Trivia

When he was not working Dawson would often smoke 50 cigarettes a day, and drink a bottle of whisky every night.

He had three children, Julie Dawson, Pamela Dawson and Stuart Dawson, with his first wife Meg Dawson.

He had a daughter, Charlotte Dawson, with his second wife Tracy Dawson.

Comedian, well-known for his mother-in-law jokes, bad piano playing, and housewife character.

He suffered a serious heart attack in 1988, but refused to quit smoking.

Although commonly believed to be around 5'4 in height, in his 1985 autobiography "A Clown Too Many", Les claimed that his height was "five foot six and a half".

He was a lifelong supporter of the Conservative Party.

Nearly died from a failing prostate gland, complicated by blood poisoning, in 1985.

A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey, London on 24 February 1994.

His children with his first wife were born in 1965, 1967 and 1971.

By the early 1980s his comedy was increasingly criticized as misogynistic.