In the 1950s, Bill Kerr was one of Tony Hancock's regular sidekicks in the popular radio series 'Hancock's Half Hour'. In the first series he was smarter than Tony, but as the series progressed he became more and more stupid and childlike, regularly calling Tony 'Tubb'. Despite remaining on the radio series throughout its six year run, when the TV series began he was not required.Born of Australian parentage One aspect of Bill's life which writers Galton and Simpson picked up on for "Hancock's Half Hour" was that, between the ages of 5 and 19, he genuinely lived in the New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga. He served in the Australian Army in WWII. He made his stage debut in a touring production when he was still a infant in his mother's arms.