[2] He became best known nationally alongside Carol Raye and Gordon Chater, as one of the original stars of the topical satirical revue comedy The Mavis Bramston Show, in which he also work on as a writer.
Creyton was born in Brisbane, Queensland and began his professional career in radio and revue in Melbourne, and became well known in Sydney starring in and writing popular comedy-melodramas at the Music Hall Theatre-Restaurant in Neutral Bay.
He gained national prominence in 1964–66, as one of the original stars and writers of the topical comedy revue TV series The Mavis Bramston Show.
Creyton[1] also spent time in the United Kingdom, where he appeared in British comedy television series including Doctor in the House.
The teenage Irving intended to accompany him, but family duties detained him in England where he went on to become the greatest exponent of Shakespeare of 19th Century British theatre.
Of Welsh descent, Creyton's grandfather was born Thomas George Parry in New Zealand and was adopted at birth by Hoskins who later trained him as an actor.
He appeared in Don's Party directed by Michael Blakemore at the Royal Court, Roger's Lost Stand at the Duke of York's, Ten Years Hard at the Mayfair, the musical Liz, several revues and a national tour of Abelard and Eloise.
He and Noeline Brown starred in the original production which opened in September 1987 to universal critical acclaim and broke all box office records for the Ensemble Theatre.
In 1996, Garry McDonald and his wife Diane Craig starred in the Perth Theatre Company production which toured regional Australia.
In January 1996, after a seven-year absence, Creyton returned to Australia to star in the Queensland Theatre Company's production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit.
His novels, The Dogs of Pompeii and Nero Goes to Rome, co-authored with American writer Vaughan Edwards, are published by Random House.