Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine, CBE (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922 – 26 November 1996[2]) was a British comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons (with Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe). He was educated at Eton College. Four of his books, The Long Banana Skin (1975), The Door Marked Summer (1981), Doors to the Mind and The Reluctant Jester (1992) are autobiographical. He was, for the final years of his life, president of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena. The Prince of Wales was a close personal friend. wiki