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Stanley Holloway

Acting 91 (deceased) years old Manor Park, London, England, UK ★ 0.7
Born: October 1, 1890
Died: January 30, 1982

Biography

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 Co-Optimists", and his career began to flourish. At first he was chiefly employed as a singer, but his skills as an actor and reciter of comic monologues were soon recognised. Characters from his monologues such as Sam Small, invented by Holloway, and Albert Ramsbottom, created for him by Marriott Edgar, were absorbed into popular British culture. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in music hall, pantomime and musical comedy.

In the 1940s and early 1950s, Holloway moved from the musical stage to acting in plays and films. He made well-received stage and film appearances in Shakespeare, and in a series of films for Ealing Studios. In 1956 he was cast as the irresponsible Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, a role that he played on Broadway, in the West End and later on film, which brought him international fame. In his later years, Holloway appeared in television series in the U.S. and the UK, toured in revue, appeared in stage plays in Britain, Canada, Australia and the U.S., and continued to make films into his eighties.

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Known For

The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera Mr. Lockit 1953
Sing As We Go
Sing As We Go Policeman 1934
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Road House Donovan 1934
Sleeping Car
Sleeping Car Francois 1933
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead Pvt. Ted Brewer 1944

Filmography

Acting Credits (95)

Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear Mr. Mathews 1975
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poole der Butler 1973
Up the Front
Up the Front The Great Vincento 1972
Flight of the Doves
Flight of the Doves Judge Liffy 1971
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Gravedigger 1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens Mr. Vuffin 1970
Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile Caretaker 1969
Target: Harry
Target: Harry Jason Carlyle 1969
Thingumybob
Thingumybob 1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Mr. Brown 1968
The World of Wodehouse
The World of Wodehouse Beach 1967
Blandings Castle
Blandings Castle Beach 1967
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man Park Gardener 1966
The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner Self 1966
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians Det. William Henry Blore 1965
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way Clayton Canfil 1965
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady Alfred P. Doolittle 1964
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks Amos Babcock Bellamy 1964
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show Self 1963
Our Man Higgins
Our Man Higgins 1962
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe Self / Alfred P. Doolittle 1962
The Third Sam
The Third Sam Narrator 1962
On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle Mr. Cooksley 1961
The Lion and Albert
The Lion and Albert 1961
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie Fred Andrews 1961
Hello London
Hello London himself 1960
An Arabian Night
An Arabian Night 1960
The Mikado
The Mikado Pooh-Bah 1960
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking MacDonagh 1959
No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street Kipper 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Pooh-Bah 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self 1959
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month Self 1957
Lancashire Coast
Lancashire Coast 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
Jumping for Joy
Jumping for Joy Captain Jack Montague 1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy The General 1955
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose Major George Crabb 1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Meet Mr. Lucifer Sam Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer 1953
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember Charley Porter 1953
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera Mr. Lockit 1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt Walter Valentine 1953
Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight Henry Gow 1952
The Happy Family
The Happy Family Henry Lord 1952
The Magic Box
The Magic Box Broker's Man 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Bellomy 1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again Thomas Clark 1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob Albert Pendlebury 1951
One Wild Oat
One Wild Oat Alfred Gilbey 1951
Midnight Episode
Midnight Episode 1950
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico Arthur Pemberton 1949
The Perfect Woman
The Perfect Woman Ramshead 1949
Hamlet
Hamlet Gravedigger 1948
Another Shore
Another Shore Alastair McNeil 1948
Noose
Noose Inspector Rendall 1948
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy Comico 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
One Night with You
One Night with You Tramp 1948
Snowbound
Snowbound Joe Wesson 1948
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Vincent Crummles 1947
Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn Emile Pollet 1947
The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle
The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle Narrator 1947
Carnival
Carnival Charlie Raeburn 1946
Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder Sergeant Sullivan 1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra Belzanor 1945
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter Albert Godby 1945
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars Mr. Palmer 1945
Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie The Great Vance 1944
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead Pvt. Ted Brewer 1944
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed Bob Mitchell 1944
Salute John Citizen
Salute John Citizen 1942
Major Barbara
Major Barbara Policeman 1941
Albert's Savings
Albert's Savings Himself 1940
Co-operette
Co-operette 1938
Gunner Sam
Gunner Sam Narrator / Sam Small (voice) 1937
Cotton Queen
Cotton Queen Sam Owen 1937
The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray The Vicar of Bray 1937
Three Ha'pence a Foot
Three Ha'pence a Foot Narrator / Sam Small / Noah (voice) 1937
The Lion and Albert
The Lion and Albert Narrator (voice) 1937
Halt, Who Goes There?
Halt, Who Goes There? Narrator / Sam Small (voice) 1936
Beat the Retreat
Beat the Retreat Narrator / Sam Small / Napoleon Bonaparte (voice) 1936
Sam's Medal
Sam's Medal 1936
Play Up the Band
Play Up the Band Sam Small 1935
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
D’Ye Ken John Peel? Sam Small 1935
Squibs
Squibs Constable Charley Lee 1935
Sam and His Musket
Sam and His Musket Narrator / Sam Small (voice) 1935
Drummed Out
Drummed Out Narrator / Sam Small / Colonel / Colonel's Daughter (voice) 1935
In Town Tonight
In Town Tonight Himself 1935
Road House
Road House Donovan 1934
Sing As We Go
Sing As We Go Policeman 1934
Love at Second Sight
Love at Second Sight 1934
Lily of Killarney
Lily of Killarney Father O'Flynn 1934
The Girl from Maxim's
The Girl from Maxim's Dr Mongincourt 1933
Sleeping Car
Sleeping Car Francois 1933
The Co-Optimists
The Co-Optimists 1929

Writing Credits (2)

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