The Patton Brothers, comprising Jimmy Elliott (20 August 1931 – 26 July 2019) and Brian Elliott (born 13 December 1933), were an English comedy

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and the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the

Chuckle Brothers The Chuckle Brothers were an English comedy double act comprising Barry David Elliott (24 December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947). They were known for their BBC children's programme ''ChuckleVision'', w ...

. They began their career as a

in the 1950s.

Biography

The brothers' father, Jimmy Elliott, was a comedian who later became known as Gene Patton. Jimmy and Brian grew up in

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, like their brothers the

but were born in

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. Their other brother Colin never became an actor, he was, instead, a car mechanic. Their sister, Sheila, a dancer, was married to the actor

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. When Jimmy left school in 1946, he joined "Britain's Dead End Kids" and appeared in five pantomimes before Brian joined him. The brothers got their big break in 1956 when they performed in ''

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'' as Chinese policemen. Over the course of their career they appeared alongside British pantomime favourites such as

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and

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. Both Jimmy and Brian made appearances in the children's television series ''

ChuckleVision ''ChuckleVision'' is a British children's comedy television series created by Martin Hughes and the Chuckle Brothers for the BBC. It starred Barry and Paul Elliott as the Chuckle Brothers and occasionally their older brothers, Jimmy, and Brian ...

'' alongside their younger brothers Paul and Barry. Jimmy's character was known as "No Slacking" due to the

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that he constantly used to berate the Chuckle Brothers; Brian's was known as "Get Out Of It!" for similar reasons. Prior to ''ChuckleVision'', all four brothers had appeared together on the game show ''

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'' in 1982 and the talent show ''

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''. In 2015, Jimmy became engaged to a 25-year-old ''ChuckleVision'' fan whom he had met via

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. The couple married in 2017. Jimmy died in July 2019, aged 87.

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