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Swot up on the comedy star with facts supplied by Paul Coyte's avid listeners.

In a new feature on Paul Coyte's drivetime show, we picked your brains for the faces, places and events that shaped the lives of a much loved minor celebrity. As always, you came up trumps.

Arthur Mullard - this one's for you:

• Arthur Mullard appeared in the film Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang in a scene where Dick Van Dyke shaved his hair off at a fair.
• He also played Barbara Windsor's boyfriend in the film.
• He sang a remake of the Grease hit – ‘You’re The One That I Want’ with Hylda Baker.
• He played Wally Briggs in Romany Jones.
• He starred with Tony Hancock and Arthur Askey
• He was an Arsenal fan.
• He was a heavy weight boxer and a Southern Area Champion.
• He appeared in an advert for orange juice.
• He used to wear a vest.
• He used to drink at The Cock pub in Highbury
• He was in Holiday On the Buses
• He refused to move out of his council house
• He was a regular on Celebrity Squares hosted by Bob Monkhouse. His square was the bottom right hand corner.
• His last performance was as the voice of Butch in 101 Dalmatians in 1995.

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