Alec Pleon(1911-1985)
- Actor
- Writer
Alec 'Funny Face' Pleon was one of the leading lights of British
variety theatres from the 1930s to the 1970s. The son of a well-known
music-hall act Daimler and Edie, he made his first stage appearance in
1923 at the Empire, Mile End Road in London's East End. His first West
End appearance was at the Alhambra, Charing Cross Road. He toured South
Africa and Australia and and was one of the stars of Strike a New Note
at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London with the comedian Sid Field.
Pleon's facial contortions earned him the nickname 'Funny Face' and he
was also an expert yodeller. As well as film appearances he was often a
guest star on TV nostalgia shows. One of his last UK pantomime
appearances was in 1973 when he co-starred with the Blackpool comedian
Roy Lester in Treasure Island.
