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Ted Ray(1905-1977)

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The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter of one of the residents writes a steamy bestseller featuring characters obviously based on the local population.
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Hilpeitä hairahduksia (1959)
Ted Ray was very popular as a radio star in such 1950s shows as Ray's A Laugh. Before WWII, he was well known on stage as a variety artiste and was quite an accomplished violinist - an effective part of his act. Perhaps his personality and style were less suitable for television and he did not always seem comfortable in the medium. He was, however, a welcome guest on light entertainment shows and this contributor well remembers how much fun he could be in a Dennis Norden retrospective on variety acts, screened on British television in the mid-1970s. In the late 1960s he was badly hurt in a car crash and it seemed that he might face prosecution for possible intoxication at time of the accident. His sons, Robin and Andrew were well known on TV and the cinema respectively for his two specialities - music and the movies.
BornNovember 21, 1905
DiedNovember 8, 1977(71)
BornNovember 21, 1905
DiedNovember 8, 1977(71)
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Tavataan illalla (1952)
Tavataan illalla
6.1
  • George Pepper (segment "Red Peppers")
  • 1952
Hilpeitä hairahduksia (1959)
Hilpeitä hairahduksia
6.3
  • Edward Halliday
  • 1959
Carry on Teacher (1959)
Carry on Teacher
6.2
  • William Wakefield
  • 1959
Ted Ray and Ronald Shiner in My Wife's Family (1956)
My Wife's Family
  • Jack Gay
  • 1956

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Actor

  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Storyteller
    • Storyteller - 'The Magic Giant'
    • 1966–1975
  • Oh, Father! (1973)
    Oh, Father!
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Uncle Dan
    • 1973
  • Away from It All
    TV Series
    • Father
    • 1973
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ted
    • 1965
  • Ninety Years On (1964)
    Ninety Years On
    TV Movie
    • Will Hay
    • 1964
  • Does the Team Think?
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • Hilpeitä hairahduksia (1959)
    Hilpeitä hairahduksia
    6.3
    • Edward Halliday
    • 1959
  • It's Saturday Night
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • Carry on Teacher (1959)
    Carry on Teacher
    6.2
    • William Wakefield
    • 1959
  • Greta Gynt and Ted Ray in The Crowning Touch (1959)
    The Crowning Touch
    • Bert
    • 1959
  • Pantomania: Babes in the Wood
    TV Movie
    • Babe
    • 1957
  • Ted Ray and Ronald Shiner in My Wife's Family (1956)
    My Wife's Family
    • Jack Gay
    • 1956
  • Bonar Colleano, Sidney James, Andrew Ray, and Simone Silva in Escape by Night (1953)
    Escape by Night
    5.6
    • Mr. Weston
    • 1953
  • Tavataan illalla (1952)
    Tavataan illalla
    6.1
    • George Pepper (segment "Red Peppers")
    • 1952

Writer

  • Hooray for Laughter
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Grand Order of Water Rats presents
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1957

Soundtrack

  • Tavataan illalla (1952)
    Tavataan illalla
    6.1
    • performer: "Men About Town", "Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?" (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Radio Parade of 1935 (1934)
    Radio Parade of 1935
    5.9
    • performer: "Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2"
    • 1934

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  • Born
    • November 21, 1905
    • Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 8, 1977
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Other works
    (autobiography) "Raising the Laughs" (1952)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Father of Robin Ray and Andrew Ray.
  • Salary
    • Carry on Teacher
      (1959)
      £2,500

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