Pub landlord Mike was a loveable and generous character who, despite his better judgement, couldn't help but have a soft spot for the rogues that frequented his establishment.
Mike would dispense advice and sustenance to the local villainy and in gratitude they would only occasionally stitch him up.
Ken played Gunner Nobby Clark in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum just prior to the first series of Only Fools. He also had parts in Z Cars.
Ken sadly died in August 2001. He had notched up appearences in The Thin Blue Line, Silas Marner, Brookside (as rogue George Webb), Crocodile Shoes, Moll Flanders and Touching Evil.