- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Windsor did 2 years teacher training in Bangor then taught History and English in the Elephant and Castle in London where he met Lynne, his future wife, who was a nurse, in the Welsh Club. By the time he was 32 they had 2 children and were living in Leek, in Staffordshire. He had always been keen on amateur dramatics and Lynne persuaded him to try the theatre. The casting director of the Royal Court Theatre got him into Cheltenham Reportary at £10 a week which started his show business career.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- He was named after the local colliery in Ogmore Valley and at16 followed his father in working down the pit but left after a few years and became a teacher then did his national service with the East Surreys, When he was 32 his wife, Lynne, persuaded him to pursue his dream of being an actor. He married Lynne Elunid in 1956 and had 5 children. He's best remembered for the television series It Ain't Half Hot Mom in which he spent 10 years along with 7 years in the series Never the Twain.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpouseEluned (Lynne) Evans(January 3, 1957 - September 2018) (her death, 5 children)
- Children
- Deep, mellifluous voice
- Noted for playing ferocious military sergeant-majors
- Thick moustache
- Had a surprise number one hit record in the UK in 1975 with "Whispering Grass", a duet with his It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) co-star Don Estelle.
- Worked as a teacher and a miner before becoming an actor in 1961.
- In 1984 he auditioned, unsuccessfully, to be the voice of the Speaking Clock in the UK; Brian Cobby got the job.
- In his last years he divided his time between France and England.
- Returned to parents' native Ogmore Valley in 1940.
- My occupation has given me great pleasure most of the time. Grand Slam was probably the most enjoyable.
- Carry on England (1976) - £2,500
- Carry on Behind (1976) - £2,500
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