The Sooty Show (1955) featured a cast of 100 tracked actors. Of these, 17 (28%) are still alive today and 43 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Joe Brown, age 85. This TV series starred Matthew Corbett and Wally Whyton.
28% still with us· verified cast17% of full cast · incl. 40 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 28% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast100 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1955 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew Corbett Self | Self | Living | 28/03/1948 | 78 | — | 7 |
Wally Whyton Himself | Himself | Deceased | — | — | 22/01/1997 | — |
 Harry Corbett Self | Self | Deceased | 28/01/1918 | 71 | 17/08/1989 | 37 |
Marjorie Corbett Soo (voice) | Soo (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bob Todd The Master Villain | The Master Villain | Deceased | 15/12/1921 | 70 | 21/10/1992 | 34 |
 Brenda Longman Soo (voice) | Soo (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shirley Abicair Herself | Herself | Deceased | — | — | 27/09/2025 | — |
Tom Harrison Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mike Winters Self | Self | Deceased | — | — | 24/08/2013 | — |
 Bernie Winters Self | Self | Deceased | 06/09/1932 | 58 | 04/05/1991 | 23 |
 Ali Bongo Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lionel Blair Himself | Himself | Deceased | 12/12/1928 | 92 | 04/11/2021 | 27 |
Jack Tripp Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gladys Mills Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Davy Kaye Himself | Himself | Deceased | 25/03/1916 | 81 | 03/02/1998 | 39 |
Alan Randall Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Roy Hudd Self | Self | Deceased | 16/05/1936 | 83 | 15/03/2020 | 19 |
 Peter Glaze Himself | Himself | Deceased | 17/09/1924 | 58 | 20/02/1983 | 31 |
 Arthur Askey Self | Self | Deceased | 06/06/1900 | 82 | 16/11/1982 | 55 |
| Self | Deceased | 04/02/1919 | 59 | 16/01/1979 | 36 | |
 Clifford Henry Himself | Himself | Living | 01/07/1973 | 53 | — | 53 |
 Jimmy Jewel Himself | Himself | Deceased | 04/12/1909 | 85 | 03/12/1995 | 46 |
 Nigel Pegram Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 William Lundigan Himself | Himself | Deceased | 12/06/1914 | 61 | 20/12/1975 | 41 |
Roger Floss Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ivor Emmanuel Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Chisholm Self | Self | Deceased | 29/03/1915 | 82 | 01/12/1997 | 40 |
Billy Glass Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Johnny Hackett Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Janet Brown Herself | Herself | Deceased | 14/12/1923 | 87 | 27/05/2011 | 32 |
Eric Delaney Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jack Douglas Self | Self | Deceased | 26/04/1927 | 81 | 18/12/2008 | 28 |
Mick Connors Shag Conners | Shag Conners | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Dixson Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alan Shaxon Himself | Himself | Deceased | — | — | 27/10/2012 | — |
Freddie Davies Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Charmian Dore Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Deryck Guyler Self | Self | Deceased | 29/04/1914 | 85 | 07/10/1999 | 41 |
 Karl Johnson Himself | Himself | Living | 01/03/1948 | 78 | — | 7 |
 Julian Littman Himself | Himself | Living | 13/02/1953 | 73 | — | 2 |
 Rolf Harris Self | Self | Deceased | 30/03/1930 | 93 | 10/05/2023 | 25 |
 Ed Stewart Himself | Himself | Deceased | 23/04/1941 | 74 | 09/01/2016 | 14 |
Ken Goodwin Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bernard Cribbins Himself | Himself | Deceased | 29/12/1928 | 93 | 27/07/2022 | 27 |
 Gerry Marsden Self | Self | Deceased | 24/09/1942 | 78 | 03/01/2021 | 13 |
 Dora Bryan Herself | Herself | Deceased | 07/02/1923 | 91 | 23/07/2014 | 32 |
Billy Dainty Himself | Himself | Deceased | 22/02/1927 | 59 | 19/11/1986 | 28 |
Derek Franks Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rosemary Squires Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mel Harvey Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Denise Coffey Himself | Himself | Deceased | 12/12/1936 | 85 | 24/03/2022 | 19 |
 Geoffrey Hayes Himself | Himself | Deceased | 03/03/1942 | 76 | 01/10/2018 | 13 |
 Roy Skelton Zippy / George (voice) | Zippy / George (voice) | Deceased | 20/07/1931 | 79 | 08/06/2011 | 24 |
Stanley Bates Bungle | Bungle | Living | 08/10/1942 | 83 | — | 13 |
Annette Mason Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ivor Wynne Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Rod Burton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jane Tucker Self | Self | Living | 20/10/1949 | 76 | — | 6 |
 Bernard Bresslaw Himself | Himself | Deceased | 25/02/1934 | 59 | 11/06/1993 | 21 |
Larry Parker Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sylvia Marion Dash-Lee Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bryan Burden Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shahid Malik Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Billy McComb Himself | Himself | Deceased | — | — | 30/04/2006 | — |
Paul Fox Himself | Himself | Deceased | 27/10/1925 | 98 | 08/04/2024 | 30 |
Clive Webb Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dawson Chance Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Terry Hall Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Lockwood The Vicar | The Vicar | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Peter Jago Window Cleaner | Window Cleaner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bonnie Langford Herself | Herself | Living | 22/07/1964 | 62 | — | 62 |
 Steve Steen Himself | Himself | Living | 26/12/1954 | 71 | — | 1 |
 Jim Sweeney Himself | Himself | Living | 07/02/1955 | 71 | — | 71 |
 Geoff Capes Himself | Himself | Living | 23/08/1949 | 77 | — | 6 |
Percy Edwards Himself | Himself | Deceased | 01/06/1908 | 88 | 07/06/1996 | 47 |
Mark Chamberlain Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Duncan Goodhew Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Cadell Himself | Himself | Living | 23/03/1969 | 57 | — | 57 |
 Roger Walker Simon Smartypants | Simon Smartypants | Living | 22/12/1944 | 81 | — | 11 |
 Bernie Clifton Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alvin Stardust Himself | Himself | Deceased | 27/09/1942 | 72 | 23/10/2014 | 13 |
 Spike Milligan Himself | Himself | Deceased | 16/04/1918 | 83 | 27/02/2002 | 37 |
Duncan Trillo Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Goddard Himself | Himself | Living | 18/10/1962 | 63 | — | 63 |
 June Whitfield Aunty | Aunty | Deceased | 11/11/1925 | 93 | 28/12/2018 | 30 |
 Frank Thornton Dr. Hugh | Dr. Hugh | Deceased | 15/01/1921 | 92 | 16/03/2013 | 34 |
Connie Creighton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anna Karen Mrs Woodhead | Mrs Woodhead | Deceased | 19/09/1936 | 85 | 22/02/2022 | 19 |
Terri Carol Herself | Herself | Deceased | 25/05/1914 | 87 | 31/01/2002 | 41 |
 Nicko McBrain Himself | Himself | Living | 05/06/1952 | 74 | — | 3 |
 Mike Reid Banana Briggs | Banana Briggs | Deceased | 19/01/1940 | 67 | 29/07/2007 | 15 |
 Dennis Taylor Himself | Himself | Living | 19/01/1949 | 77 | — | 6 |
 Derek Deadman Himself | Himself | Deceased | 11/03/1940 | 74 | 22/11/2014 | 15 |
Tommy Boyd Himself | Himself | Living | 14/12/1952 | 73 | — | 3 |
 Jeannette Charles The Queen | The Queen | Deceased | 15/10/1927 | 96 | 02/06/2024 | 28 |
Nicky Slater Herself | Herself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Aiden J. Harvey Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Freddy Marks Self | Self | Deceased | 10/09/1949 | 71 | 27/05/2021 | 6 |
 Joe Brown Self | Self | Living | 13/05/1941 | 85 | — | 14 |
Johnny More Self | Self | Deceased | 14/02/1934 | 81 | 08/12/2015 | 21 |
