Charlie Naughton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Charlie Naughton

Scottish comedian

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1886

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1976

Profession: comedian, television actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Charles John "Charlie" Naughton (21 April 1886, in Glasgow – 11 February 1976, in London) was a Scottish comedian. He was a member of The Crazy Gang, and part of a double act with fellow Glaswegian Jimmy Gold.
In 1955, he starred in the first Guinness television commercial, playing the zoo-keeper with a German seal. 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.