Autographs of Reg Varney

Reginald Alfred Varney (11 July 1916 – 16 November 2008) was an English actor, entertainer and comedian. He is best remembered for having played the lead role of bus driver Stan Butler in the LWT sitcom On the Buses (1969–1973) and its three spin-off feature films. Having performed as a music hall entertainer, Varney first came to national recognition as factory foreman Reg Turner in the BBC sitcom The Rag Trade (1961–1963). He appeared in further sitcoms including Beggar My Neighbour (1966–1968) and On the Buses stardom facilitated overseas cabaret tours.
Varney was born in Canning Town, Essex (but now part of the London Borough of Newham), to Sidney Thomas Varney and his wife Annie (née Needham). His father worked in a rubber factory in Silvertown and he was one of five children who grew up in 27 Addington Road, Canning Town. He was educated at the nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy and a page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel.
Varney took piano lessons as a child and was good enough to find employment as a part-time piano player. His first paid engagement was at Plumstead Radical Club in Woolwich, for which he was paid eight shillings and sixpence (42½p). He also played in working men's clubs, pubs and ABC cinemas with his friend George Shears and later sang with big bands of the time. He and his mother decided that show business was the career for him, and he gave up his day jobs. Varney became a solo pianist at the Windmill Theatre in May 1938. In late 1939, he married Lilian Emma Flavell (1915–2002) at East Ham.
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Traded items with a signature of Reg Varney

The most expensive item with a signature of Reg Varney (ON THE BUSES ~ RARE HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 10x8 PHOTO ~ REG VARNEY BOB GRANT) was sold in November 2014 for £175.00 while the cheapest item (Reg Varney On The Buses Hand Signed Bus London Special Postmark Autograsphed FDC) found a new owner for £1.20 in October 2018. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2014 with an average selling price of £10.50 for an autographed item of Reg Varney. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with £86.59 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.20 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Reg Varney is worth £15.01.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Reg Varney were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	On the Buses - REG VARNEY 8x10" signed b/w photo	£28.29
	On the Buses - REG VARNEY 8x10" signed b/w photo	£28.29
	Reg Varney (On The Buses) - Hand Signed Photo With Cover note Dedicated	£86.59
	Reg Varney (On The Buses) - Hand Signed Photo With Cover note Dedicated	£86.59
	Reg Varney - Comedy Signed Letter & Photo - On The Buses, The Rag Trade 1965	£71.02
	Reg Varney - Comedy Signed Letter & Photo - On The Buses, The Rag Trade 1965	£71.02
	Reg Varney - Comedy Signed Letter - On The Buses 1998	£55.42
	Reg Varney - Comedy Signed Letter - On The Buses 1998	£55.42
	Reg Varney Signed Very Small Photo On The Buses Actor	£5.33
	Reg Varney Signed Very Small Photo On The Buses Actor	£5.33
	Reg Varney Signed “The little Clown”	£3.81
	Reg Varney Signed “The little Clown”	£3.81
	Reg VARNEY-Stan Butler "On The Buses" etc-Top Comedy Actor-Signed PIC	£7.00
	Reg VARNEY-Stan Butler "On The Buses" etc-Top Comedy Actor-Signed PIC	£7.00
	Reg VARNEY-Stan Butler "On The Buses/The Rag Trade-Top Comedy Actor-Signed pic	£18.00