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Spike Milligan (1918–2002)

Spike was born an 'Army Brat', the son of an Irish Captain in the British Raj in India. Educated in a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and at Lewisham Polytechnic in England, he spent his formative years playing the fool and playing the trumpet in local jazz bands. He joined the British Army himself (under protest if you believe his auto-biogs) as a conscript at the outbreak of WWII... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (75 titles)
2000 Gormenghast (TV mini-series)
De'Ath
Episode #1.3 (2000) … De'Ath
 
1995-1998 Wolves, Witches and Giants (TV series)
Narrator / Molly / The Giant / …
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1998) … Narrator
Chicken Lickin (1996) … Narrator (voice)
The Wolf and Seven Kids (1995) … Narrator (voice)
Diamonds and Toads … Narrator (voice)
Hansel and Gretel … Narrator (voice)
 
1993 The Big Freeze
Der Schauspieler
 
1993 The Great Bong (TV series) (voice)
 
1988 Mr. H Is Late (TV short)
Roadsweeper
 
1987 In Sickness and in Health (TV series)
Fancy Fred
Episode #3.5 (1987) … Fancy Fred
 
1987 The Ratties (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1985 Super Gran (TV series)
Zoo Keeper
Supergran and the Missing Hissing (1985) … Zoo Keeper
 
1985 No 73 (TV series)
Non Returnable (1985)
 
1983 Yellowbeard
Flunkie
 
1982 There's a Lot of It About (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.6 (1982) … Various Characters
Episode #1.5 (1982) … Various Characters
Episode #1.4 (1982) … Various Characters
Episode #1.3 (1982) … Various Characters
Episode #1.2 (1982) … Various Characters
 
1981 History of the World: Part I
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
 
1980 Here Comes Channel 8 (TV movie)
Elderly version of himself
 
1969-1980 Q5 (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #5.6 (1980) … Various Characters
Episode #5.5 (1980) … Various Characters
Episode #5.4 (1980) … Various Characters
Episode #5.3 (1980) … Various Characters
Episode #5.2 (1980) … Various Characters
 
1979 Life of Brian
Spike
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Policeman
 
1977 Dot and the Kangaroo
Mr. Platypus (voice)
 
1977 Fantastic Animation Festival
Narrator: "Moonshadow"
 
1976 Lost in the Wild
Hawker
 
1975 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
The Melting Pot (1975)
 
1975 The Melting Pot (TV series)
Mr. Van Gogh
 
1974 The Last Turkey in the Shop Show (TV short)
Various Characters
 
1970-1974 Till Death Us Do Part (TV series)
Indian Train Passenger / Paki-Paddy / Pakistani Man
Paki-Paddy (1974) … Paki-Paddy
Holiday in Bournemouth (1972) … Indian Train Passenger
Up the Polls (1970) … Pakistani Man
 
1974 The Cherry Picker
Mr. Lal
 
1974 The Great McGonagall
William McGonagall
 
1972-1973 Milligan in... (TV series)
Various Characters
Milligan in Summer (1973) … Various Characters
Milligan in Spring (1973) … Various Characters
Milligan in Autumn (1972) … Various Characters
Milligan in Winter (1972) … Various Characters
 
1973 Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Bill Bombay
 
1971-1972 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV series)
Various Characters
The Best of the Comedy Machine (1972) … Various Characters
Episode #1.14 (1972) … Various Characters
Episode #1.13 (1972) … Various Characters
Episode #1.12 (1971) … Various Characters
Episode #1.11 (1971) … Various Characters
 
1972 Moonshadow (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1972 Rentadick
Customs officer
 
1971 Private Eye TV (TV movie)
 
1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Tramp (segment "Sloth")
 
1971 An Apple a Day (TV movie)
Arnold Thrust
 
1970 Cucumber Castle (TV movie)
The Court Jester
 
1970 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (TV movie)
E.W. Mackney
 
1970 Oh in Colour (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.6 (1970) … Various Characters
Episode #1.5 (1970) … Various Characters
Episode #1.4 (1970) … Various Characters
Episode #1.3 (1970) … Various Characters
Episode #1.2 (1970) … Various Characters
 
1970 Score with the Scaffold (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1970)
 
1966-1970 Not Only... But Also (TV series)
In 'Poets Cornered'
Episode #3.1 (1970)
Christmas Special (1966) … In 'Poets Cornered'
 
1969 Curry & Chips (TV series)
Kevin O'Grady
Episode #1.6 (1969) … Kevin O'Grady
Episode #1.5 (1969) … Kevin O'Grady
Episode #1.4 (1969) … Kevin O'Grady
Episode #1.3 (1969) … Kevin O'Grady
Episode #1.2 (1969) … Kevin O'Grady
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Traffic Warden 27
 
1968-1969 The World of Beachcomber (TV series)
Dr. Strabismus
Episode #2.6 (1969) … Dr. Strabismus
Episode #2.5 (1969) … Dr. Strabismus
Episode #2.4 (1969) … Dr. Strabismus
Episode #2.3 (1969) … Dr. Strabismus
Episode #2.2 (1969) … Dr. Strabismus
 
1969 Decidedly Dusty (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1969)
 
1969 The Bed Sitting Room
Mate
 
1968 Rita and Wally (TV series)
The Pest Exterminator
The Family That Sprays Together, Stays Together (1968) … The Pest Exterminator
 
1967 Sad/Happy Ending Story of the Bald Twit Lion (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1966 Fish and Milligan (short)
Fisherman
 
1964 Milligan's Wake (TV series)
Various Roles (1964-1965)
 
1963 The Telegoons (TV series)
Eccles / Minnie Bannister / Moriarty
The Lost Colony (1963) … Eccles (voice) / Moriarty (voice) / Minnie Bannister (voice)
The Ascent of Mount Everest (1963) … Eccles (voice) / Moriarty (voice) / Minnie Bannister (voice)
 
1962 Postman's Knock
Harold Petts
 
1961 What a Whopper
Tramp
 
1961 Invasion Quartet
Godfrey Pringle
 
1961 Watch Your Stern
Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
 
1960 The Risk
Arthur, lab orderly
 
1959 Alfred Marks Time (TV series)
Episode #4.4 (1959)
 
1956 Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (TV movie)
 
1956 Son of Fred (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.1 (1956) … Various Characters
 
1956 A Show Called Fred (TV series)
Various Characters
 
1956 The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.1 (1956) … Various Characters
 
1956 The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (short)
Sgt. Brown / Eccles
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings
Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
 
1952 Don't Spare the Horses (TV series)
 
1952 Goonreel (TV movie)
Various
 
1951 Penny Points to Paradise
Spike Donnelly
 
1951 Let's Go Crazy (short)
Eccles / Waiter
 
Show ShowWriter (38 titles)
2005 The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (TV series)
 
2002 Puckoon (novel)
 
1999 The Two Ronnies at the Movies (TV movie)
 
1985 Last Laugh Before TV-am (TV movie)
 
1982 There's a Lot of It About (TV series)
Episode #1.6 (1982) (writer)
Episode #1.5 (1982) (writer)
Episode #1.4 (1982) (writer)
Episode #1.3 (1982) (writer)
Episode #1.2 (1982) (writer)
 
1969-1980 Q5 (TV series)
Episode #5.6 (1980) (writer)
Episode #5.5 (1980) (writer)
Episode #5.4 (1980) (writer)
Episode #5.3 (1980) (writer)
Episode #5.2 (1980) (writer)
 
1976 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
Episode #5.1 (1976) (written by)
 
1975 The Punch Review (TV series)
 
1975 The Melting Pot (TV series)
 
1974 Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall (based on the novel by)
 
1973 Milligan in... (TV series)
Milligan in Summer (1973) (script)
Milligan in Spring (1973) (script)
 
1973 Full House (TV series)
Episode dated 6 January 1973 (1973) (poems)
 
1973 Ghost in the Noonday Sun (additional dialogue)
 
1972 The Last Goon Show of All (TV movie)
 
1971-1972 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV series)
The Best of the Comedy Machine (1972) (writer)
Episode #1.14 (1972) (writer)
Episode #1.1 (1971) (writer)
 
1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (screenplay / segment "Sloth")
 
1970 Oh in Colour (TV series)
 
1969 The World of Beachcomber (TV series)
Episode #2.5 (1969) (additional material)
Episode #2.2 (1969) (additional material)
 
1969 The Bed Sitting Room (play)
 
1968 The Goon Show (TV short)
 
1964 Milligan's Wake (TV series)
 
1963-1964 The Telegoons (TV series)
The Siege of Fort Knight (1964) (writer)
The Nadger Plague (1964) (writer)
The Affair of the Lone Banana (1964) (writer)
Tales of Montmartre (1964) (writer)
 
1962 Postman's Knock (additional dialogue)
 
1960 Sykes and A... (TV series)
Sykes and an Egg (1960) (writer)
Sykes and a Holiday (1960) (writer)
 
1956 Son of Fred (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1956) (writer)
 
1956 A Show Called Fred (TV series)
Episode #1.5 (1956) (writer)
Episode #1.4 (1956) (writer)
Episode #1.3 (1956) (writer)
Episode #1.2 (1956) (writer)
Episode #1.1 (1956) (writer)
 
1956 The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (TV series)
Episode #1.6 (1956) (writer)
Episode #1.1 (1956) (writer)
 
1956 The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (short) (additional material)
 
1953 The Frankie Howerd Show (TV movie)
 
1952 Goonreel (TV movie)
 
1951 Let's Go Crazy (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Episode #3.17 (1978) (performer: "It's a Small World" - uncredited)
 
1977 Dot and the Kangaroo (performer: "Platypus Duet")
 
1974 The Great McGonagall (writer: "This Goodbye", "McGonagall Lilt", "McGonagall Theme")
 
1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (performer: "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail")
 
1952 Down Among the Z Men (performer: "Down Among the Z Men" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1973 Milligan in... (TV series) (music and lyrics by - 2 episodes)
Milligan in Summer (1973) (music and lyrics by)
Milligan in Spring (1973) (music and lyrics by)
 
1969 Q5 (TV series) (composer: theme "The Q5 Piano Theme")
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1997 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary) (drawings - 1 episode)
The Goons (1997) (drawings)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2009 Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (documentary) (thanks)
 
1995 In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1983 Comic Roots (TV series) (thanks - 1 episode)
Michael Palin (1983) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (81 titles)
1995-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself / Various
Spike Milligan (2002) … Himself/Various (also archive footage)
Barry Humphries (1999) … Himself
Eric Sykes (1999) … Himself
The Goons (1997) … Himself (also archive footage) (as Spike Milligan CBE)
Tommy Cooper (1995) … Himself
 
2001 The Nations' Favourite Children's Poem (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 What a Performance! (TV series)
Himself
Madcap (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Unknown Peter Sellers (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story (TV special short)
Himself
 
1977-1999 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Trouble with Harry (1999) … Himself
Famous Last Words: Spike Milligan (1986) … Himself
 
1999 Room 101 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.3 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 A Royal Birthday Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 A Big Hand for Sooty (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Spike Night (TV series)
Himself
Spike in His Own Words (1998) … Himself
 
1996 An Evening with Spike Milligan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Spike (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.10 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.8 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Wham! Bam! Strawberry Jam! (TV series)
Himself
 
1973-1995 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Spike Milligan (1995) … Himself
Spike Milligan (1973) … Himself
 
1995 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Peter Sellers Story (1995) … Himself
 
1995 In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1994 Takin' Over the Asylum (TV series)
Himself
You Always Hurt the One You Love (1994) … Himself
 
1992 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
Trouble with the Neighbours (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Highway (TV series)
Himself
A Journey from Dungeness to Rye (1991) … Himself
 
1988-1991 You Bet! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.10 (1991) … Himself
Episode #1.2 (1988) … Himself
 
1991 Tonight with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.56 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The Happening (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV series)
Himself
 
1989 Des O'Connor Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1987-1989 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
Wogan with Joanna Lumley (1989) … Himself
 
1988 New Faces (TV series)
Himself - Judge
Episode #9.1 (1988) … Himself - Judge
 
1987 Parkinson One to One (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (1987)
 
1986 Bernard Miles on the Halls (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976-1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #14.10 (1986) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 17 August 1982 (1982) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 10 March 1981 (1981) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 December 1976 (1976) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 October 1976 (1976) … Himself - Guest
 
1986 Spike (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Last Laugh Before TV-am (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (London Royal Gala) (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1985 Pob's Programme (TV series)
Himself
 
1984 Home on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
Spike Milligan (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Surprise Surprise! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1984) … Himself
 
1983 The Bob Monkhouse Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.9 (1983) … Himself
 
1983 Comic Roots (TV series)
Himself
Michael Palin (1983) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 Group Madness (documentary)
Himself
 
1972-1982 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.50 (1982) … Himself
Episode #8.19 (1979) … Himself
Episode #2.18 (1972) … Himself
 
1979-1981 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.14 (1981) … Himself
Episode #4.16 (1979) … Himself
 
1981 The Diana Dors Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.. (TV mini-series documentary)
Interviewee
Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) … Interviewee
 
1980 The Don Lane Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Every Night Something Atrocious (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
1979 Earth Patrol (TV series)
Himself
 
1979 The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.17 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen... (TV series)
Himself
 
1976 The Sweepstakes Game (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
Episode #1.5 (1976) … Himself - Panellist
 
1974 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Man About the House
Himself
 
1973 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
Milligan 'n' Melly (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Full House (TV series)
Himself - Poem reader
Episode dated 6 January 1973 (1973) … Himself - Poem reader
 
1972 2Gs and the Pop People (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Last Goon Show of All (TV movie)
Himself / Count Moriarty / Eccles / …
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
James Mason and Spike Milligan (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Other Spike (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
Sellers & Milligan (1970) … Himself
 
1969 With a Little Help from my Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967-1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.5 (1968) … Himself
Episode #1.2 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 Will the Real Mr Sellars...? (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 The Goon Show (TV short)
Himself / Minnie Bannister / Eccles / …
 
1968 Hullabaloo (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 May 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.53 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Come Here Often (TV series)
Himself-occasional guest
 
1964-1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.34 (1967) … Himself
Episode #3.3 (1966) … Himself
Episode #2.12 (1965) … Himself
Episode #1.24 (1965) … Himself
Episode #1.13 (1964) … Himself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1966 Secombe and Friends (TV special)
Himself
 
1966 A Whole Scene Going (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1966) … Himself
 
1963-1964 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #2.9 (1964) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.12 (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
1961 The Jo Stafford Show (TV series)
Himself
The Language of Language (1961) … Himself
 
1961 Spike Milligan Meets Joe Brown (short)
Himself - Interviewer (voice)
 
1960 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
Episode dated 5 March 1960 (1960) … Himself - Panellist
 
1959 Portrait of a Goon (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1958 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Harry Secombe (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Six-Five Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.46 (1957) … Himself
Episode #1.44 (1957) … Himself
Episode #1.29 (1957) … Himself
Episode #1.22 (1957) … Himself
Episode #1.17 (1957) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (26 titles)
2011 A Current Affair (TV series)
 
2010 The Unforgettable Spike Milligan (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Unforgettable Harry Secombe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2008 John Nettles Applauds (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV documentary)
Adolf Hitler/Pakistani Dalek (uncredited)
 
2007 All the Best from Denis Norden (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The Secret Life of Brian (TV documentary)
Himself/Spike (uncredited)
 
2005 The Unseen Spike Milligan (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
 
2002 Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute (TV movie)
Himself / Various Characters
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story
Himself/Various Characters
 
1996 Alright on the Night's Cockup Trip (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
Pakistani Dalek
 
1980 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Puckoon: a novel, 1963, ISBN 0140023747 See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Spike Milligan CBE

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Rik Mayall is putrid. Absolutely vile. He thinks nose-picking is funny and farting and all that. He is the arsehole of British comedy. on Rik Mayall and his kind of comedy. See more »

Trivia:

George Martin, the producer of The Beatles, was the best man at his second wedding. See more »

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