John Inman

Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in ''Are You Being Served?'', a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985, and the spin-off series ''Grace and Favour.'' He was the only actor from those series to reprise the role when an Australian version was launched.

In 1976, Inman was named both BBC TV Personality of the Year and ''TV Times'' readers' Funniest Man on Television. He was also a well-known character actor in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame. Provided by Wikipedia