12 Facts About Arthur Mullard

Arthur Ernest Mullard was an English actor and singer.

Arthur Mullard started work at the age of 14 as a butcher's assistant and joined the army at 18.

Arthur Mullard rejoined the army in the Second World War, becoming a warrant officer in the Royal Artillery.

Arthur Mullard was regularly a guest in other programmes and television commercials.

In 1986, invited by producer Victor Lewis-Smith, Arthur Mullard hosted an edition of Midweek on BBC Radio 4 to replace regular host Libby Purves during her temporary absence.

Arthur Mullard entered the UK Singles Chart in 1978 with his cover of "You're the One That I Want", a duet with fellow comedy actor Hylda Baker, who was in her seventies.

Arthur Mullard continued to live in a council house in Islington after his success and spent much of his free time socialising in local pubs.

Arthur Mullard wrote an autobiography, Oh, Yus, It's Arthur Mullard, which was published in 1977.

Arthur Mullard died in his sleep on 11 December 1995, aged 85.

Arthur Mullard married Florence Rose in 1939, and the couple had three children: Brian, Barbara and Johnny.

In May 1996, five months after his death, the Sunday Mirror reported that a This Is Your Life episode about Arthur Mullard had been planned, but it was cancelled by host Eamonn Andrews.

Arthur Mullard's death was claimed by Barbara to be partly the result of the extreme physical and mental violence Mullard perpetrated against her.