Teddy Turner

Biography

Teddy Turner (June 13, 1917 - August 29, 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian known as dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera Coronation Street. He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in Emmerdale from 1989 to 1990. Other roles include Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in All Creatures Great and Small, Gordon in Open All Hours, and Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom Never the Twain. Turner also made occasional appearances in Last of the Summer Wine. He died of emphysema in 1992 at the age of 75.

Known For

England's Greens and Peasant Land 1982
Never the Twain 1981 ★ 7.0
Flickers 1980 ★ 7.0
Dracula 1979 ★ 6.4
Golden Gordon 1979 ★ 8.0
The Danedyke Mystery 1979
All Creatures Great and Small 1978 ★ 7.8
Strangers 1978 ★ 7.3
This Year Next Year 1977 ★ 7.0
The Mayor's Charity 1977 ★ 9.0
Open All Hours 1976 ★ 7.9
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet 1976 ★ 8.0
Last of the Summer Wine 1973 ★ 7.2