Terence Alan Patrick SeÃ n Milligan , KBE ( 16 April 1918 â `` 27 February 2002 ) known as Spike Milligan , was an Anglo-Irish comedian , writer , musician , poet and playwright . Terence Alan Patrick SeÃ n `` Spike '' Milligan KBE ( 16 April 1918-27 February 2002 ) was a comedian , writer , musician , poet , playwright , soldier , and actor .