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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
He was responsible for bringing together the team which produced "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969). more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Famed U.K. Comedy Writer Took Dead At 73
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 1 April 2002)
John Cleese Thought Monty Python Would Flop
(From WENN. 15 March 2001)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 1 April 2002)
John Cleese Thought Monty Python Would Flop
(From WENN. 15 March 2001)
Filmography
Writer:
- "A Roof Over My Head" (8 episodes, 1977)
- Home and Dried (1977) TV episode (adaptation)
- Another Fine Mess (1977) TV episode (adaptation)
- Not Cricket (1977) TV episode (adaptation)
- Learn to Dread One Day at a Time (1977) TV episode (adaptation)
- The Sitting Tenant (1977) TV episode (adaptation)
(3 more) - "One-Upmanship" (1976) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Punch Review" (1975) TV series (writer)
- "On the Move" (1975) TV series (writer)
- History of England (1974) (TV) (writer)
... aka Howerd's History of England (UK: complete title) - "Marty Back Together Again" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series (deviser)
- "Scoop" (7 episodes, 1972)
- A Surfeit of Boots (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
- The Ubiquitous Mr. Baldwin (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
- The Scoop (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
- Stones £20 (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
- The War Torn Ishmaelia (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
(2 more) - The Laughing Stock of Television (1971) (TV) (writer)
... aka Frankie Howerd: The Laughing Stock of Television (UK: alternative title) - Every Home Should Have One (1970) (writer)
... aka Think Dirty - Marty Amok (1970) (TV) (writer)
- "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #3.26 (1970) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #3.25 (1970) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #3.24 (1970) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #3.23 (1970) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #3.22 (1970) TV episode (writer)
(21 more) - "Comedy Playhouse" (3 episodes, 1963-1969)
- Tooth and Claw (1969) TV episode (writer)
- Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion (1965) TV episode (writer)
- The Walrus and the Carpenter (1963) TV episode (script) - "Marty" (1 episode, 1969)
... aka It's Marty (UK: second season title)
- Episode dated 17 March 1969 (1969) TV episode (written by) - "Broaden Your Mind" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Harry Secombe Show" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Horne A'Plenty" (1968) TV series (writer)
- Stiff Upper Lip (1968) (TV) (writer)
- "The World of Beachcomber" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Barney Is My Darling" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Walrus and the Carpenter" (6 episodes, 1965)
- The Secret Life of Gascoigne Quilt (1965) TV episode (writer)
- The Quarrel (1965) TV episode (writer)
- Luther and the Golden Fleece (1965) TV episode (writer)
- Luther Flannery Revisited (1965) TV episode (writer)
- The Coffin They Carry You Off In (1965) TV episode (writer)
(1 more) - "Scott On..." (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Foreign Affairs" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Home from Home (1963) (TV) (writer)
... aka Comedy Four: Home from Home (UK: series title) - Scoop (1963) (TV) (writer)
... aka Comedy Four: Scoop (UK: series title) - Fit for Heroes (1963) (TV) (writer)
... aka Comedy Four: Fit for Heroes (UK: series title) - Tea at the Ritz (1963) (TV) (writer)
... aka Comedy Four: Tea at the Ritz (UK: series title) - "Colonel Trumper's Private War" (5 episodes, 1961)
- Episode #1.6 (1961) TV episode (writer)
- Factory Saboteurs (1961) TV episode (writer)
- A Phoney Marks Time (1961) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.2 (1961) TV episode (writer)
- Operation Lubenski (1961) TV episode (writer) - Ladies and Gentle-Men (1960) (TV) (writer)
- "Bootsie and Snudge" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Bootsie and Snudge in Civvy Life (UK: alternative title) - "The Army Game" (1957) TV series (unknown episodes)
Producer:
- "Comedy Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1973)
- Elementary My Dear Watson (1973) TV episode (producer) - "But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock" (1972) TV series (producer)
- "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series (producer)
- "Horne A'Plenty" (1968) TV series (producer)
- Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver (1964) (producer)
Actor:
- "Took and Co." (1977) TV series
- "N.U.T.S." (1976) TV series
- Private Eye TV (1971) (TV)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Horne A'Plenty" (1968) TV series (script editor)
Self:
- "Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "Unzipped" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- TV (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Carry on Darkly (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "Funny Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- June Whitfield (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "What a Performance!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Camp (1997) TV episode .... Himself - 25 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Stop Messin' About: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996) (V) .... Himself/Narrator
- "...And It's Goodnight from Him..." (1996) TV series .... Himself/Narrator
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Barry Cryer (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Kenneth Williams (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "Heroes of Comedy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Frankie Howerd (1994) TV episode .... Himself - Life of Python (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Comedy Writer and Producer
... aka Life of Python: Monty Python 20th Anniversary Omnibus (UK: alternative title) - "TV Weekly" (1989) TV series .... Himself - Presenter
- "Day to Day" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Kilroy (UK: new title)
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1986) TV episode .... Himself - An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode #4.3 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - "Points of View" (1961) TV series .... Himself - Presenter (unknown episodes, 1979-1986)
- "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 12 October 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
Archive Footage:
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"Legends"
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
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