Please try again later. Reginald Alfred Reg Varney was an English actor, notable for his role as Stan Butler in the 1969-73 TV sitcom On the Buses. Born: July 11, 1916, Canning Town, London.Died: November 16, 2008, Budleigh Salterton. Height: 1.59 m. Spouse: Lilian Varney (m.1939--2002).lease try again later. Reginald Alfred Reg Varney was an English actor, notable for his role as Stan Butler in the 1969-73 TV sitcom On the Buses. Born: July 11, 1916, Canning Town, London.