- He owned a Sony CV-2000, one of the first video recorders, which was introduced in 1965 and he used it to capture many of his own television performances which would otherwise not exist today. Over the period from the late 1960s until his death, his collection grew to a vast library of over 150,000 hours of material. As television companies routinely wiped their own copies in those days, many shows in the Monkhouse collection are unique. Upon his death all this material, in addition to hundred of hours of personal audio copies of radio shows commencing in the 1940s, were passed to an archivist for transfer to a permanent digital record.
- His filmed role in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) ended up on the cutting room floor.
- Monkhouse died of prostate cancer in 2003. Yet, in 2007, he made a "comeback", appearing in a new TV campaign advertising a prostate cancer charity. The ad, made with the blessing of his widow, blends footage of Monkhouse with that of a body double then adds CGI manipulation of his face to match what is being spoken by a sound-alike.
- He owned a vast house, and because he was an art lover, he had a cinema in his basement where he screened silent movie reels from his collection. He had a deep respect for the physical comedy of the silent stars, but was frustrated that he couldn't perform it himself. He was said to be a student of comedy, which was why he liked collecting it.
- Unlike most people in show business, it has been said that Bob Monkhouse always treated his own staff with the utmost respect.
- He wrote material for many famous comedians including Bob Hope.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment and charity.
- He was a movie buff and collector of many rare films. He was particularly fond of the horror genre and was very knowledgeable on the subject. Once said that his favorite film was Vincent Price's Dragonwyck (1946). He was also Honorary President of the long running Gothique Film Society during the 1960s and 1970s.
- He attended Dulwich College.
- He was the first port-of-call for American comedians visiting London, starting with Bob Hope, when they wanted topical gags.
- A skilled cartoonist, he would do caricatures of co-workers.
- He was an early adopter of new technologies.
- His role of the barber in Secret People (1952) was much bigger but a lot of it was cut due to the film being too long.
- He was originally scheduled for either Stanley Baxter's or Leslie Phillips' roles in The Fast Lady (1962).
- He was offered a major role, in Carry on Nurse but passed because he thought the fee being offered was far too low.
- He was one of the UK's top comedians for many decades.
- Two of his three children had predeceased him. His son Gary, who had cerebral palsy, died in 1992. His other son, Simon, died in a Bangkok hotel room from a heroin overdose in 2001. Father and son had been estranged for almost a decade.
- He was much in demand up until his death as an after-dinner speaker.
- He was a collector of the illustrations of Frank Bellamy and had a room displaying his artwork.
- He was the original choice for the cameo role of the Tollmaster (eventually taken by his comic contemporary Ken Dodd) in Delta and the Bannermen: Part One (1987).
- He and Leslie Phillips swapped roles in Weekend With Lulu (1961).
- He was an avid collector of comedy material.
- In 1966 made Gold in the Sun in South Africa playing a character called Touch Marris.
- He appeared in Follow the Sun (1961), a short film as a character called Flounder.
- In 1967 He made a training film for Exide playing 9 roles plus appearing as himself.
- He made his first broadcast on Ralph Reader's ' Gang Show' in 1947 broke into television with'New to You the following year.
- WIth his long standing writing partner Dennis Goodwin they created and starred in the BBC sketch series 'Fast and Loose' and in December 1956 ITV was presenting 'The Bob Monkhouse Show'. In 1958 he and Dennis were in a second series of 'My Pal Bob which they shot on film and leased to the BBC for one showing only.
- As a stand-up comedian, Bob Monkhouse was one of the few who could improvise with his own material during any mistakes.
- He was a guest at the Royal Variety Performance in 1986.
- In 1940 he got the urge to sell cartoon drawings and sold the first one to Mickey Mouse Weekly which was of a sack of coal next to a bottle of port to make the name Coalport. and was listed as R.A. Monkhouse of Douglas Close, West Worthing.
- Collected odd song titles.
- Served his National Service in the RAF at Padgate and and Cardington,.
- He was awarded the Courage Medal for Boys for jumping into a river to rescue a girl who'd fallen despite the fact that he couldn't swim.
- He started writing songs the most successful being Say it while you're Dancing when he was 16.
- He and Leslie Phillips switched roles in the film Weekend With Lulu.
- He was a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party for many years.
- He was married twice, with three children from his first wife: Gary, Simon and adopted daughter Abigail Williams.
- He was scheduled for a role in Up the Junction (1967) but had to drop out due to commitments.
- By the age of 16 he was writing and drawing children's comics which he published himself.
- In 1945 he joined the RAF and was posted to London and stated to write radio scripts for Derek Roy, Harold Berens and Michael Howard.
- Lives in a 16th century house in Bedfordshire.
- Son Gary, by his first wife, is handicapped.
- His grandfather founded the Monk and Glass custard and jelly firm.
- Did a British comedy special on BBC TV, where he discussed many comedians. These included Tony Hancock, Peter Sellers, Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill and Frankie Howerd.
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