The Patton Brothers biography.

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The Patton Brothers

The Patton Brothers are Jimmy and Brian both from Rotherham just like their brothers The Chuckle Brothers they also have a brother called Colin but has'nt appeared in ChuckleVision like his other two brothers who have appeared in every series of ChuckleVision since 1990 and 1995. Jimmy and Brian are the sons of Jimmy Elliot (Then he later became Gene Patton as there was already a Jimmy Elliot in the business) and are the brothers of The Chuckle Brothers. When Jimmy left school he joined "Britain's Dead End Kids" in 1946 and performed five pantomimes and then Brian joined and teamed up with Jimmy. Then Jimmy and Brian got their big break in 1956 they performed in pantomime (Aladdin) as Chinese Policemen which they will have performed another 8 times including this year's Aladdin at Carlisle Sands Theatre. Other roles have included: Ugly Sisters, Broker's Men, Henchmen and Cheif and Dame. They have appeared alongside Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett, The Chuckle Brothers and John Inman. Here is an a video of Jimmy and Brian talking about the show-business.                                                                 

The Patton Brothers in panto/concert

Show list

Aladdin (1956) as Chinese Policemen

Goldilocks (1957) as Henchmen

Cinderella (1958) as Brokers Men

Cinderella (1959) as Brokers Men

Babes in the Wood (1960) as Robbers

Aladdin (1961, 1962, 1963) as Chinese Policemen

Babes in the Wood (1964) as Robbers

Robinson Crusoe (1965) as Captain and Mate

Cinderella (1966) as Brokers Men

Jack and the Beanstalk (1967) as Henchmen

Cinderella (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) as Brokers Men

Babes in the Wood (1974) as Robbers

Robin Hood (1975, 1976) as Robbers

Jack and the Beanstalk (1977) as Henchmen

Babes in the Wood (1978) as Robbers

Mother Goose (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) as Henchmen

Dick Whittington (1983, 1984) as Captain and Mate

Aladdin (1985) as Chinese Policemen

Sleeping Beauty (1986) as Henchmen

Sinbad the Sailor (1987) as Captain and Mate

Robinson Crusoe (1988) as Captain and Mate

Cinderella (1989) as Ugly Sisters

Dick Whittington (1990) as Captain and Mate

Jack and the Beanstalk (1991) as Henchmen

Dick Whittington (1992) as Captain and Mate

Cinderella (1993, 1994) as Ugly Sisters

Aladdin (1995) as Chinese Policemen

Mother Goose (1996) as Henchmen

Goldilocks (1997, 1998) as Robbers

Dick Whittington (1999, 2000) as Captain and Mate

Aladdin (2001, 2002) (With The Chuckle Brothers) as Cheif and Dame

Cinderella (2003, 2004) as Ugly Sisters

Jack and the Beanstalk (2005) as King (Brian) and Dame (Jimmy)

Aladdin (2006) as Chinese Policemen

With The Chuckle Brothers

Live and in Trouble (1996)

Summer Roadshow (1997)

The Adventures of The Chuckle Brothers (1998) (Also with the Polkadots)

Trouble at Sea (1999)

The New Adventures of The Chuckle Brothers (2000)

Spooky Goings On (2001)

Raiders of the Lost Bark (2002)

Star Doors (2003)

Barry Potty (2004)

Pirates of the River Rother (2005)

Doctor What (2006)