Michael Crawford, the actor known for playing Frank Spencer in the sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, has been honoured by Donald Trump.

The US president named Crawford, 85, as a Kennedy Centre honouree on Thursday.

The honourees will now be asked if they will accept the prize, which Mr Trump announced he will present to the winners in person.

Announcing the British actor’s nomination at the Kennedy Centre on Wednesday, Mr Trump said: “He’s one of the greatest talents I think I have ever actually seen. Among the greatest actors in the world are the London Broadway actors... all they want to do is be on the live stage.

“They are the most talented people, and this man might be the most [talented] of all, Michael Crawford is being honoured.”

Mr Trump said he was “there” for Crawford’s 1967 Broadway debut in Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy, the president lauded him as “very special” with “unbelievable talents”.

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