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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\| name = Bob Todd~~
	\| image = Bob Todd.jpg		\| image = Bob Todd.jpg
	\| imagesize =		\| imagesize =
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	\| birth_name = Brian Todd		\| birth_name = Brian Todd
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date~~\|df=y~~\|1921\|12\|15}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1921\|12\|15\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent, England		\| birth_place = [[Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent, England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age~~\|df=y~~\|1992\|10\|21\|1921\|12\|15}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1992\|10\|21\|1921\|12\|15\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], England		\| death_place = [[Sussex\|Sussex]], England
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = Monica Todd		\| spouse = Monica Todd
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	'''Brian Todd''' (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[w:comic foil\|straight man]] in the sketch shows of [[Benny Hill]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. For many years, he lived in [[w:Royal Tunbridge Wells\|Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.		'''Brian Todd''' (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[comic foil\|straight man]] in the sketch shows of [[Benny Hill]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. For many years, he lived in [[Royal Tunbridge Wells\|Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Todd was born in [[w:Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'.		Todd was born in [[Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'.

	Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the [[Second World War]] saw him enlist in the [[Royal Air Force]], where he became a navigator stationed at [[RAF North Killingholme]], Lincolnshire. He had ambitions of becoming a farmer—making money from cattle breeding, whilst working as a manager at London Airport. The farming business, once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]] in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in fact an actor and ended up with the part of a policeman in the [[Sid James]] comedy series ''[[Citizen James]]''. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and [[John Antrobus]]' stage play ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'', which opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on 31 January 1963.<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by Universal-Tandem, 1972.</ref><ref name="Scudamore'sMilliganbio">{{cite book \| last = Scudamore \| first = Pauline \| title = Spike Milligan: A Biography. \| year = 1985 \| publisher = Granada \| location = London \| isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} pp.203-204</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book \| last = McCann \| first = Graham \| title = Spike & Co. \| year = 2006 \| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton \| location = London \| isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref>		Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the [[Second World War]] saw him enlist in the [[Royal Air Force]], where he became a navigator stationed at [[RAF North Killingholme]], Lincolnshire. He had ambitions of becoming a farmer—making money from cattle breeding, whilst working as a manager at London Airport. The farming business, once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]] in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in fact an actor and ended up with the part of a policeman in the [[Sid James]] comedy series ''[[Citizen James]]''. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and [[John Antrobus]]' stage play ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'', which opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on 31 January 1963.<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by Universal-Tandem, 1972.</ref><ref name="Scudamore'sMilliganbio">{{cite book \| last = Scudamore \| first = Pauline \| title = Spike Milligan: A Biography. \| year = 1985 \| publisher = Granada \| location = London \| isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} pp.203-204</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book \| last = McCann \| first = Graham \| title = Spike & Co. \| year = 2006 \| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton \| location = London \| isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0865121\|name=Bob Todd}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0865121\|name=Bob Todd}}
	*[http://www.runstop.de/bennysplace/btodd.html Benny's Place tribute to Bob Todd]

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	{{Short description\|English comedy actor}}		{{Short description\|English comedy actor}}
	~~{{for multi\|the baseball coach\|Bob Todd (baseball)\|the English footballer\|Bob Todd (footballer)}}~~
	{{EngvarB\|date=November 2017}}		{{EngvarB\|date=November 2017}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Bob Todd		\| name = Bob Todd
	\| image = Bob ~~todd~~.jpg		\| image = Bob Todd.jpg
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	\| caption = ~~Todd on ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1971)~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Brian Todd		\| birth_name = Brian Todd
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=y\|1921\|12\|15}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=y\|1921\|12\|15}}
	\| birth_place = [[Faversham]], Kent, England		\| birth_place = [[w:Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent, England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=y\|1992\|10\|21\|1921\|12\|15}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=y\|1992\|10\|21\|1921\|12\|15}}
	\| death_place = [[Sussex]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], England
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = Monica Todd		\| spouse = Monica Todd
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	'''Brian Todd''' (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[comic foil\|straight man]] in the sketch shows of [[Benny Hill]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. For many years, he lived in [[Royal Tunbridge Wells\|Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.		'''Brian Todd''' (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[w:comic foil\|straight man]] in the sketch shows of [[Benny Hill]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. For many years, he lived in [[w:Royal Tunbridge Wells\|Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Todd was born in [[Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'.		Todd was born in [[w:Faversham\|Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'.

	Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the [[Second World War]] saw him enlist in the [[Royal Air Force]], where he became a navigator stationed at [[RAF North Killingholme]], Lincolnshire. He had ambitions of becoming a farmer—making money from cattle breeding, whilst working as a manager at London Airport. The farming business, once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]] in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in fact an actor and ended up with the part of a policeman in the [[Sid James]] comedy series ''[[Citizen James]]''. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and [[John Antrobus]]' stage play ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'', which opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on 31 January 1963.<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by Universal-Tandem, 1972.</ref><ref name="Scudamore'sMilliganbio">{{cite book \| last = Scudamore \| first = Pauline \| title = Spike Milligan: A Biography. \| year = 1985 \| publisher = Granada \| location = London \| isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} pp.203-204</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book \| last = McCann \| first = Graham \| title = Spike & Co. \| year = 2006 \| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton \| location = London \| isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref>		Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the [[Second World War]] saw him enlist in the [[Royal Air Force]], where he became a navigator stationed at [[RAF North Killingholme]], Lincolnshire. He had ambitions of becoming a farmer—making money from cattle breeding, whilst working as a manager at London Airport. The farming business, once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]] in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in fact an actor and ended up with the part of a policeman in the [[Sid James]] comedy series ''[[Citizen James]]''. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and [[John Antrobus]]' stage play ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)\|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'', which opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on 31 January 1963.<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by Universal-Tandem, 1972.</ref><ref name="Scudamore'sMilliganbio">{{cite book \| last = Scudamore \| first = Pauline \| title = Spike Milligan: A Biography. \| year = 1985 \| publisher = Granada \| location = London \| isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} pp.203-204</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book \| last = McCann \| first = Graham \| title = Spike & Co. \| year = 2006 \| publisher = Hodder & Stoughton \| location = London \| isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref>

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{{more references|date=February 2022}}
{{Short description|English comedy actor}}
{{for multi|the baseball coach|Bob Todd (baseball)|the English footballer|Bob Todd (footballer)}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bob Todd
| image = Bob todd.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Todd on ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1971)
| birth_name = Brian Todd
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1921|12|15}}
| birth_place = [[Faversham]], Kent, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1992|10|21|1921|12|15}}
| death_place = [[Sussex]], England
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Monica Todd
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'''Brian Todd''' (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[comic foil|straight man]] in the sketch shows of [[Benny Hill]] and [[Spike Milligan]]. For many years, he lived in [[Royal Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.

==Life and career==
Todd was born in [[Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'.

Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the [[Second World War]] saw him enlist in the [[Royal Air Force]], where he became a navigator stationed at [[RAF North Killingholme]], Lincolnshire. He had ambitions of becoming a farmer—making money from cattle breeding, whilst working as a manager at London Airport. The farming business, once begun, failed and almost made him bankrupt. Meeting scriptwriters [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)|Alan Simpson]] in a pub, he bluffed them into believing that he was in fact an actor and ended up with the part of a policeman in the [[Sid James]] comedy series ''[[Citizen James]]''. He appeared as several characters in Milligan and [[John Antrobus]]' stage play ''[[The Bed-Sitting Room (play)|The Bed-Sitting Room]]'', which opened at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] on 31 January 1963.<ref name="thebedsittingroom">Milligan, Spike, & Antrobus, John (1973) ''The Bedsitting Room''. Tandem: London. First published in Great Britain by Margaret & Jack Hobbs, 1970. Published by Universal-Tandem, 1972.</ref><ref name="Scudamore'sMilliganbio">{{cite book | last = Scudamore | first = Pauline | title = Spike Milligan: A Biography. | year = 1985 | publisher = Granada | location = London | isbn = 0-246-12275-7 }} pp.203-204</ref><ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book | last = McCann | first = Graham | title = Spike & Co. | year = 2006 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | location = London | isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref>

He consequently [[Stooge (comedian)|stooged]] in ''[[The Dick Emery Show]]'' and ''[[Bernie Winters|The Mike and Bernie Winters Show]]'' amongst others, before joining ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' in 1968. He stayed with the programme, on and off, until [[Thames Television]] ended the show twenty-one years later. Todd was a regular on the 1971 ''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]'', appearing in 13 of the 14 episodes. In 1973, he appeared as Bill Thompson, the referee at a regimental boxing tournament in ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]].''

Todd gained a reputation for [[drunkenness]] while working on ''The Benny Hill Show''. He once failed to turn up for a [[London Palladium]] show after a drinking episode, and found himself in a [[Dublin]] hospital five days later. After this was reported in the media, Hill had Todd dropped from the show. Producer [[Dennis Kirkland]] persuaded Hill to rescind the decision, saying Todd brought much to the show and his drinking rarely affected his work.

Todd's only starring role was as Dan the lavatory attendant in his own 1972 series ''In for a Penny'', although he did appear in the [[Jimmy Jewel]] series ''[[Funny Man (TV series)|Funny Man]].'' He appeared in [[Eric Sykes]]'s television series, in the episode "Sykes and A Bath", broadcast on 25 January 1961, in series three of ''[[Sykes and A...]]'', in which he played a sad-faced man with one hand stuck inside a vase.<ref name="Spike&Co">{{cite book | last = McCann | first = Graham | title = Spike & Co. | year = 2006 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | location = London | isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }} (a)p.158, (b)pp.215-216</ref> He appeared in Sykes' film ''[[Rhubarb Rhubarb]]'' in 1980, as well as making guest appearances on shows by [[Jim Davidson]] and [[Allan Stewart (comedian)|Allan Stewart]] and Spike Milligan's ''[[Q (TV series)|Q9]]''. He was seen in cinema films, including ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'', ''[[The Return of the Musketeers]]'', and ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]''. He appeared in the 1980s series of ''[[The Sooty Show]]'' playing the part of The Black Hand, in the adventure film ''[[The Case of the Black Hand]]''. He appeared in ''[[Gabrielle and the Doodleman]]'' as Merlin as well as an Ugly Sister with [[Windsor Davies]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311175/combined|title=Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)|accessdate=16 September 2017|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Todd and his wife, Monica, had one daughter and two sons. He died at the age of 70 in [[Sussex]].

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) – Street Musician – Accordionist (uncredited)
* ''[[Postman's Knock (film)|Postman's Knock]]'' (1962) – District Superintendent
* ''[[The Intelligence Men]]'' (1965) – Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Hot Millions]]'' (1968) – British Commissionaire (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969) – Patient on Breathing Apparatus (uncredited)
* ''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970) – Burgomaster
* ''[[She'll Follow You Anywhere]]'' (1971) – Car salesman
* ''[[Burke & Hare (1971 film)|Burke & Hare]]'' (1972) – Guard Campbell
* ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'' (1972) – New Inspector
* ''[[That's Your Funeral]]'' (1972) – Arthur (Funeral Director)
* ''[[Go for a Take]]'' (1972) – Security Man
* ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler – My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1973) – Bill Thompson, Referee
* ''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) – The Great Manzini
* ''[[The Flying Sorcerer]]'' (1973) – Crabtree
* ''[[Just One More Time|The Over-Amorous Artist]]'' (1974) – Postman
* ''[[The Best of Benny Hill]]'' (1974)
* ''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' (1974) – Firing Squad Officer
* ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975) – Mr. Barnwell
* ''[[The Ups and Downs of a Handyman]]'' (1976) – Squire Bullsworthy
* ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) – Vicar
* ''[[Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse]]'' (1978) – Mr. Buchanan
* ''[[Le Pétomane (film)|Le Pétomane]]'' (1979, Short) – Joseph's Father
* ''[[The Sooty Show]]'' (1980, 8 Episodes: "The Case of The Black Hand") – The Black Hand
* ''[[Funny Man (TV series)|Funny Man]]'' (1981, TV series) – Billy Strothers
* ''[[Superman III]]'' (1983) – Dignified Gent
* ''[[The Steam Video Company]]'' (1984, TV Series) – Calliban Spong / Loretta Del Rio
* ''[[Gabrielle and the Doodleman]]'' (1984) – Merlin / Ugly Sister
* ''[[The Return of the Musketeers]]'' (1989) – High Bailiff (final film role)
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== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0865121|name=Bob Todd}}
*[http://www.runstop.de/bennysplace/btodd.html Benny's Place tribute to Bob Todd]

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