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Stanley Holloway
Actor
Died January 30, 1982 (91 years)
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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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
Filmography
| 1975 | Journey Into Fear · as Mr. Mathews |
| 1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Poole Der Butler |
| 1972 | Up the Front · as The Great Vincento |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves · as Judge Liffy |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · as Gravedigger |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile · as Caretaker |
| 1969 | Target: Harry · as Jason Carlyle |
| 1968 | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter · as Mr. Brown |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man · as Park Gardener |
| 1965 | Ten Little Indians · as Det. William Henry Blore |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way · as Clayton Canfil |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady · as Alfred P. Doolittle |
| 1964 | The Fantasticks · as Amos Babcock Bellamy |
| 1963 | The Third Sam · as Narrator |
| 1961 | On the Fiddle · as Mr. Cooksley |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie · as Fred Andrews |
| 1959 | No Trees in the Street · as Kipper |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Pooh-Bah |
| 1958 | Alive and Kicking · as Macdonagh |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Norman Dodd |
| 1956 | Jumping for Joy · as Captain Jack Montague |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy · as The General |
| 1954 | Fast and Loose · as Major George Crabb |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer · as Sam Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer |
| 1953 | A Day to Remember · as Charley Porter |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera · as Mr. Lockit |
| 1953 | The Titfield Thunderbolt · as Walter Valentine |
| 1952 | Tonight at 8:30 · as Henry Gow |
| 1952 | Mr. Lord Says No · as Henry Lord |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Bellomy |
| 1951 | Bikini Baby · as Thomas Clark |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Lord Richwealth - Eggcup Tycoon |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob · as Albert Pendlebury |
| 1951 | One Wild Oat · as Alfred Gilbey |
| 1951 | The Magic Box · as Broker's Man |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | The Perfect Woman · as Ramshead |
| 1949 | Passport to Pimlico · as Arthur Pemberton |
| 1948 | Another Shore · as Alastair Mcneil |
| 1948 | The Silk Noose · as Inspector Rendall |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy · as Comico |
| 1948 | Snowbound · as Joe Wesson |
| 1948 | One Night with You · as Tramp |
| 1948 | |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · as Vincent Crummles |
| 1947 | Meet Me at Dawn · as Emile Pollet |
| 1946 | Carnival · as Charlie Raeburn |
| 1946 | Wanted for Murder · as Sergeant Sullivan |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra · as Belzanor |
| 1945 | Brief Encounter · as Albert Godby |
| 1945 | Johnny in the Clouds · as Mr. Palmer |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as Bob Mitchell |
| 1944 | Champagne Charlie · as The Great Vance |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead · as Pvt. Ted Brewer |
| 1941 | Major Barbara · as Policeman |
| 1937 | The Vicar of Bray · as The Vicar Of Bray |
| 1937 | Cotton Queen · as Sam Owen |
| 1937 | Song of the Forge · as Joe |
| 1937 | Sam Small Leaves Town · as Richard Manning |
| 1935 | Play Up the Band · as Sam Small |
| 1935 | Squibs · as Constable Charley Lee |
| 1935 | D'Ye Ken John Peel? · as Sam Small |
| 1934 | Road House · as Donovan |
| 1934 | Sing As We Go! · as Policeman |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | The Bride of the Lake · as Father O'flynn |
| 1933 | Sleeping Car · as Francois |
| 1929 |