A successful comedian in the Northern clubs for over 30 years, he made his acting debut in The Price of Coal in 1976, then in Coronation Street, All creatures Great and Small and Last of the Summer Wine. He was married with 3 sons and 3 daughters and lived in Barnsley where hews born and bred,.
He started his career at the age of 15 as a pub pianist and was later a
stand-up comic, before he became an actor.
Is taking time off from Emmerdale Farm (1972) because of ill health.
Even though he hasn't appeared in over a year he hasn't been
officially written out from the cast list yet and his official status
for the moment is "currently away due to ill health".