Brian Reece

Brian Reece
Reece in A Case for PC 49 (1951)
Born(1913-07-24)24 July 1913
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Died12 April 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 48)
London, England

Brian Reece (24 July 1913 – 12 April 1962) was an English actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he starred as the eponymous policeman in the BBC radio series The Adventures of PC 49 (1947–1953).[2][3] His films include Orders Are Orders (1954), A Case for PC 49 (1951), Geordie (1955) and Carry On Admiral (1957). On stage, he appeared in Bless The Bride (1947), Bet Your Life (1952) with Julie Wilson and Arthur Askey.[4][5][1] He appeared twice as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, first on 24 July 1953.[6] and again on 17 April 1961.[7]

In 1955 he appeared at Aldwych Theatre in the farce Man Alive! by John Dighton.

Pew cushion in St Anne's Church, Kew dedicated to Brian Reece, showing the distinctive helmet he wore when playing PC 49. The dates are incorrect.

Reece lived from 1948 until 1953 at No. 59 Strand-on-the-Green, in West London. He sometimes worshipped at St Anne's Church, Kew and there is a pew cushion in the church dedicated to him, although it shows his dates incorrectly.[8]

Reece died in London, aged 48.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brian Reece". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ "The Adventures of PC 49". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Adventures of PC 49". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Arthur Askey, Julie Wilson Brian Reece, and Sally Ann Howes in part of Act 1 of 4 BET YOUR LIFE'". 6 May 1952.
  5. ^ "BroadwayWorld.com - Bet Your Life [Original London Cast (1952)] [overview]".
  6. ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Who Was Who at Strand-on-the-Green". ChiswickW4.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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