Autographs of Lance Percival
John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to improvise comic calypsos about current news stories. He later became successful as an after-dinner speaker.
Percival was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, and was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset, where he learnt to play the guitar. He then did national service with the Seaforth Highlanders as a lieutenant and was posted to Egypt. In 1955 he emigrated to Canada where he worked as an advertising copywriter, writing jingles for radio. He also formed a calypso group as "Lord Lance" which toured the US and Canada.
He first became well known in the early 1960s for performing topical calypsos on television shows such as That Was The Week That Was, after having been discovered by Ned Sherrin, performing at the Blue Angel Club in Mayfair. A tall thin man with a distinctive crooked nose and prominent ears, he also appeared in several British comedy films including the Carry On film Carry On Cruising (1962) (replacing Charles Hawtrey who quit in a dispute over billing). He had a cameo role in The V.I.P.s (1963) and another in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964). He had a major role, and second billing, in the comedy musical It's All Over Town (1964).
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Traded items with a signature of Lance Percival
The most expensive item with a signature of Lance Percival (LANCE PERCIVAL in CARRY ON CRUISING (1962) Hand-signed 10” x 8” portrait) was sold in January 2020 for £113.00 while the cheapest item (LANCE PERCIVAL and TONY WESTON AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2020 with an average selling price of £10.47 for an autographed item of Lance Percival. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2015 with £23.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Lance Percival is worth £8.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lance Percival were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Carry On Films - LANCE PERCIVAL signed 4x6 pic | £9.00 |  |
| Carry On Films - LANCE PERCIVAL signed 4x6 pic | £9.00 | |
 | LANCE PERCIVAL *Carry On Films, Actor, Singer & Comedian Signed page/pic | £6.96 | |
| LANCE PERCIVAL *Carry On Films, Actor, Singer & Comedian Signed page/pic | £6.96 | |
| Lance Percival Carry On Star Signed 6x4 White Card Autographed | £2.50 | |
| LANCE PERCIVAL CARRY ON STAR Signed Page Large clear ink signature | £20.95 | |
| LANCE PERCIVAL CARRY ON STAR Signed Page Large clear ink signature | £20.95 | |
| Lance Percival English actor and comedian Signed 5x3 B/W Photo Autographed | £6.00 | |
| Lance Percival English actor and comedian Signed 5x3 B/W Photo Autographed | £6.00 | |
| Lance Percival signed photo Carry on actor | £4.78 | |
| Lance Percival signed photo Carry on actor | £4.78 | |
| Lance Percival Signed Photo – TW3 & Captain Pugwash Voice – Autograph | £14.20 | |
| Lance Percival Signed Photo – TW3 & Captain Pugwash Voice – Autograph | £14.20 | |
| Lance PERCIVAL-"Carry On Cruising" etc Popular Comedian/Actor - Signed 5x7 Photo | £9.00 | |
| Lance PERCIVAL-"Carry On Cruising" etc Popular Comedian/Actor - Signed 5x7 Photo | £9.00 | |
