
Known for
Acting
Born
January 28, 1921
Birthplace
Holborn, London, England, UK
Died
July 1, 1996 (aged 75)
Alfred Edward Marks OBE (28 January 1921 - 1 July 1996) was a comic actor and comedian.
Marks was born as Ruchel Kutchinsky in Holborn, London. He left Bell Lane School at 14 and started in entertainment at the Windmill Theatre. He then served in the RAF as a Flight Sergeant in the Middle East where he arranged concerts for servicemen. He also worked as an auctioneer and engineer.
He started in variety at the Kilburn Empire in 1946, and his stage appearances included The Sunshine Boys and Fiddler On The Roof. He was also involved in comedy work with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe which later led to the formation (along with writer Spike Milligan) of The Goon Show, though Marks himself was...
1992
1990
as Uncle Vladimir Hartman
1988
1986
1986
as Captain Katt/Ludovic French/Inspector Brough
1986
1984
1984
as Obadiah Upward
1983
1983
as Lecher
1982
as Wilfred Shadbolt
1979
1979
1977
1977
as Richard Rowland
1977
1976
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as Arthur Steele
1974
as Pullicino (archive footage)
1972
as General Brincker
1972
1972
as Butcher
1972
1971