- Father of "Hill's Angel" Leanne Robinson.
- Comedian who achieved fame in the 1940s as "Cardew the Cad", a schoolboy character he created and played on radio, stage and later in a film, "Fun at St Fanny's". "Cardew the Cad" also became a cartoon strip in "Film Fun", a children's comic which ran for 42 years up until 1962.
- Educated at Harrow County School for Boys.
- Was originally named for the cast of the Childrens Film Foundation film Lionheart (1968).
- Used to own Cardews restaurant at 23 Brook Street, :London W1.
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