Ted Ray (real name Charlie Olden; 21 November 1905 8 November 1977) was a popular English comedian of the 1950s and 1960s. Ray was born in Wigan, Lancashire. His parents moved to Liverpool within days of his birth and Liverpudlians regard him as a local. As a comedian of the 1940s and 1950s he demonstrated his ad-libbing skills in his weekly radio show, Ray's A Laugh, from 1949 until 1961. A music hall comedian, Ray usually played violin badly as part of his act. He also played comedy roles in several British films notably as the headmaster in Carry On Teacher.