[1] He appeared in his first Royal Variety Performance in 1957,[5] and that year was voted Top Male Singer in the Melody Maker annual poll.
[4] In 1956, Lotis toured with a production of the musical Harmony Close, and first worked as an actor in 1959 in John Osborne's The World of Paul Slickey.
[1] He also appeared in several British films, including It's A Wonderful World & The Extra Day (1956), The City of the Dead (also known as Horror Hotel, 1960), Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), What Every Woman Wants (1962), and She'll Have to Go (1962).
[1] Lotis continued his career as a singer, appearing on Six-Five Special and Thank Your Lucky Stars, and in the 1960s recorded for the King and Polydor labels.
[4] However, his style of music was becoming outdated, and after a period playing working men's clubs, he established his own antiques and restaurant business in Tring.