Mike Berry (born Michael Hubert Bourne; 24 September 1942)[1] is an English singer and actor.
He is known for his top ten hits "Don't You Think It's Time" (1963) and "The Sunshine of Your Smile" (1980) in a singing career spanning nearly 60 years.
His parents grew up in Rhodesia but met in England and his mother was an amateur actress and singer.
In 1980, he had a chart success in the UK, with "The Sunshine of Your Smile", a cover of a romantic song which was produced by Chas Hodges;[4] this had originally been written before the First World War and recorded by Jessie Broughton in about 1915.
[7] The following year, in 2017, he went on a UK tour with The Solid Gold Rock'n'Roll Show, which featured Eden Kane, Marty Wilde, Mark Wynter, and the Wildcats.
[8] In 2019, he toured again with The Solid Gold Rock'n'Roll Show, alongside Marty Wilde, Charlie Gracie, Nancy Ann Lee (Little Miss Sixties) and the Wildcats.
In 1979, he was cast as the father (Mr. Peters) of the two children in the TV version of the Worzel Gummidge books, along with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs.
Since the death of Nicholas Smith in December 2015, he has been the lone surviving actor from the show who played a major recurring character.