Bernie Winters
| Bernie Winters | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernie Weinstein 6 September 1932 Islington, London |
| Died | 4 May 1991 (aged 58) London |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Comedian |
Bernie Winters (b. Bernie Weinstein, 6 September 1932, Islington, London – 4 May 1991, London) was an English comedian and the comic relief of the double act, Mike and Bernie Winters with his brother, Mike. He later performed solo, often with the aid of his St. Bernard dog, Schnorbitz.
He served in the merchant navy and performed as a musician at dances and weddings before forming the double act.
In October 1957 the duo appeared on Six-Five Special and were described in the Daily Mirror as top comics for Britain's teenage TV audience.[1] They had been recommended to the show's presenter Josephine Douglas by Tommy Steele with whom they had been on a stage tour. They both left the show the same day that she did, on 10 May 1958.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s he presented The Big Top Variety Show - a television series of variety shows from a Circus ring. In 1984 he presented the second series of game show Whose Baby?.
He died in 1991 from stomach cancer.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Jazz Boat (1960)
[edit] References
- ^ Davis, Clifford (1957-10-05), "Tops for Teens", Daily Mirror: page 10
[edit] External links
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