Reg Varney

The actor of the 1970s television comedy “On The Buses”, Reg Varney,  died on Sunday.  BBC reported that the actor was 92 years of age when he passed away. He was suffering from an illness and was admitted to  a nursing home in Devon where he finally died.

Jeanne Marley, his daughter mentioned today that her father had passed away quite peacefully.

Reg Varney was born in  east London. He began his career by playingd piano at working men’s clubs before he started to serve in the Royal Engineers during World War Two. He was also an army entertainer here. 1961 marks as his first television appearance in the BBC comedy show “The Rag Trade”.

Varney was best known for his role as driver Stan Butler in “On The Buses”, which was a popular ITV series first broadcast in 1969 and which spawned three spin-off movies.

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