Syd Walker (22 March 1886, in Salford, Lancashire – 13 January 1945, in Hove, Sussex) was a British actor and comedian.[1] He was a music hall comic and a regular on BBC radio's Band Waggon (1938–1939) as Mr. Walker, a philosophic rag-and-bone man with the popular catch phrase "what would you do, chums?"[2][3] He was also the father of film director Pete Walker.[4]
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Born | Sydney Kirkman (1886-03-22)22 March 1886 Salford, Lancashire, England |
Died | 13 January 1945(1945-01-13) (aged 58) Hove, Sussex, England |
Occupation | Comedian & actor |
Spouse(s) | Lily (Lydia) Louie Margaret Kirkman |
Children | Pete Walker |
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