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Don Estelle

British actor and singer (1933-2003) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 70

Don Estelle was an English actor and singer, best known as Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in It Ain't Half Hot Mum. In 1975, he recorded "Whispering Grass" with co-star Windsor Davies, which spent three weeks at number one in the UK.

Don Estelle is read about 177 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2003Died2 August 20031985Santa Claus: The MovieFilm, Groot1984A Private FunctionFilm, Barraclough1983The Beggar's OperaFilm, Crook Fingered Jack1981A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm, Starveling1976Star TurnSeriesNot Now, ComradeFilm, 1976Bobby Hargreaves1974It Ain't Half Hot MumSeries, Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden1968Dad's ArmySeries, Man from PickfordsThere's a Hole in Your Dustbin, DelilahFilm, 19681933Born22 May 1933

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2003 · aged 70