Frederick Arthur Round Emney (12 February 1900 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian.

[1][6] He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle.

[5] During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him.

[9] His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions.

[10] Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex, on Christmas Day 1980.