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Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton [1] OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, Scotch and Wry. [2] He was also known for his appearances as one half of the double act, Francie and Josie, alongside Jack Milroy. [2]
Rikki Fulton was born on 15 April 1924 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Local Hero (1983), Gorky Park (1983) and The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962). He was married to Kate Matheson and Ethel Scott.
- Actor, Writer
- April 15, 1924
- Rikki Fulton
- January 27, 2004
Scottish entertainer Rikki Fulton is best remembered for his comical epilogues as the miserable Reverend Jolly, which he performed on the annual sketch show ...
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Jan 28, 2004 · A tribute to the Scottish comedian and actor who died in 2002 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was best known for his roles as Francie and Josie, Rev IM Jolly and Supercop in Scotch & Wry.
- The Herald Staff
- Early Life
- Second World War Service
- Early BBC Career
- National Radio , 1952–
- Dance Party Roof
- The Adventures of Francie and Josie, 1962–65
- STV Series, 1965–67
- Other Projects
- Scotch and Wry, 1978–92
- Spin-Offs and Compilations, 1993–9
Robert Kerr Fulton was born in Dennistoun in the east end of Glasgow on 15 April 1924to John Fulton, who worked at the Singer factory in Clydebank, and Margaret Moffat, a clerkess in the office of a tea company. They went on to own and operate a newsagent's shop in Roebank Street. He had two older brothers, John and Jim. But the birth of Robert was...
Fulton volunteered for war service in 1941, joining the Royal Navy. It was here that he got stage struck. He produced a concert party show and the Admiralty gave him a commission straight away — "probably because I organised a concert which my commanding officer liked!"He was duly made a sub-lieutenant. He came close to death when his ship, HMS Ibi...
In late 1946, Fulton was given an audition by the BBC at Broadcasting House, Glasgow. James Crampsey, head of schools, took the audition in Studio 8 in the old drama lounge, with Archie P. Lee in attendance. Fulton was rewarded ten days later with a contract for a historical piece for schools called The Gowrie Conspiracy, which was broadcast on Wed...
In addition to continuing his work with Children's Hour, from 1952 he became a radio anchor man in London for the BBC Light Programme. This included compering In the Mood with Joe Loss and his Orchestra every Sunday afternoon; then The Show Band Show (2 Apr 1953–24 Oct 1955), in which he slipped easily into the role of relaxed and sophisticated int...
At the age of 33, Fulton was chosen to be presenter of STV's new early evening music show for young people, Dance Party Roof, which debuted on 17 February 1958. A Scottish version of the BBC's Six-Five Special, it featured all the jazz and skiffle bands of the era. On Sunday 21 June 1959 he was star compere of ITV's Bernard Delfont's Sunday Showfro...
Fulton told an interviewer in 1963: "I've been doing this character, though not in name, for years. He was in a sketch I used to do with Alec Finlay in Edinburgh." It was as part of the comedic creation Francie and Josie that Fulton first became a household name. First, briefly, with Stanley Baxter, and then with fellow Glaswegian Jack Milroy, he w...
From 24 April 1965, STV broadcast a monthly show, The Rikki Fulton Hour , described by its director, Jimmy Sutherland, as "a programme of laughter, music, and dancing". Appearing in the first edition were Ethel Scott, Glen Michael, Clem Ashby, Maud Risdon, Walter Jackson and Clemence Bettany. After Francis Essex took-up the post of controller of pr...
A newspaper article in early 1976 explained why Fulton had not been seen on television for some time. As a straight actor, he was helping to pack out the Royal Lyceum at Edinburgh in the early 1970s. In fact, the "House Full" notices went up for The Happiest Days of Your Life when he starred in it with Walter Carr and Una McLean. It was claimed tha...
Since the end of his STV programme, Fulton had not been seen much on television until New Year's Day 1977 when he starred in the BBC Scotland comedy programme, The Scotched Earth Show, a one-off trawl through humorous Scottish writing, drawing upon books, plays and quotations. This led to the BBC giving Fulton his own comedy sketch show, Scotch and...
From 1993 to 1995, Fulton revived his most popular character, the Reverend I.M. Jolly, for a series of spin-off Hogmanay specials. Fulton made his television swan-song on Hogmanay 1996 by introducing his favourite Scotch and Wry moments to a specially-invited celebrity audience which included Gregor Fisher, Sally Magnusson, Juliet Cadzow, Viv Lumsd...
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Rikki Fulton was a Scottish actor and writer, known for Local Hero, Gorky Park and The Adventures of Francie and Josie. He died in 2004 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease and had a famous character, the Rev I.M. Jolly.
Apr 26, 2021 · Five facts you didn't know about Rikki Fulton... 1 Rikki Fulton will forever be known as one of Scotland’s finest entertainers, whether walking the walk with fellow star Jack Milroy as Francie and Josie, or talking the (gloomy) talk as the Reverend I M Jolly.
