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"Lambeth Walk" Leon Cortez 1938

“Lambeth Walk” with Leon Cortez and his Coster Pals overlaid with images of the costers…the Pearly Kings and Queens of London, and various shots of the Lambeth Walk itself and the subsequent dance track named after it. "Lambeth Walk" is played by Leon Cortez and his Coster Pals on Regal Zonophone MR.2685 , issued in 1938. Leon Cortez (27 May 1898 – 31 December 1970) was a British musician and actor who appeared regularly on stage and in films and television in a career that spanned five decades. Biography Leon Cortez was born in London as Richard Alfred Chalklin the son of Alice and Richard Ernest Chalklin, a house decorator. From August 1915 he served in the British Army and the Royal Air Force during World War I. After the War he married Hilda Adelaide Hunt in December 1918 and went into cinema management before turning to the stage. He became well known as a Cockney comedian and variety actor and he was regularly heard in his Cockney Coster Band (the act was top of the bill at the Adelphi in Slough in 1936 and appeared in the 1937 film Calling All Stars) and The 'Appy 'Alf 'Our on BBC Radio during the late 1930s and early 40s. Cortez also became known for his Shakespearean comedy parodies. In addition to his frequent film and television roles he continued to work on the stage for much of his life as well as being a regular in pantomime. His television appearances included Dixon of Dock Green (1960–62); One Step Beyond (1961); Dice Player in Echo Four Two (1961); Lapie in Maigret (1961); Citizen James; Honest Arthur in Suspense (1963); First Driver / Court Usher in Bootsie and Snudge (1963); Innkeeper in Richard the Lionheart (1963); Mac / Birdie in The Saint (1964–68); Mr. Crogan in Beggar My Neighbour (1967); Samuels in Out of the Unknown (1969); Christofis in Christ Recrucified (1969); Noony in A Cuckoo in the Nest (1970) and Will in Play for Today (1970). His roles in the BBC comedy series Dad's Army include Henry the Milkman in Museum Piece (1968) and the Small Man in Man Hunt (1969). His film roles include Townsman in Can't Help Singing (1944); Lou in Strip Tease Murder (1961); Grimes in Gang War (1962); Busker in I Could Go On Singing (1963); Caretaker in Echo of Diana (1963) and 'Uncle Marty' in Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966). Cortez was about to begin rehearsals for two other television plays when he suddenly died in Brighton in East Sussex on 31 December 1970 aged 72. More from Leon in my Facebook album See album "Leon Cortez: Stage, Screen, Radio and Television" https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s... More Vaudeville Funtimes Playlists… The Devil´s Crown Full Series 1978    • "The Devil´s Crown" Full Series 1978   Laurel and Hardy    • Плейлист   Stand Up Comedy    • Stand Up Comedy   Lee Tracey (Female Impersonator, Comedian and Author) “What Will The Neighbours Say”    • Lee Tracey - Comedian, Female Impersonator...   Variety Performances…    • Variety Performances   Aladdin King´s Theatre Southsea (Inc Full Panto)    • "Aladdin" Kings Theatre Southsea 1996-97   60´s Music Videos    • 60s Music Videos   Panto Performances…    • Panto performances   Blue Variety...    • Blue Variety   The Gangs All Here...    • The Gang´s All Here   Wakey Wakey campers...    • Wakey Wakey Campers   Royal Variety Performance 1991...    • Royal Variety Performance 1991   The Importance of Being Earnest (Hinge and Bracket)...    • The Importance of Being Earnest  (Hinge an...   Queen Mothers 90th Birthday...    • Queen Mother´s 90th Birthday (A Royal Birt...   Chubby Oates telly, Radio and Monologues...    • Chubby Oates Telly, Radio and Monologues   Female Impersonation...    • Female Impersonation   Dixon of Dock Green...    • Dixon of Dock Green   Sergeant Cribb series…    • Cribb TV Series 1980-81   West End Musicals Compilation...    • West End Musicals Compilation   Opera...    • Opera   Documentaries on the Lives of Show Biz Entertainers...    • Documentaries On The Lives of Show Biz Ent...   Full Movies...    • Full Movies