Freddie Frinton (born Frederick Bittiner Coo;[1][2] 17 January 1909 – 16 October 1968)[3] was an English comedian, and music hall and television actor.

He started working in a Grimsby fish processing plant, where he is said to have entertained his colleagues with parodies and jokes, but was eventually sacked.

Although Frinton originated from Lincolnshire, England, his most famous comedy short had never been shown in full on British television until 2018.

It received its first UK screening on 23 November 2018 (more than 50 years after it was made) at the Picture House in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, as part of a comedy film festival.

[8][9] Although he was an actor whose roles often comprised playing being inebriated, Frinton was teetotal in real life, having seen in others the damage that alcohol could do.