Personal Info
Reg Varney
Acting
Biography
Varney was born in Canning Town, then in Essex but now part of the London Borough of Newham. His father worked in a rubber factory in Silvertown and he was one of five children who grew up in Addington Road, Canning Town. Varney was educated at the nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy and a page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel. He took piano lessons as a child and was good enough to find employment as a part-time piano player. His first paid engagement was at Plumstead Radical Club in Woolwich, for which he was paid eight shill…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Plank
as Window Cleaner
Holiday on the Buses
as Stan Butler
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Sherry Sheridan
Mutiny on the Buses
as Stan Butler
Go for a Take
as Wilfred Stone
On the Buses
as Stan Butler
Too Close for Comfort
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Sherry Sheridan
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
as Gilbert
Joey Boy
as Rabbit Malone
TV Shows
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
ITV Christmas Comedy
15 ep.
Tell Me Another
as Himself · 3 ep.
Reg Varney
14 ep.
On the Buses
as Stan Butler · 74 ep.
Beggar My Neighbour
22 ep.
The Valiant Varneys
as Self – Host / Various Roles · 15 ep.
The Rag Trade
58 ep.