Spike Milligan

Is portrayed by Edward Tudor-Pole in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

Radiohead's 2003 album "Hail to the Thief" was dedicated to Milligan.

A memorial service was held for him at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London on 24 June 2002.

He became an Honorary Knight Bachelor in the 2001 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Entertainment.

Spike has at last been officially recognised by the establishment. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2000 New Years honours list. But because he's an Irish citizen (he refused to take the oath of loyalty when he became stateless in 1960, despite spending 7 years on active service in the British Army) he can only be awarded an honorary knighthood.

In 1994 was awarded a British Comedy award for Lifetime Achievement, where he famously referred to Prince Charles as a "little grovelling bastard" live on TV.

He considered Aladdin (1992) to be the greatest film of all time.

He got the part in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) when the Monty Python team found he was on holiday near their location.

Spike had a daughter (Romany) by a Canadian journalist in 1975.

Once made out his autograph to a then unknown David Jason, which Jason treasured. Milligan later wrote the Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town for The Two Ronnies (1971), and Jason provided them (which he claims to be a master at).

Spike and Paddy had a daughter (Jane Milligan) in 1964.

Spike and June had three children, Laura Milligan, Sean and Sile (born in 1956).

His family came back to England in 1933 when his father was retired from the British Army in India.