Stanley Holloway

Person

Stanley Holloway

Born 1 October 1890 Died 30 January 1982, aged 91 Manor Park, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
39age in their first credit on record (1929)
46years on screen and counting
6credits in 1948, their busiest year
84dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Journey into Fear poster Age: 84

Journey into Fear

1975
as Mr. Mathews
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster Age: 82

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973
as Poole der Butler
Up the Front poster Age: 81

Up the Front

1972
as The Great Vincento
Flight of the Doves poster Age: 80

Flight of the Doves

1971
as Judge Liffy
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 80

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970
as Gravedigger
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens poster Age: 79

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

1970
as Mr. Vuffin
Run a Crooked Mile poster Age: 79

Run a Crooked Mile

1969
as Caretaker
Target: Harry poster Age: 78

Target: Harry

1969
as Jason Carlyle
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter poster Age: 77

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

1968
as Mr. Brown
The Sandwich Man poster Age: 75

The Sandwich Man

1966
as Park Gardener
Ten Little Indians poster Age: 74

Ten Little Indians

1965
as Det. William Henry Blore
In Harm's Way poster Age: 74

In Harm's Way

1965
as Clayton Canfil
My Fair Lady poster Age: 74

My Fair Lady

1964
as Alfred P. Doolittle
The Fantasticks poster Age: 74

The Fantasticks

1964
as Amos Babcock Bellamy
On the Fiddle poster Age: 71

On the Fiddle

1961
as Mr. Cooksley
No poster
Age: 70

The Lion and Albert

1961
No Love for Johnnie poster Age: 70

No Love for Johnnie

1961
as Fred Andrews
An Arabian Night poster Age: 69

An Arabian Night

1960
as Ibrahim
The Mikado poster Age: 69

The Mikado

1960
as Pooh-Bah
Alive and Kicking poster Age: 68

Alive and Kicking

1959
as MacDonagh
No Trees in the Street poster Age: 68

No Trees in the Street

1959
as Kipper
Lancashire Coast poster Age: 66

Lancashire Coast

1957
Jumping for Joy poster Age: 65

Jumping for Joy

1956
as Captain Jack Montague
An Alligator Named Daisy poster Age: 65

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955
as The General
Fast and Loose poster Age: 63

Fast and Loose

1954
as Major George Crabb
Meet Mr. Lucifer poster Age: 63

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953
as Sam Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer
A Day to Remember poster Age: 63

A Day to Remember

1953
as Charley Porter
The Beggar's Opera poster Age: 62

The Beggar's Opera

1953
as Mr. Lockit
The Titfield Thunderbolt poster Age: 62

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953
as Walter Valentine
Meet Me Tonight poster Age: 61

Meet Me Tonight

1952
as Henry Gow
The Happy Family poster Age: 61

The Happy Family

1952
as Henry Lord
The Magic Box poster Age: 61

The Magic Box

1952
as Broker's Man
Lady Godiva Rides Again poster Age: 61

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951
as Thomas Clark
The Lavender Hill Mob poster Age: 60

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951
as Albert Pendlebury
One Wild Oat poster Age: 60

One Wild Oat

1951
as Alfred Gilbey
Midnight Episode poster Age: 60

Midnight Episode

1950
Passport to Pimlico poster Age: 59

Passport to Pimlico

1949
as Arthur Pemberton
The Perfect Woman poster Age: 58

The Perfect Woman

1949
as Ramshead
Hamlet poster Age: 58

Hamlet

1948
as Gravedigger
Another Shore poster Age: 58

Another Shore

1948
as Alastair McNeil
Noose poster Age: 57

Noose

1948
as Inspector Rendall
The Winslow Boy poster Age: 57

The Winslow Boy

1948
as Comico
One Night with You poster Age: 57

One Night with You

1948
as Tramp
Snowbound poster Age: 57

Snowbound

1948
as Joe Wesson
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster Age: 56

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947
as Vincent Crummles
Meet Me at Dawn poster Age: 56

Meet Me at Dawn

1947
as Emile Pollet
Carnival poster Age: 56

Carnival

1946
as Charlie Raeburn
Wanted for Murder poster Age: 55

Wanted for Murder

1946
as Sergeant Sullivan
Caesar and Cleopatra poster Age: 55

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945
as Belzanor
Brief Encounter poster Age: 55

Brief Encounter

1945
as Albert Godby
The Way to the Stars poster Age: 54

The Way to the Stars

1945
as Mr. Palmer
Champagne Charlie poster Age: 53

Champagne Charlie

1944
as The Great Vance
The Way Ahead poster Age: 53

The Way Ahead

1944
as Pvt. Ted Brewer
This Happy Breed poster Age: 53

This Happy Breed

1944
as Bob Mitchell
Salute John Citizen poster Age: 51

Salute John Citizen

1942
Major Barbara poster Age: 50

Major Barbara

1941
as Policeman
Co-operette poster Age: 47

Co-operette

1938
No poster
Age: 46

Gunner Sam

1937
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
Cotton Queen poster Age: 46

Cotton Queen

1937
as Sam Owen
No poster
Age: 46

The Vicar of Bray

1937
as The Vicar of Bray
No poster
Age: 46

Three Ha'pence a Foot

1937
as Narrator / Sam Small / Noah (voice)
No poster
Age: 46

The Lion and Albert

1937
as Narrator (voice)
No poster
Age: 45

Halt, Who Goes There?

1936
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
No poster
Age: 45

Beat the Retreat

1936
as Narrator / Sam Small / Napoleon Bonaparte (voice)
No poster
Age: 45

Sam's Medal

1936
Play Up the Band poster Age: 45

Play Up the Band

1935
as Sam Small
D’Ye Ken John Peel? poster Age: 44

D’Ye Ken John Peel?

1935
as Sam Small
Squibs poster Age: 44

Squibs

1935
as Constable Charley Lee
No poster
Age: 44

Sam and His Musket

1935
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
No poster
Age: 44

Drummed Out

1935
as Narrator / Sam Small / Colonel / Colonel's Daughter (voice)
No poster
Age: 44

Road House

1934
as Donovan
Sing As We Go poster Age: 43

Sing As We Go

1934
as Policeman
No poster
Age: 43

Love at Second Sight

1934
No poster
Age: 43

Lily of Killarney

1934
as Father O'Flynn
The Girl from Maxim's poster Age: 42

The Girl from Maxim's

1933
as Dr Mongincourt
Sleeping Car poster Age: 42

Sleeping Car

1933
as Francois
No poster
Age: 39

The Co-Optimists

1929
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 77

Thingumybob

1968
No poster
Age: 76

The World of Wodehouse

1967
as Beach
No poster
Age: 76

Blandings Castle

1967
as Beach
No poster
Age: 72

Our Man Higgins

1962
The Bell Telephone Hour poster Age: 68

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959
as Pooh-Bah
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 65

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Norman Dodd
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 61

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Bellomy
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