Exploring Final resting place of Reg Varney,(On the Buses), 17/08/19.#04
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Actor #RegVarney was born into a close knit family of five children. He left school at 14 and worked as a messenger boy and page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel. He took Piano lessons from a young age and also found work as a part-time piano player, playing in working mens' clubs, pubs and cinemas. Reg's mother decided that his future was in show business, and Reg wanted this too, so gave up his day jobs to pursue an entertainment career. Reg entertained troops during World War 2 and worked on stage with #BennyHill on being demobilised. In 1961 Reg got his big break by being cast in 'The Rag Trade', before starring in a solo-show called 'The Seven Faces of Reg Varney' in which he frantically had to change costumes for seven characters and perform each in front of a live audience. Reg suffered his first heart attack in 1965. In 1966 Reg starred in the classic 'St Trinian's Great Train Robbery' and 'Beggar My neighbour', running until 1967. Reg had become a national treasure and famously opened and used the very first ever ATM Cash machine in June 1967. In 1969 he starred in 'Rose and Crown'. Between 1969 and 1973 Reg Varney went from household name to sitcom legend by starring as larky bus driver Stan Butler in LWT's ever-popular series '#OntheBuses' and three spin-off movies '#OntheBuses', 'Mutiny on the Buses' and 'Holiday on the Buses'. The series spanned 73 episodes, with Reg leaving part-way through the final seventh series having made history with co-stars #BobGrant, #StephenLewis, #DorisHare, #MichaelRobbins and #AnnaKaren. Reg suffered a second, this time major, heart attack in 1981. In 1988 at the age of 72 Reg travelled to Australia where he played Stan in a stage version of 'On the Buses', and in 1990 the entire original cast appeared on the interview series 'Wogan', where Reg announced that a new series called 'Back on the Buses' was in the pipeline. Unfortunately this new series was never made. Reg's health had begun to fail him in the early 1990s and was forced to retire, living alone in #Devon with his wife Lilian, who died in 2002 after 63 years of marriage. In late October 2008 Reg was admitted to a nursing home in #Devon with an infection and on 16th November 2008 passed away att he grand age of 92. Reg was part of an amazing era of entertainment that has resurfaced greatly in the last few years and has found a new generation of loyal fans all over the world. Reg's funeral took place on December 1st 2008 - he was cremated and his ashes buried with those of his wife in an unmarked plot.∼Actor, comedian and singer who became a household name as the central figure in the popular British situation comedy "On the Buses"
I'm now 56 and I still watch on the buses, it says a lot about the world we live in today that a comedy like that wouldn't see the light of day. How lucky we were to see such brilliant comedy actors, hilarious, it's really great to see people like you keeping their memory alive.👍
Thank you for your kind comments well appreciated 🙏👍👍👍👍
I'm 58 these days where the best I miss them so much 😢
My 9 year old son isn't interested in kids TV, he watches episodes of on the buses constantly. He loves it!. You can't beat it!
How right you are🙏
me toi'm 68
Reg Varney had a small villa in Malta. He used to visit often, was a family friend and used to come at my grandad's villa, play the piano on many afternoons. He was a lovely character, very charitable and kind to everyone ! I remember his real life jokes and his great humour. May God rest his soul in eternal peace !
I still watch on the buses, almost every day. Fantastic show
Great actor
Definitely 👍
Yep me too, feel good factor for sure.
Me too.
R.I.P Reg 🙏🏻
Thankyou for a lifetime of laughter.
Reg Varney is an actor to be remembered and never forgotten. I watch all of On The Buses regularly x
Not morbid at all friend.fans will remember his life bringing them joy..fascinating to see but also sad ..thank you..
On the buses and the other 70s comedies and the stars will never be replaced..best decade ever british comedy
Love on the buses such a great actor they don’t them like him anymore
@James Henderson that's a matter of opinion I enjoyed watching it
Reg was a true gent, never met him but loved On The Buses so much I watch the series many many times, this was the 'GOLDEN AGE' of British Comedy and Reg Varney and the other greats will live on forever in their respective comedy's that give so many people so much joy, RIP Reg Varney, you are sorely missed.
Another great actor ! They don’t make the programs like they used to in the seventies and eighties !
So True.I collect all the old stuff.Have tham all.love on the buses watch it all the time
Sadly not...Better days back then....and better people:)....
Thank you, this was such a lovely genuine thing to do, paying homage to a true talent.
Use to enjoy On the buses. Good family entertainment, no violence or bad language! RIP all the cast of the show!
Loved on the buses and every character made it a brilliant comedy...I've got the series on DVD.. and watch it often, I can watch any episode and get a guaranteed laugh..respect to all that made on the buses it's one of my favorite comedys of all time..
The Varney,such a great actor,brilliant comedian,lived him in on the buses. Pity they don't have actors and tv shows like that anymore.
I composed both words and music for the movie (although the credits say otherwise) and I remember inviting Reg to record the number for EMI at the time. He agreed to do just that if he could have one of his own compositions on the b side of the record. Somehow we never got round to it but Reg played it on his Christmas special TV show in 1971. I believe I'm the only one of the original buses team re maining today, and it's so very sad and lonely - but that's life. I'm so pleased and proud to have been part of it
Somewhere dear friends, Stan is driving his bus, Jack is collecting fares, Blakey is keeping his beady eye on them, mum is making tea ready for when Stan comes off shift whilst Arthur & Olive are bickering. Somewhere dear friends.
Terry I felt like crying so lovely. Loved those characters. I do get emotional
@@debbiehearty1162 yes I know what you mean. It’s strange - we love these characters for bringing us so much joy & then we cry. Thanks for sharing your feelings. God bless & stay safe.😀
@@terrytk9398 do appreciate
OLIVE IS STILL A LIVE & KICKING
What a lovely thought, I hope you’re right 🙏
Nice to see someone respect him like that, good on you 👍
Appreciate it 👍👍👍🙏
I remember the Inspector, too! RIP Reg Varney, you made us laugh:-)
derek blake agreed - and so touching to see the presenter’s partner sharing the moment too. A very nice tribute, made with love.
Oh the lovely Reg Varney Bless him another to make us laugh. He se sure did that RIP Reg ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Enjoyed , thankyou for showing us this it brought back some wonderful memories for me I was 10 when I first watch on the buses what a great comedy and great era ,r.i.p sweet man
I loved on the buses.Good old stan, loved olive.
Reminds me of the time I set my video once to record what I thought was a documentary about Reg Varney, only to find a completely different program was on.
Was only when I looked more closely I realised the tv listing wasn’t Reg Varney but Reg Var as in Regional Variation! Still makes me chuckle.Thanks for posting this.
I watch is videos every day morning at breakfast and with my tea I know each one word word it's only thing I enjoy watching phenomenal actor Hime and all the on the buses crew .thank you for this xxx
Thank you for doing your videos and remembering the lost talent of yesterday . Loved on the buses .
It is important to pray for all these souls
It is the best gift we can give them
Thanks for taking time to show them
God bless you
From ireland
Brung me joy to me and my Grandad when I used to watch him with my Grandad when I was 6 now 15. Makes me emotional that does.
Hi frazles c so so glad that you enjoyed our video and that is why me and mrs stytch do these video's to remember the people and help people remember some v happy memories too... All the best mr and mrs stytch.
Love on the buses, we watch them as often as we can never get fed up with them and still make us laugh even though we know whats going to happen.. Can't beat it
Thanks again. Loved reg Barney I respect the past and our favourite friends that made us laugh and gave so much joy
Thankyou for that,didn't realise he was buried here in Devon,Not far from me will leave some flowers at the church.X
Loved On the Buses. Met his screen mum Doris Hare and was chatting th her about the sit com, I asked her about the actors, she did not hesitate to say how lovely Reg was.
Magic. Thank you. Great actor, love On the Buses.
On the buses was just magical . Rest in peace Reg . Thanks for another video remembering the best stars of our time.
Reg came to our school in Moseley Birmingham in 1975, he did an hours talk on Road safety with some humour added. We all got to meet him, I was 15 at the time and he even popped on the piano for 10 mins. He was good with us kids.
One of the great old school legends, nobody like em these days, Syd James as well.
I love On the Buses! It's sad they're all gone now except for Anna Karen. They don't make 'em like that anymore! Nice little vid, thanks.
New sub. I love a stroll through a quite cemetery, so much history can be found, you do it so respectfully, thanks & stay safe 👍🇬🇧👍
Love reg varney .,... On the buses great best legs in the business film great sadly missed by many great guy
Loved On The Buses. I was a little young to remember them when the program was first released. But now I have the whole series on DVD. Reg Varney lived a full life dying in his 90s. I think I will be lucky to make it to 70!
After a hard day at work I love watching on the buses it relaxes me so much
Used to clean his windows of his flat in Enfield in the early 80's
Was he a nice guy?
reg varney what an amazing funny actor you will be sadly missed and on the buses will always be shown on tv so u will live forever in our hearts
I still love this show!!! I grew up in Canada! On the Buses is still Entertaining!!! Stan always was wonderful!!! RIP,Reg Varney!!! I watch British Comedy on DVD!!! Your Vlogs are wonderful!!
Loved the comedy!family viewing gave us all a good laugh. X
Thanks mate 👍🏼 enjoyed that, what a great actor he was. RIP Reg 🙏
Grew up watching On The Buses wonderful great memories, thanks Reg.
Thanks for sharing , loved on the Buss
I remember in the show, Stan always mentioned a bus to the cemetery gates. It’s a nice thing to do if you appreciate good comedy and acting.
Thank you for the video, if im ever in the area i will for sure visit and pay my respects to a great man.
One of my favourite shows, thanks for sharing that 👍
Off the main characters I think there’s only Anna Karen left!!!! Classic tv don’t make them like this no more!!! Crap tv nowadays!!!
You sound like you are living in the past and in a tie warp. There are good and bad programmes in all generations.
@@antoniosilvestro2494 ????
The films were ok, but if you watch the tv programme now the scripts are pretty lame and unfunny. I think its the characters that make the show so memorable. They don't really stand the test of time like Porridge, Fawlty Towers, and only fools and horses, but still enjoyable to those who remember them first time around.
Your tribute made me tearful in a good way thanks for that
It actually made tears come out of my eyes
I love On The Buses Reg Varney was excellent in it
Lovely video,you show so much respect.And i learnt a few things so thank you.
Hi thank you and you are most welcome 👍
Excellent touching tribute. On the Buses was one of the funniest comedies on the TV in the 70s. Reg was an amazing actor and comedian.
Thank you 👍👍👍
I am 66 and still watch on the buses it is sad that Anna Karen is no longer with us thanks for sharing Reg burial place often wondered were he was laid to rest
Thanks for that I loved on the buses years ago. My Dad was the spitting image of Reg when he was younger 👍
Hiya your most welcome.👍
What a great actor I have the complete collection on DVD 📀 R.I.P my friend and thank you so much 🙏
He was definitely one of my top best actor's of British history
Brilliant thank you for uploading this for us to see
You are most welcome 🙂
Lovely well thought out and respectful...Wasnt a huge fan of On the Buses but liked Reg Varney...Thanks very much for sharing this X
When you do these videos and people think and talk about them not just Reg but all the cast, it brings them back to life if just for a small time, great work cheers.
Hiya your very welcome 👍
Reg and his pals will live on forever ! R.I.P
I like what you are doing, all these great actors should never be forgotten!
It is slightly sad to see grave stones like that, just a tiny patch to remember someone's life.
Wonderful classic comedy
I was brought up on this !!! What wonderful days and some lovely memories as a child thanks reg 😊
Apparently he was a fantastic piano player my dad told me years ago
That was lovely ❤️ guys. Sad, but we remember his humour the cheeky antics lol 😂 RIP REG 🤩
And ON THE BUSSES is loved and watched by us in Canada!!🙂
Loved on the buses ! Reg was a one off nice guy
Definitely couldn't agree with you more Paul Rothwell.
R. I. P reg varney..
Very sad. He was a lovely man. God bless him
He was Part of the classic On the Buses comedy playing the cheeky, chirpy bus driver Stan Butle,r in the 1960s and 70s....giving us some great comedy memories from the golden era in British tv comedy...
well done a brilliant video. it's nice to see where tv .stars are laid to rest. also it was nice to have a little bit of back ground to reg varney,s life
On the buses my favourite tv programme stan your are the man
Such an amazing man in my mind Stan butler will always be with us
Thanks for sharing your memories of Reg Varney 😊 , great actor and person and real gentleman.
Hiya thanks for your kind thoughts and support appreciated very much and definitely glad that you enjoyed the little tour of such a iconic actor, all the best mr and Mrs stytch and Renee the campervan
Bit of useless information but reg was the very first person to use a ATM machine in the UK
Also the producers took the On The Buses idea to the BBC first but they thought at the time that there was no comedy about buses, but how wrong they were so they took the idea to ITV and rest is history.
david c yes opened it in Enfield Middx
About the cash machine I listened to his son in a interview recently and he said that the machine was there but not fitted up to work yet so they made him punch a number and amount and they passed it through as thou it was working...I'm so old I remember seeing the picture of it in the paper ...
That's not useless information I didn't know that fancy be the first to use it
Ernie Wise used the first mobile phone
No not morbid. Thanks for sharing.i didn't know what happens to him. so thank you so much.🧡💛💛💛
On the buses every day. Best show out there. Reg R.I.P🙏🙏🙏
I found he's resting place now. He's got two double decker buses on him. with the words
Best of British Reg Varney,
Nice finishing touch to a great comedian!
Use to watch on the bus as a young child. Love the show especially the movies that were made The actors they were amazing. Still watch the show now today. So sad only Ann is left. Don't get show's like on the buses anymore pure gold !!! 💯❤💯
Old Reg is Driving the Bus to take us to Heaven with Blakie inspecting the Tickets to make sure we're going up instead of down,,,ding ding.🙏😂
What a wonderful bloke he was.
Very respectfully done, many thanks and subbed. Keep safe xx
Thank you for your message and support appreciated very much and definitely will try to keep safe you too.
Reg is a truly a legend I watch on the busses all the time the whole cast were incredible but reg was the main man this is truly a lovely Video you guys honoured in a lovely way god bless u mr varney u may be gone but you still bring happiness to many people rest in peace my friend
Thank you and rest in peace fella..
Hi I loved reg Varner he was great rip sadly missed ❤️❤️💐
Fantastic program all the actors were excellent 👍 do love on the buses I watch it still now always brings a smile to my face rip stanleyyyyyyyyyyy
Brilliant series
He died because he doesn’t like his life anymore so he puts air in the car himself and he got straight to the hospital but it was to late. Thankyou for driving this wonderful bus and finding females
In memory of reg varney
1916 - 2008
That’s not how he died.
Thank you, thank you ,thank you for doing this. I am a big fan of OTBs and this was a fitting tribute to a great man. Nearly bought a tear to my eye . Great job by you and your Mrs . Thanks again. All the best.
Appreciate your kind reply, rip to a great man who brought us so much laughter, all the best mr and Mrs stytch
Thanks for the information he was a lovely gentleman I met him lots of times
Most welcome 👍👍👍
It's so sad to think times have changed for the worse, On The Buses was not clever and not well written, it didn't have to be because the likes of Reg Varney were way above in comedy than the so called stars of today, naturally funny, warm and brilliant, that's why they can't write sitcoms anymore, there are no real comedy actors around, oh for a good belly laugh again...RIP Dear Reg Varney....never forgotten....
Big fan of On the Buses. Thank you for sharing.
Your ever so welcome unknown player..
@@daysgoneby4543 yeah big busses fan thanks for sharing tele will never be the same without Stan and blakey liz Cole
Lovely video he was legend 92 awesome rip
Reg varney one of my favourite entertainers along with Bobby ball good memories
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Reg Varney actually had a psv licence and drove the buses in the show
He was such a likeable chap. How things have changed since those times.
I watched on the buses with my Dad as he was a bus driver back in the 70s he passed away when I was 15 and miss him to this day 😔 always brings back great memories.. we were on holiday the same year as holiday on the buses that was filmed near Rhyl N Wales I think it was 74 as we stayed in Butlins N Wales as well....happy days 😁
Still watch the box set of on the buses great stuff xxxx
Most definitely is a fantastic series👍
What a shame , what a great actor , thanks for sharing this vid
Hiya your very welcome 👍
Keep up your great video.🖐
Another great one from your self well done A1
Thank you for your kind comments Very much appreciated 🙂
Hope you do more of these awsome actors
Reg varney a legend xx
I see Anna Karen who played Olive, the last surviving cast member of On the Buses passed away recently 😢