Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth was an English comedy actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the Carry On series of films. He was also a regular on children's television and radio and appeared in seven early episodes of Doctor Who in 1965 as the 'The Meddling Monk' who is noted as being the first recurring Doctor Who villain. He was married to the actress and impressionist Janet Brown. Before his acting career started, Butterworth served as a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was captured in the Netherlands in 1940 and later escaped... through a tunnel from Dulag luft, near Frankfurt, in June 1941, where he covered 27 miles over three days before a member of the Hitler Youth captured him. Afterwards he joked that he could never work with children again. Two other attempts to escape were made during his time there but he never got beyond the campgrounds. Whilst at Stalag Luft III he met Talbot Rothwell, who later went on to write many of the Carry On films.
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| Birthdate: | February 4, 1919 |
| Birthplace: | Bramhall |
| Date of death: | January 16, 1979 |