waggon in 1938, earning the nickname "Stinker". During World War II, Murdoch served in the Royal Air Force, rising to Squadron Leader by its end.