Wilfred Pickles

About Wilfred Pickles

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: October 19, 2013
Birth Place:  Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birth Sign: Scorpio

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Wilfred Pickles was born on October 19, 2013 in  Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, is Actor. Wilfred Pickles was born on October 13, 1904 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, known for Billy Liar (1963), The Gay Dog (1954) and The Family Way (1966). He was married to Mabel Pickles. He died on March 27, 1978 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.
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Famous Quotes:

It doesn't matter how old you are, you can still make your own special dream come true if you get in touch with Wilfred Pickles. Maybe you want to feed a lion or pat a giraffe on the tiny top of his head; or perhaps you'd rather see the lovely lights of London reflected on the Thames, or ride pillion on a motorbike. Maybe you want to meet a film star or you might even want to have a fight-all right! Just ask Wilfred Pickles. He'll try to fix it for you.

— BBC publicity for Ask Pickles

Biography/Timeline

1920

His first professional appearance was as an extra in Henry Baynton's production of Julius Caesar at the Theatre Royal in Halifax in the 1920s. Pickles soon became a radio Celebrity, and pursued an acting career in London's West End theatre, on television and on film.

1929

Born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire, he moved to Southport, Lancashire, with his family in 1929 and worked with his father as a builder. He joined an amateur dramatic society and in a local production there, met Mabel Celilia Myerscough (1906–1989), all of whose family had been connected with the stage.

1930

His most significant work was as host of the BBC Radio show Have A Go, which ran from 1946 to 1967 and launched such catchphrases as "How do, how are yer?", "Are yer courting?", "What's on the table, Mabel?" and "Give him the money, Barney", delivered in Pickles's inimitable style. He appeared in the show with his wife Mabel whom he had married on 20 September 1930, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Ainsdale, Southport.

1948

In 1948, a children's board game entitled "Ask Pickles" was published by jigsaw puzzle manufacturer Tower Press.

1950

In 1950, Pickles was awarded the OBE for services to broadcasting.

1953

He was the guest castaway on BBC radio's Desert Island Discs on 2 January 1953; his chosen book was "The Oxford Book of English Verse" by Arthur Quiller-Couch and his luxury a yellow waistcoat.

1954

The series attracted a weekly audience of over 20 million and a mailbag of around 5,000 letters. Contestants could earn £1/19s/11d by sharing "their intimate secrets." In May 1954, he took the show to television with the programme Ask Pickles which ran until 1956. The show was publicized enthusiastically by the BBC:

1955

In 1955, he opened the Wilfred Pickles' School for Spastics at Tixover Grange, Rutland. Also in 1955, he and wife Mabel celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary by returning to the Sacred Heart Church in Southport, when they gave money for a statue of Saint Teresa, which still stands in the church. They recorded an edition of the radio show Have a Go from the church hall (now demolished) and later did a version of the show, in the adjacent school for the children.

1970

He was in the play Come Laughing Home by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall on BBC Radio 4 in 1970. In 1971, he was the subject of This Is Your Life.

1978

He died in Brighton on 27 March 1978 aged 73 and is buried with his wife Mabel in Southern Cemetery, Manchester.