Arthur Lucan

Arthur Lucan (16 September 1885, Sibsey, Lincolnshire – 17 May 1954, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) was an English actor who gained fame as Old Mother Riley on stage, radio and also screen, with a series of comedy films between the late 1930s and early 1950s.

Read more about Arthur Lucan:  Biography, 'Old Mother Riley'

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