Duggie Brown was a renowned television personality, best known for his appearances on Granada's popular television series "The Comedians" from 1971 to 1993. This success led to numerous appearances on other popular shows, including the BBC's "Stars and Garters" from 1971 to 1980.
Brown's acting career began with Ken Loach's award-winning film "Kes" in 1969. He then went on to appear in several notable television plays, including Jack Rosenthal's BAFTA-nominated drama "Another Sunday and Sweet F.A." in 1972, Colin Welland's "Leeds United" in 1974, and "The Price of Coal" in 1977, written by Barry Hines and directed by Ken Loach.
In addition to his television work, Brown starred in various television series, including the BBC's detective drama "The Enigma Files" in 1980, where he played the role of Phil Strong. He was also the "Captain" of the Saturday morning children's series "The Mersey Pirate" in 1979. Over the years, he regularly appeared as a guest character in established TV shows, including "Crown Court" in 1978, "All Creatures Great and Small" in 1989, "Minder" in 1991, "Last of the Summer Wine" in 1997, "Peak Practice" in 1999, "EastEnders" in 2003, "Heartbeat" in 2005, and "Hotel Babylon" in 2006.
Brown's feature film credits include "A is for Acid" in 2002 with Martin Clunes, and "The Jealous God" in 2005 with Denise Welsh. In the theatre, he played "The Fool" in a nationwide production of Shakespeare's "King Lear" in 1999. In 2013, he toured the country as Mr. Boo in a critically acclaimed production of "Little Voice". Other work included a 40th anniversary tour of "The Comedians", and a summer gig at the Blackpool Grand theatre was filmed and released on a best-selling DVD in 2012.
Brown was also a highly respected after-dinner speaker and was involved in many charity fund-raising events. He was the younger brother of actress and singer Lynne Perrie (1931-2006).
