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- Birth nameArthur William Pentelow
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Arthur started off as a cadet clerk in the police force before spending 4 years in the navy during the war after which he became a student teacher then changed course and joined the Bradford Civic Theatre School to train as an actor, He was in repertory at Bristol Old Vic, Northampton and Birmingham and with Orson Welles in Othello in London's West End.. He appeared in at least two films Charlie Bubbles and Privilege. His television appearances include Z Cars, The trouble-Shooters, United, Coronation Street but is best known for Emmerdale Farm (now just known as Emmerdale) in which he was one of the original cast. Married to a former pottery teacher, they have two sons. t- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- Pipe smoker
- His favorite hobby was 'twitching' (bird spotting).
- First worked as a cadet clerk in the police force. Wartime service with the Royal Navy as a radar technician. After the war, learned acting with the Bradford Civic Playhouse Theatre School under the auspices of Esme Church. Acted in repertory theatre during the 1950's, including at the Bristol Old Vic and in Birmingham.
- British actor best remembered for playing Henry Wilks the Woolpack Publord in Emmerdale Farm.
- Married to Jennifer, sons Nicholas, a musician born 1051 and Simon, a photographer, born 1954.
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