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Whilst at Stalag Luft III he met Talbot Rothwell, who later went on to write many of the “Carry On” films. Rothwell and Butterworth formed a duet and sang in the camp shows, where booing and catcalls covered the sounds of an escape tunnel being dug by other prisoners. Having never performed in public before, Butterworth sang a duet with Rothwell, a song which Rothwell called "The Letter Edged In Black".
Butterworth came to notice after appearing in pantomime around the UK and made his first film appearance in 1948 in “William Comes to Town”. Guest and Butterworth would become close friends and the two would work on a further seven films together during their careers. His first major success was on Television in the Terry-Thomas sketch show ‘How do you view?’ in which he played the chauffeur "Lockitt".
Butterworth's association with the “Carry On” series started in 1965 in his only Euro-western “Carry on Cowboy” where he played the part of "Doc". He was put in touch with the creator of the series, Peter Rogers, by his friend Talbot Rothwell, the writer of “Carry On Cowboy” and who had written the previous four films. Out of the actors who were considered to be the “Carry On” team, he was the sixth most prolific performer in the series, making sixteen film appearances, two Christmas specials, the television series in 1975 and the west end theatre productions which also toured the country, alongside Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Connor.
Peter Butterworth died of a heart attack on January 16, 1979 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
Today we remember Peter Butterworth on what would have been his 95th birthday.
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