Sam Costa

Born: 17 June 1910, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK

Died: 22 September 1981, Northwood, London, England, UK

Sam Costa was a radio comedian and dance band singer. He was also radio presenter, a profession he continued into the 1960s.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Les Millins, The Bandleader

Richard Gilbert

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Head Waiter Louis

Ethel Coleridge

Born: 14 January 1883, South Molton, Devon, England, UK

Died: 15 August 1976, London, England, UK

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Mrs. Fiddle

Betty Astell

Born: 23 May 1912, Brondesbury, London, England, UK

Died: 27 July 2005 · St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Betty Astell was a comedy actress and singer. She was married to Cyril Fletcher and worked mainly alongside him with his comedy routines and films.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Betty Clarke

Betty was given a whole song to sing in this film.

Cyril Fletcher

Born: 25 June 1913, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died: 2 January 2005, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Cyril Fletcher was a comedian and actor who appeared many times on radio. He eventually also worked in early television and sometimes in films. He was married to comedy actress Betty Astell for over 60 years and the two worked together throughout their union. In the 1970s and 1980s he found fame once more with his monologues on the British television show 'That's Life'.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Cyril Clarke

Jeanne Shepherd

Born: 16 March 1921, Verona, New Jersey, USA

Died: 16 March 2005, Greenbrae, California, USA

Sometimes credited as Jean Shepherd. Not be confused with the British Jean Shepherd who was born in 1904.

Inner Sanctum: Port of Regrets (1954) (Season 1, Episode 2) as Cora Summers