11 Facts About Malcolm Vaughan

Malcolm Vaughan was a Welsh traditional pop singer and actor.

Malcolm Vaughan first appeared as a stage actor in 1944 when he was cast in Emlyn Williams's comedy The Druid's Rest at the St Martin's Theatre in London's West End and went on to appear at the London Hippodrome in the musical comedy Jenny Jones, where his singing abilities were first noted by the critic James Agate who said of him that he was "allowed to talk too much and sing too little".

Malcolm Vaughan followed this up with a role in a variety show organized by the bandleader and impresario Jack Hylton, and a part in the Thornton Wilder play The Skin of Our Teeth at the Piccadilly Theatre, which was directed by Laurence Olivier and appeared in the first stage production of the popular BBC Children's Hour programme The Adventures of Larry the Lamb in which he was Dennis the Dachshund, and was an errand boy in the film Bedelia alongside Margaret Lockwood.

Alongside Earle, Malcolm Vaughan became the straight man in half of a comedy double act in variety theatre.

Also in 1956, Earle and Malcolm Vaughan made their debut at the London Palladium in The British Record Show, and in January 1957 they appeared on ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

Later in 1957 Malcolm Vaughan appeared in that year's Royal Variety Show alongside other 1950s stars, including Ronnie Hilton, Dickie Valentine and David Whitfield.

In 1961 Malcolm Vaughan was inducted into the exclusive entertainment fraternity, the Grand Order of Water Rats.

Earle and Malcolm Vaughan continued as a double act throughout the 1960s before deciding to split up in 1972.

Kenneth Earle went on to become an agent, while Malcolm Vaughan continued on stage, touring in productions of The Good Old Days.

Malcolm Vaughan spent a few of his latter years working on the switchboard at the RAF Central Medical Establishment in London.

Malcolm Vaughan died, at the age of 80, on 9 February 2010 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.