Syd Walker

Syd Walker (born Sydney Kirkman; 22 March 1886 – 13 January 1945) was a British actor and comedian.

Born in Salford, Lancashire, he started his career in music halls, both as a solo performer and in double acts. He was also a member of Fred Karno's comedy troupe. After some years performing with Karno, and after losing his Lancashire accent, he became a regular on BBC radio's Band Waggon (1938–1939) as Mr. Walker, a philosophical rag-and-bone man with the popular catch phrase: "What would you do, chums?" He later had his own show, Mr Walker Wants to Know.

Filmography Old Bill Through the Ages (1924) Royal Cavalcade (1935) Let's Make a Night of It (1937) Over She Goes (1938) Hold My Hand (1938) Sweet Devil (1938) Oh Boy! (1938) What Would You Do, Chums? (1939) I Killed the Count (1939) The Gang's All Here (1939)