Tommy Cannon

Tommy Cannon

Thomas Derbyshire, known professionally as Tommy Cannon, is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball. He was chairman of Rochdale Football Club until 1988.

About Tommy Cannon in brief

Summary Tommy CannonThomas Derbyshire, known professionally as Tommy Cannon, is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball. He was chairman of Rochdale Football Club until 1988.

Cannon was cast in ITV soap opera Emmerdale as pensioner Derek in 2019. On 28 October 2020, Cannon’s comedy partner Bobby Ball died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital after testing positive for Covid -19.