Bobby Knutt (born "Robert Andrew Wass" on 25th November 1945 in Sheffield, died 25th September 2017 in Haut-Rhin, France) appeared on Coronation Street intermittently between October 1980 and March 1983 as garage boss Ron Sykes.
He began his career in show business as singer in 1962, becoming a comedian and stand-up comic in 1964. He made regular appearances on the Granada Television shows The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club throughout the 1970s as well as many other comedy and variety programmes. His career took another turn in 1977 when he played a straight role in the Play for Today production The Price of Coal and steadily appeared in more acting roles.
His other credits included roles in How We Used to Live, Body & Soul, Three Seven Eleven, Heartbeat, The Bill, Earthfasts, Doctors, Last of the Summer Wine, The Syndicate, Benidorm and the regular role of Albert Dingle in Emmerdale from 1995 to 1997 and in 2004.
On stage, he appeared in productions of Beside the Seaside and Snow White.
He published two volumes of autobiography, Eyup Knutty and Eyup Again, in 2008 and 2010 respectively.
