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Writer | Actor | Producer

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He and his writing partner, Ray Galton were both awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for their services to television comedy and drama. See more trivia »

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Alan Francis Simpson
in Brixton, London, England, UK
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1996 Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... (TV series)
– The Missing Page (1996)
– Sealed with a Loving Kiss (1996)
– The Radio Ham (1996)
– Impasse (1996)
 
1995 Herbert & Robert (TV series)
 
1995 Camilo & Filho Lda. (TV series)
 
1990 Frankie Howerd on Campus (TV movie)
 
1988 Sommarkvetter (TV movie) (writer)
 
1984 Mordet på Skolgatan 15 (TV movie) (writer)
 
1982 Albert & Herberts julkalender (TV series)
– Nu är det jul igen! (1982) (screenplay)
– Dan före dopparedan (1982) (screenplay)
– Familjelycka (1982) (screenplay)
– Ett barn är fött (1982) (screenplay)
– Julkärven (1982) (screenplay)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1972-1982 Fleksnes fataliteter (TV series)
– Rotbløyte (1982) (writer)
– Dobbeltgjengeren (1981) (writer)
– På topp-planet (1981) (writer)
– Fjernkontroll og alt fritt (1981) (writer)
– Hjem, kjære hjem (1981) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1981 Albert & Herbert (TV movie) (writer)
 
1980 Comedy Tonight (TV movie)
 
1974-1979 Albert & Herbert (TV series)
– En glad pensionär (1979) (writer)
– I nöd och lust (1979) (writer)
– Rum att hyra (1979) (writer)
– Gammal man, gör så gott han kan (1979) (writer)
– De fattiga och de rika (1979) (writer)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1979 Le Petomane (short) (writer)
 
1979 Zwei Mann um einen Herd (TV series)
– Die Wiedersehensfeier (1979) (idea)
 
1978 Skyll inte på mig! (TV series)
– Mästerfotografen (1978) (script)
– Till havs (1978) (script)
– Nya grannar (1978) (script)
– Borta bra men hemma bäst (1978) (script)
– Lördagskvällen (1978) (script)
 
1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (TV series)
– Big Deal at York City (1977) (written by)
– I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds (1977) (written by)
– Variations on a Theme (1977) (written by)
– Naught for Thy Comfort (1977) (written by)
– Cheers (1977) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972-1977 Sanford and Son (TV series)
– School Daze (1977) ("Steptoe and Son" created by)
– Fred Sings the Blues (1977) ("Steptoe and Son" created by)
– Funny, You Don't Look It (1977) ("Steptoe and Son" created by)
– The Lucky Streak (1977) ("Steptoe and Son" created by)
– Fred the Activist (1977) ("Steptoe and Son" created by)
See all 135 episodes »
 
1975 Tittertime (TV movie)
 
1975 Dawson's Weekly (TV series)
 
1962-1974 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
– A Perfect Christmas (1974) (written by)
– Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs (1974) (by)
– Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard (1974) (by)
– The Seven Steptoerai (1974) (by)
– Porn Yesterday (1974) (by)
See all 57 episodes »
 
1974 Den siste Fleksnes (story)
 
1974 You'll Never Walk Alone (TV short)
 
1974 Holiday with Strings (TV movie)
 
1961-1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– The Last Man on Earth (1974) (script)
– The Handyman (1963) (writer)
– A Clerical Error (1963) (writer)
– Have You Read This Notice? (1963) (writer)
– Impasse (1963) (writer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1973 Steptoe and Son (written by)
 
1973 Casanova '73 (TV series)
– Episode #1.7 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.6 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1973) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1973 Steptoe and Son Ride Again (written by)
 
1973 An Evening with Francis Howerd (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 May 1973 (1973) (writer)
 
1973 Frankie Howerd in Ulster (TV documentary)
 
1972 Clochemerle (TV series)
– The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemey Piechut (1972) (writer)
– The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (1972) (writer)
– The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic (1972) (writer)
– The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction (1972) (writer)
– The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) (writer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (screenplay / segment "Pride")
 
1971 Frankie Howerd's Hour (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.2 (1971) (writer)
– Episode #1.1 (1971) (writer)
 
1971 The Laughing Stock of Television (TV movie)
 
1961-1971 Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla (TV series)
– Tommi und die neue Wohnung (1971) (teleplay)
– Tommi und das Fernsehen (1971) (story)
– Tommi und der Schnupfen (1971) (teleplay)
– Tommi und der Krimi (1969) (teleplay)
– Tommi sucht Anschluß (1969) (teleplay)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1971 The Chastity Belt (screenplay)
 
1970 The Mating Machine (TV series)
– Sealed with a Loving Kiss (1970) (writer)
 
1970 Loot
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– Suffer Little Children (1970) (writer)
 
1969 Galton and Simpson Comedy (TV series)
– An Extra Bunch of Daffodils (1969) (writer)
– Pity Poor Edie... Married to Jim (1969) (writer)
– Don't Dilly Dally on the Way (1969) (writer)
– Never Talk to Strangers (1969) (writer)
– Friends in High Places (1969) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1968 Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees (TV movie)
 
1967 Mr. Aitch (TV series)
– Through the Eye of a Needle (1967) (writer)
– Like a Pendulum Do (1967) (writer)
– Said the Spider to the Fly (1967) (writer)
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
 
1966 Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall (TV movie)
 
1966 Frankie Howerd (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #2.5 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #2.4 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #2.3 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #2.2 (1966) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 East of Howerd (TV movie)
 
1965 Kohtaaminen (TV movie)
 
1964 Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1964) (writer)
 
1964 A Last Word on the Election (TV short)
 
1964 Milligan's Wake (TV series)
 
1964 The Bargee
 
1962-1963 Kaverukset (TV series)
– Perhe-elämää (1963) (writer)
– Yksin (1963) (writer)
– Kilpatehtävähullu (1963) (writer)
– Välimeren risteily (1963) (writer)
– Siirtolainen (1963) (writer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1963 De reünie (TV movie)
 
1963 The Handyman (TV movie)
 
1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law (written by)
 
1962 Nacht der offenen Tür (TV short)
 
1961 Hancock (TV series)
– The Succession: Son and Heir (1961) (written by)
– The Blood Donor (1961) (written by)
– The Lift (1961) (written by)
– The Radio Ham (1961) (written by)
– The Bowmans (1961) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1961 Call Me Genius
 
1960 Citizen James (TV series)
– The Brand Image (1960) (writer)
– The Raffle (1960) (writer)
– The Rivals (1960) (writer)
– The Money (1960) (writer)
– The Elixir (1960) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 Ladies and Gentle-Men (TV movie)
 
1956-1960 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
– The Baby Sitters (1960) (written by)
– The Poison Pen Letters (1960) (written by)
– The East Cheam Centenary (1960) (written by)
– The Photographer (1960) (written by)
– The Ladies' Man (1960) (written by)
See all 57 episodes »
 
1958 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 December 1958 (1958) (script)
 
1958 The April 8th Show (Seven Days Early) (TV movie)
 
1957 Early to Braden (TV series)
 
1957 The Tony Hancock Show (TV series)
– The Odd Job Man (1957) (uncredited)
– Napoleon and Josephine (1957) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
1st Irishman
– Shamrot (1963) … 1st Irishman
 
1962 Sykes and A... (TV series)
– Sykes and a Gamble (1962)
 
1960 The Siege of Sidney Street
Uniformed Police Inspector
 
1956-1959 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
1st Man / Barracker / Corporal / …
– The Wrong Man (1959)
– The Beauty Contest (1959) … Dance Hall Attendant
– The Flight of the Red Shadow (1959) … Warder/Barracker
– The Amusement Arcade (1957) … Teddy Boy 5
– Lady Chatterley's Revenge (1957) … 1st Man
See all 7 episodes »
 
1957 Closing Night (TV movie)
 
1956 Opening Night (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (TV series) (associate producer - 7 episodes)
– Big Deal at York City (1977) (associate producer)
– I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds (1977) (associate producer)
– Variations on a Theme (1977) (associate producer)
– Naught for Thy Comfort (1977) (associate producer)
– Cheers (1977) (associate producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1952 Walk in St George (documentary short)
 
1950 Wake Up and Dance (documentary short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1952 Walk in St George (documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Frankie Howerd (1995) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2013 The Many Faces of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sid James (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Frankie Howerd: The Lost Tapes (TV documentary)
Himself - Writer, The Frankie Howerd Show
 
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Unforgettable Spike Milligan (TV documentary)
Himself - Writer
 
2008 The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
– Galton and Simpson (2008) … Himself
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-2007 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– June Whitfield (2007) … Himself
– Kenneth Williams (1994) … Himself
 
2007 Balderdash & Piffle (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Who Were They? (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Encore with John Palmer (TV series)
Himself
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Comics (2006) … Himself
– Radio Stars (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Who Killed the Sitcom? (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Unknown Hancock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lunch with Galton and Simpson (2005) … Himself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2002 The Showbiz Set (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 When Steptoe Met Son (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2002 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frankie Howerd (2002) … Himself
– Kenneth Williams: Seriously Outrageous (1998) … Himself
 
2002 The Best of British (TV series)
Himself
– Leslie Phillips (2002) … Himself
 
1998-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sidney James (2002) … Himself
– Leonard Rossiter (2001) … Himself
– Tony Hancock (1998) … Himself
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The Unforgettable Frankie Howerd (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Unforgettable Sid James (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Television's Greatest Hits (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1992) … Himself
 
1984 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #13.10 (1984) … Himself - Guest
 
1980 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.5 (1980) … Himself
 
1975 2nd House (TV series)
Himself
– The Sound of Laughter (1975) … Himself
 
1967 Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1965) … Himself
 

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Other Works:

(1973) He and Ray Galton wrote the dialogue for "Jacob's Journey" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat", in an Young Vic Production at the Albery Theatre in London, England with Peter Reeves, Alex McAvoy (played "Jacob")... See more »

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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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He and his writing partner, Ray Galton were both awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for their services to television comedy and drama. See more »

Star Sign:

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