Dick Emery

Biography

Richard Gilbert Emery was an English comedian and comic actor born on February 19, 1915, in University College Hospital, Bloomsbury, London. He began his broadcasting career in the 1950s before joining The Merry Widow chorus line during World War II, a stint that helped launch his stage career. His self-titled TV series ran from 1963 to 1981, cementing his status as a beloved British comedian.