Don Estelle

TV Actor

Birthday May 22, 1933

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Aug 2, 2003 (70)

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About

British actor and singer (tenor) who played Lofty Sugden in the 1970s sitcom, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and also starred in The League of Gentlemen.

Before Fame

He was forced, at age eight, to evacuate Manchester, England when the Germans bombed his home city. During this time, he developed a love for singing through his participation in the choir at Lancashire's Holy Trinity Parish Church.

Trivia

He was only four feet and nine inches tall.

Family Life

He was married twice and spent the last years of his life in New Zealand.

Associated With

He was born in the same year as the famous English actor, Michael Caine.