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Stanley Holloway (1890–1982)

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The son of a law clerk, he sang as a soloist in a choir at the age of 14. He later harboured ambitions to become an opera singer, but World War I intervened and he enlisted as a private in the army. See more trivia »

Born:

Stanley Augustus Holloway
in Manor Park, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 91) in Littlehampton, England, UK
Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway, Richard Manners and His Majesty Still of Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway and Wilfrid Hyde-White in My Fair Lady
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1975 Journey Into Fear
Mr. Mathews
 
1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Poole
 
1972 Up the Front
The Great Vincento/Vincento
 
1971 Flight of the Doves
Judge Liffy
 
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Gravedigger
 
1969 Run a Crooked Mile (TV movie)
Caretaker
 
1969 Target: Harry
Jason Carlyle
 
1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Ballad of the Artificial Mash (1968)
 
1968 Thingumybob (TV series)
Bob Bridge
 
1968 Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
G.G. Brown
 
1965-1967 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Eggcup Tycoon / Sir Whitecliff of Dover
– Episode #17.3 (1967) … Sir Whitecliff of Dover
– Episode #15.10 (1965) … Eggcup Tycoon
 
1967 Blandings Castle (TV series)
Beach
– Lord Emsworth and Company for Gertrude (1967) … Beach
– Pig Hoo-oo-ey! (1967) … Beach
– Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) … Beach
– Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings (1967) … Beach
– The Great Pumpkin Crisis (1967) … Beach
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1966 The Sandwich Man
Park Gardener
 
1965 Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'
William Blore
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Clayton Canfil
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Alfred P. Doolittle
 
1964 The Fantasticks (TV movie)
Bellamy
 
1964 Alive and Kicking
MacDonagh
 
1962-1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series)
Higgins / Higgans
– The Dance (1963) … Higgans
– Love Is Dandy (1963) … Higgins
– Who's on First? (1963) … Higgins
– The Education of Harry Barker (1963) … Higgins
– Delinquent for a Day (1963) … Higgins
See all 34 episodes »
 
1961 Operation Snafu
Mr. Cooksley
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Fred Andrews
 
1960 An Arabian Night (TV movie)
Ibrahim
 
1960 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Pooh-Bah
– The Mikado (1960) … Pooh-Bah
 
1959 No Trees in the Street
Kipper
 
1956 Jumping for Joy
Captain Jack Montague
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
The General
 
1954 Fast and Loose
Major George Crabb
 
1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer
Sam Hollingsworth / Mr. Lucifer
 
1953 A Day to Remember
Charley Porter
 
1953 The Beggar's Opera
Mr. Lockit
 
1953 The Titfield Thunderbolt
Valentine
 
1952 Tonight at 8:30
Henry Gow: Fumed Oak
 
1952 Mr. Lord Says No
Henry Lord
 
1951 The Magic Box
Broker's Man
 
1951 Bikini Baby
Mr. Clark
 
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Pendlebury
 
1951 One Wild Oat
Alfred Gilbey
 
1950 Midnight Episode
Professor Prince
 
1949 The Perfect Woman
Ramshead
 
1949 Passport to Pimlico
Arthur Pemberton
 
1948 Another Shore
Alastair McNeil
 
1948 The Silk Noose
Insp. Kendall
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
Comedian
 
1948 Hamlet
Gravedigger
 
1948 One Night with You
Tramp
 
1948 Snowbound
Joe Wesson
 
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Vincent Crummles
 
1947 Meet Me at Dawn
Emile Pollet
 
1946 Carnival
Charlie Raeburn
 
1946 Wanted for Murder
Sgt. Sullivan
 
1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Belzanor
 
1945 Brief Encounter
Albert Godby
 
1945 Johnny in the Clouds
Mr Palmer
 
1944 Champagne Charlie
The Great Vance
 
1944 The Way Ahead
Pvt. Ted Brewer
 
1944 This Happy Breed
Bob Mitchell
 
1943 Worker and Warfront No. 8 (short)
Narrator
 
1942 Salute John Citizen
Oskey
 
1941 Major Barbara
Policeman
 
1939 Sam Goes Shopping (short)
Sam/Narrator
 
1937 Sam Small Leaves Town
Richard Manning
 
1937 Cotton Queen
Sam Owen
 
1937 The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray
 
1937 Song of the Forge
Joe/Sir William Barrett
 
1937 Our Island Nation (documentary)
Chief Petty Officer George Barber
 
1935 Play Up the Band
Sam Small
 
1935 Squibs
Constable Charley Lee
 
1935 D'Ye Ken John Peel?
Sam Small
 
1934 Road House
Donovan
 
1934 Sing As We Go
Policeman
 
1934 The Girl Thief
PC
 
1934 The Bride of the Lake
Father O'Flynn
 
1933 The Girl from Maxim's
Mongicourt
 
1933 Sleeping Car
Francois
 
1929 The Co-Optimists
 
1921 The Rotters
Arthur Wait
 
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2001 Roswell (TV series)
– To Have and to Hold (2001) (performer: "Get Me To The Church On Time")
 
1968 A Little of What You Fancy (documentary) (performer: "I Live in Trafalgar Square", "Let's All Go Down the Strand")
 
1968 Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (performer: "Lemon and Lime", "The World Is for the Young")
 
1964 My Fair Lady (performer: "With a Little Bit of Luck" 1956 - uncredited, "Get Me to the Church on Time I'm Getting Married in the Morning" 1956 - uncredited)
 
1964 The Fantasticks (TV movie) (performer: "Never Say No" - uncredited, "Happy Ending" - uncredited, "Plant a Raddish" - uncredited)
 
1948 The Winslow Boy (writer: "Wait and See' - uncredited / performer: "Wait and See' - uncredited)
 
1940 Hoots Mon (writer: "Rags, Bottles Or Bones" - uncredited)
 
1934 Sing As We Go (performer: "Love, Wonderful Love" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 April 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.154 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.129 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1971 Cilla (TV series)
– Episode #4.4 (1971)
 
1969 If It Moves It's Rude: The Story of the Windmill Theatre (documentary)
On-screen Participant
 
1966-1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #4.10 (1966) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1966 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– 'Ere's 'Olloway (1966) … Himself
 
1961-1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Himself
– The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (1966) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #7.4 (1964) … Himself - Singer
– A Galaxy of Music (1961) … Himself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1964 The Fairest Fair Lady (documentary short)
Himself
 
1959-1964 Time to Remember (TV series)
Narrator / Himself
– 1942: The End 'Of' the Beginning (1964) … Narrator
– 1915: Your Country Needs You (1959) … Himself
– 1916: The Better Hole … Narrator
– 1917: Enough of Everything … Narrator
– 1926: The Short Sharp Shower … Narrator
 
1962 The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (TV movie)
Himself / Alfred P. Doolittle
 
1962 The Third Sam (short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1961 The Jo Stafford Show (TV series)
Himself
– At the London Palladium (1961) … Himself
 
1958 Hello London
Himself
 
1957 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.98 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Himself
– Crescendo (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.24 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 Lancashire Coast (documentary short)
Himself
 
1956 Washington Square (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1940 Albert's Savings (short)
Himself
 
1935 In Town Tonight
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Very Best of Sid James (video documentary)
 
1995 The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (video documentary)
Himself/Alfred P. Doolittle (uncredited)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Omnibus; Memories of a Musical Dog (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 A Little of What You Fancy (documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Mr. Brown (uncredited)
 
1964 Highlight: The Singing Cinema
 

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Personal Details

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(April 1958) He acted in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical, "My Fair Lady," at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England with Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Zena Dare, Robert Coote, Margaret Halstan, Peter Gilmore, Bob Chisholm, Max Oldaker, and Mostyn Evans in the cast. Moss Hart was director... See more »

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

The son of a law clerk, he sang as a soloist in a choir at the age of 14. He later harboured ambitions to become an opera singer, but World War I intervened and he enlisted as a private in the army. See more »

Star Sign:

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