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Full Name
  
Arthur Oates

Died
  
November 10, 2006

Role
  
Character actor

Name
  
Chubby Oates

Occupation
  
Actor


Born
  
23 December 1942 (
1942-12-23
)

Cause of death
  
Diabetic complications Heart attack

Chubby Oates Fire Eater Comedy GIF


Chubby Oates born Arthur Oates (23 December 1942 – 10 November 2006) was a Cockney clubland comic and character actor.

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Born in Bermondsey South London Oates started out as a reporter for the South London Observer, he shared an office with future editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie.
In the evenings Oates began to perform as a comic and by the early sixties he'd turned professional. He was also a noted pantomime performer usually appearing as the dame. In this capacity he played "Mum" to some of the biggest and best names in showbusiness. He also claimed the record for the heaviest Ugly Sisters when his co-star in a production of "Cinderella" at Yeovil's Octagon Theatre was Steve King. Their combined weight was in excess of 30 stone!
In 1969 he co-starred with Fiona Richmond in Pajama Tops, a long running Paul Raymond comedy at the Whitehall Theatre. As a character actor Oates appeared in shows such as Doctor Who and Dixon of Dock Green, and also played the coach driver in the cult horror film Killer's Moon (1978).

He died aged 63 from diabetic complications and a heart attack after giving a performance at a showbusiness luncheon. Appropriately, one of the last pictures taken of Chubby showed veteran comedy legends Roy Hudd and June Whitfield laughing at a joke Chubby had just cracked.

Filmography

Actor
1989
Mornin' Sarge (TV Series) as
Bobby
- The New Constable (1989) - Bobby
1980
Cribb (TV Series) as
Chairman
- Abracadaver (1980) - Chairman
1978
The Famous Five (TV Series) as
Alfredo
- Five Have a Wonderful Time (1978) - Alfredo (as Chubby Oats)
1978
Killer's Moon as
Bus Driver
1978
The Devil's Crown (TV Series) as
Common Soldier
- Lion of Christendom (1978) - Common Soldier
1976
Rogue's Rock (TV Series) as
Cyril
- Phoenix (1976) - Cyril (uncredited)
- Black Gold (1976) - Cyril
- Waterloo (1976) - Cyril
- Galleon (1976) - Cyril
1975
Hogg's Back (TV Series) as
Fire Eater
- Episode #1.7 (1975) - Fire Eater
1973
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Man with Dog / Terry
- Target (1975) - Man with Dog
- Eye Witness (1973) - Terry
1974
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Policeman
- Planet of the Spiders: Part Two (1974) - Policeman
1968
Adventure Weekly (TV Series) as
Bill
- Into Print (1968) - Bill
Self
2005
Sex in the 70s (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The King of Soho (2005) - Self
1980
Gay Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Male Gay Lifestyles (1980) - Self

References

Chubby Oates Wikipedia