Charlie Naughton

Charles John "Charlie" Naughton (21 April 1886 – 11 February 1976) was a Scottish comedian.[1]

Charlie Naughton
Born
Charles John Naughton

(1886-04-21)April 21, 1886
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedFebruary 11, 1976(1976-02-11) (aged 89)
London
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor, Comedian
Known forThe Crazy Gang

Naughton was born in Glasgow. He was a member of The Crazy Gang, and part of a double act, Naughton and Gold with fellow Glaswegian Jimmy Gold. In 1955, he starred in the first Guinness television commercial, playing the zoo-keeper with a German seal.[2] He died in London.

His daughter, Sally, was a pre-war actress on stage and with British-Gaumont films, appearing under the name Sally Stewart. As a 23-year-old she married in an Edinburgh solicitor's office in January 1939 to Peter Croft, 21-year-old British film actor, son of Ann Croft, actress. Sally's daughter, Naughton's granddaughter, Sally-Anne Stapleford is a five-time British champion in figure skating in the ladies event and won the silver medal at the 1965 European Figure Skating Championships.[3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Charlie Naughton, 89, Dies; One of Britain's Crazy Gang". New York Times.
  2. "TV adverts of the Fifties: PG Tips to Guinness". The Telegraph.
  3. Drackett, Phil (1987). Flashing Blades - The Story of British Ice Hockey. The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1852230616.


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