Scott, Terry (1927-1994)

English comic actor. He achieved popularity on television partnering June Whitfield in Happy Ever After and Terry and June (1974-88), in which he epitomized suburban man, by turns timorous and truculent. His wide-ranging career also encompassed theatre, films, and radio.

Scott was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and served in the navy in World War II. He took up acting and worked with repertory companies; he later switched to comedy, learning his craft in clubs and seaside variety shows. He won initial success on radio and then in 1955 appeared with Bill Maynard in the TV comedy series Great Scott It's Maynard. In 1962 Scott teamed with Hugh Lloyd for Hugh and I, a hit series which ran for seven seasons, and in 1974 came his first pairing with June Whitfield.

Scott played supporting roles in films, including seven of the Carry On series (in 1970 he played Cardinal Wolsey in Carry On Henry). He was a pantomime dame at the London Palladium for three seasons, and performed in West End stage farces such as The Mating Game (1972).