Stanley Holloway
Acting
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also renowned for his recordings of comic monologues and songs, which he performed throughout most of his 70-year career.
Born in London, in his early years Holloway pursued a career as a clerk. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War. After the war he joined a concert party, "The…
Filmography
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Journey into Fear
1975
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
Up the Front
1972
Flight of the Doves
1971
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
Target: Harry
1969
Thingumybob
Thingumybob
1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1968
The World of Wodehouse
The World of Wodehouse
1967
Blandings Castle
Blandings Castle
1967
The Sandwich Man
1966
Ten Little Indians
1965
In Harm's Way
1965
My Fair Lady
1964
The Fantasticks
1964
Our Man Higgins
Our Man Higgins
1962
The Third Sam
1962
On the Fiddle
1961
The Lion and Albert
The Lion and Albert
1961
No Love for Johnnie
1961
An Arabian Night
1960
The Mikado
1960
Alive and Kicking
1959
No Trees in the Street
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Lancashire Coast
1957
Armchair Theatre
1956
Jumping for Joy
1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
Fast and Loose
1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
A Day to Remember
1953
The Beggar's Opera
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
Meet Me Tonight
1952
The Happy Family
1952
The Magic Box
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
One Wild Oat
1951
Midnight Episode
1950
Passport to Pimlico
1949
The Perfect Woman
1949
Hamlet
1948
Another Shore
1948
Noose
1948
The Winslow Boy
1948
One Night with You
1948
Snowbound
1948
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
Meet Me at Dawn
1947
The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle
1947
Carnival
1946
Wanted for Murder
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
Brief Encounter
1945
The Way to the Stars
1945
Champagne Charlie
1944
The Way Ahead
1944
This Happy Breed
1944
Salute John Citizen
1942
Major Barbara
1941
Co-operette
1938
Gunner Sam
Gunner Sam
1937
Cotton Queen
1937
The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray
1937
Three Ha'pence a Foot
Three Ha'pence a Foot
1937
The Lion and Albert
The Lion and Albert
1937
Halt, Who Goes There?
Halt, Who Goes There?
1936
Beat the Retreat
Beat the Retreat
1936
Sam's Medal
Sam's Medal
1936
Play Up the Band
1935
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
1935
Squibs
1935
Sam and His Musket
Sam and His Musket
1935
Drummed Out
Drummed Out
1935
Road House
Road House
1934