Abe Ginsberg (31st December 1936 - 6th November 2001) played a customer of Stan Ogden and Eddie Yeats's ice cream and beer van in June 1979. He also appeared in Sense of Place, Grandad and Leave It to Charlie and had a second career as a professional wrestler, making many appearances on World of Sport from the 1960s onwards. In addition, he had a flourishing business in antiques.