Freddie Starr (1941-2019)

The death has been announce of Freddie Starr who at his peak was one of the UK's most popular comedians. Starr worked as a child actor he appeared in the film Violent Playground which starred David McCallum who would go onto star in The Man from U.N.C.L.E and NCIS. As anyone who was around in Liverpool in the 1960s Starr wanted to be a pop star but thanks to his mimicry skillls he found him having a career in comedy. As well having his own shows Starr would appear on other people's including sharing the screen with  none Muhammad Ali. Freddie Starr kept up his dramatic work with a role in the British Gangster film The Squeeze starring Stacey Keach. Due to his fame Freddie Starr was never far from the headlines some tines with frivolous ones like 'Freedie Starr ate My Hamster!' but much darker ones. Starr was arrested as a result of Operation Yewtree on historical sexual abuse allegations but was never charged. Freddie Starr did not live a quiet life.

Freddie Starr R. I. P.