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Michael Crawford(I)

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Michael Crawford
Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.
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Condorman (1981)
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His father was a pilot during the second World War and was killed in action before Michael was born resulting in him being brought up by his mother, Doris, and Irish grandmother, Kathleen .His mother married a, Kent grocer when he was 4 but after his mother died when he was 21 he broke off all contact with him,, Michael was educated at Oakfield School in Dulwich and developed his singing skills as a chorister. At 12 he was picked by Benjamin Britten to sing with the English Opera Company, At 14 he was in children's films and at 15 he was in a school play where he was spotted by an agent and put into a radio programme during which he developed a relationship with hairdresser Patricia Maxwell and became engaged but then he met Gabrielle Lewis at a club where he was relaxing after a show. This resulted in his daughter Angelique being born to Patricia the same month that he married Gabrielle, and daughters Emm and Lucy, He divorced in 1975 and moved to America in the 80's In 1996 he was in the show EFX in Las Vegas and fell sustaining a high impact injury to a femur and hip.
BornJanuary 19, 1942
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BornJanuary 19, 1942
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rita Tushingham in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    The Knack... and How to Get It
    6.3
    • Colin
    • 1965
    Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    7.0
    • Cornelius Hackl
    • 1969
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Frank Spencer
    Barbara Carrera and Michael Crawford in Condorman (1981)
    Condorman
    5.7
    • Woody Wilkins
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
      Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Frank Spencer
      • 1973–2016
    • The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
      The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
      8.8
      • The Phantom - Original Company
      • 2011
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Rovers Customer (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Noel's House Party (1991)
      Noel's House Party
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Frank Spencer
      • Self
      • 1998
    • Touch of Music in the Night: Michael Crawford
      Music Video
      • Michael Crawford
      • 1994
    • Michael Crawford & Patti LaBelle: With Your Hand Upon My Heart (1993)
      Michael Crawford & Patti LaBelle: With Your Hand Upon My Heart
      Music Video
      • Michael Crawford
      • 1993
    • Elisabeth Moss, Ellen Blain, Michael Crawford, Paige Gosney, Benji Gregory, and Ben Vereen in Once Upon a Forest (1993)
      Once Upon a Forest
      6.5
      • Cornelius (voice)
      • 1993
    • Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992)
      Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
      7.9
      Video
      • 1992
    • Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman: Music of the Night (1986)
      Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman: Music of the Night
      Music Video
      • The Phantom
      • 1986
    • Barnum! (1986)
      Barnum!
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Phineas Taylor Barnum
      • 1986
    • Barbara Carrera and Michael Crawford in Condorman (1981)
      Condorman
      5.7
      • Woody Wilkins
      • 1981
    • Michael Crawford in Chalk and Cheese (1977)
      Chalk and Cheese
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Dave Finn
      • 1979
    • White Powder Christmas
      Video
      • 1978
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Ferdinand Vanek
      • 1978
    • CBS Children's Film Festival (1967)
      CBS Children's Film Festival
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Peter Toms
      • 1978

    Writer



    • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
      Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
      7.6
      TV Series
      • stories by
      • stories
      • 1978–2016

    Composer



    • Michael Crawford & Patti LaBelle: With Your Hand Upon My Heart (1993)
      Michael Crawford & Patti LaBelle: With Your Hand Upon My Heart
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993

    Videos8

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    Trailer 3:15
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:42
    Official Trailer
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    Trailer 1:18
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    Hello, Dolly!
    Trailer 4:15
    Hello, Dolly!
    Once Upon A Forest
    Trailer 0:32
    Once Upon A Forest

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Michael Crawford International Fan Association
    • Alternative names
      • Michael Crawford CBE
    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • January 19, 1942
      • Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Gabriella Crawford1965 - October 30, 1975 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Emma Crawford
    • Parents
      • Doris Agnes Mary Pike
    • Relatives
      • Edith Pike(Grandparent)
    • Other works
      He has made several successful recordings for Atlantic Records.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Once treated a little girl named Vanessa, who was suffering from the final stages of leukemia, to a very rare, private performance of "Barnum" (which he had been doing at the time) as a special treat for her, even having the theater remove some of the seats to make way for her nurses, hospital bed, and family to come and watch and Michael and the entire cast performed the show just for her. Vanessa, tragically, later died of the disease and even today, he still fondly remembers her.
    • Quotes
      If it had not been for Benjamin Britten (the composer), I wouldn't have been an actor. He gave me belief, self-belief.
    • Trademarks
        Known for his roles, Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973) and the Phantom in the stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."
    • Nickname
      • MC

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