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Freddie Frinton
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We know from friends he is still seen in Germany, does anyone remember him mladys birthday is hilaRIOUS
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Fairly local man,"Codhead" as we call 'em from Grimsby.
Remember him on TV when I was a young sprog .
Freddie was born in Grimsby in 1909, the illegitimate son of a local seamstress. After being fired from his job as a fish packer in a factory where he entertained his workmates with parodies and jokes, he assumed the name Frinton and became a music hall comedian. Although a non-smoking teetotaler, his trade mark was playing a well-dressed but dishevelled stage drunk with a broken cigarette in hand and the catchphrase "Good evening occifer". He became known nationally when he appeared on TV: first on The Authur Haynes Show in the late 1950s and then co-starring with Thora Hird in the sitcom Meet The Wife in the early 1960s. He died in 1968.
Remember him on TV when I was a young sprog .
Freddie was born in Grimsby in 1909, the illegitimate son of a local seamstress. After being fired from his job as a fish packer in a factory where he entertained his workmates with parodies and jokes, he assumed the name Frinton and became a music hall comedian. Although a non-smoking teetotaler, his trade mark was playing a well-dressed but dishevelled stage drunk with a broken cigarette in hand and the catchphrase "Good evening occifer". He became known nationally when he appeared on TV: first on The Authur Haynes Show in the late 1950s and then co-starring with Thora Hird in the sitcom Meet The Wife in the early 1960s. He died in 1968.
We used to like watching him with Thora Hird in the good old days of black and white TV.
Also, we remember seeing him sitting all alone on a seat in Bournemouth (at least, we were sure it was him). I think he was in the theatre there at the time. We weren't brave enough to go and speak to him. I wonder if he would have minded.
Also, we remember seeing him sitting all alone on a seat in Bournemouth (at least, we were sure it was him). I think he was in the theatre there at the time. We weren't brave enough to go and speak to him. I wonder if he would have minded.
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