Brian Reece

Brian Reece (24 July 1913 – 12 April 1962) was an English actor.[1]

Brian Reece
Reece in A Case for PC 49 (1951)
Born(1913-07-24)24 July 1913
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Died12 April 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 48)
London, England

Biography

Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he starred as the eponymous policeman in the BBC radio series The Adventures of PC 49 (1947–1953).[2][3] His films include Orders Are Orders (1954), A Case for PC 49 (1951), Geordie (1955) and Carry on Admiral (1957). On stage, he appeared in Bless The Bride (1947), Bet Your Life (1952) with Julie Wilson and Arthur Askey.[4][5][1] He appeared twice as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, first on 24 July 1953.[6] and again on 17 April 1961.[7]

In 1955 he appeared at Aldwych Theatre in the farce Man Alive! by John Dighton.

Reece died in London, aged 48.[1]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Brian Reece". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
  2. "The Adventures of PC 49". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. "The Adventures of PC 49". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. "Arthur Askey, Julie Wilson Brian Reece, and Sally Ann Howes in part of Act 1 of 4 BET YOUR LIFE'".
  5. "BroadwayWorld.com - Bet Your Life [Original London Cast (1952)] [overview]".
  6. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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