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Charles John Naughton (21 April 1886 – 11 February 1976) was a Scottish comedian.[1]

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Charlie Naughton
Born	Charles John Naughton (1886-04-21)21 April 1886 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	11 February 1976(1976-02-11) (aged 89) London, England
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Known for	The Crazy Gang

Naughton was born in Glasgow. He was a member of The Crazy Gang, and part of a double act, Naughton and Gold with fellow Glaswegian Jimmy Gold. In 1955, he starred in the first Guinness television commercial, playing the zoo-keeper with a German seal.[2] He died in London.

His daughter, Sally, was a pre-war actress on stage and with British-Gaumont films, appearing under the name Sally Stewart. As a 23-year-old she married in an Edinburgh solicitor's office in January 1939 to Peter Croft, 21-year-old British film actor, son of Ann Croft, actress. Sally's daughter, Naughton's granddaughter, Sally-Anne Stapleford is a five-time British champion in figure skating in the ladies event and won the silver medal at the 1965 European Figure Skating Championships.[3]

Selected filmography

• My Lucky Star (1933)
• Highland Fling (1936)
• O-Kay for Sound (1937)
• Alf's Button Afloat (1938)

References

External links

• Charlie Naughton at IMDb

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