Wilfrid Brambell was born on the 22nd of March 1912 at number 6 Edenvale Road, Rathgar, County Dublin, Ireland.
He was the youngest of three and had two brothers which were five and seven years his senior.
Wilfrid had his first taste for the stage at the early age of just two and a half where he would sing to entertain injured world war one solders at local hospital wards.
Some years later whilst attending the well known 'Abbey Road Theatre' and with lacking theatre fee's, Wilfrid decided
to take a part time job where he worked as a general dog's body for the sporting weekly publication of "The Irish Times".
With his home being eight miles away, Wilfrid was given an extra long lunch hour of one and a half hours which
Wilfrid cunningly used to visit the abbey road theatre which was only a three minute bike ride away!

After some years, Wilfrid moved to London where he stayed at various bed and breakfast accommodations, one of which was at number twenty two Earls Court Square, London, it was from here that Wilfrid would write to various directors
and agents who's names he would aquire from theatre / TV magazines.
Wilfrid was very lonely at this time and tried endlessly for acting work, hence his nickname "Old Neverstop!!".
Through contacts and directors, Wilfrid worked his way up the acting ladder and worked in plays, films and TV.
Wilfrid was discovered for the part of Albert after acting in a TV play called "No Fixed Abode".
He played a drunken down and out who's performance cought the eyes of Galton & Simpson.
Galton & Simpson had written a play called "The Offer" and requested for Wilfrid to play the part of the old man.
This was the very first time that Brambell & Corbett acted together, the start of comedy history.