...ilm director|film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies. ...by his older brother, [[w:Ralph Thomas|Ralph Thomas]]. His own directorial debut was the [[w:short film|short film]] ''[[w:Circus Friends|Circus Friends]]''

| released = {{Film date|1977|7|15}} ...Fell Into the Director's Chair) BY BART MILLS [[Los Angeles Times]] 22 May 1977: x29.</ref>

| studio = Python Films<br />Umbrella Films | released = {{Film date|1977|3|28|df=y|London|1977|4|8|United Kingdom|1977|4|15|United States}}

...964) and ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as ''[[The League of Gentlemen (film)|The League o ...o act, appearing on stage and playing numerous supporting roles in British films, in particular ''[[An Inspector Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1

...which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's T === Directorial work ===

...od]] and [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]]. It was the directorial debut of [[Alexander Mackendrick]]; the screenplay was by [[Compton Mackenzie]], ...tor.{{sfn|Sellers|2015|pp=146–147}} With studio space limited by the other films being produced, Balcon insisted that the film had to be made on location.{{

| distributor = [[EMI Films]] ...and [[Michael Palin]]) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. It was conceived during the hiatus between the third and fourth ser

...ey, The Guardian 7 July 1961: 19.</ref> and in 1958, made his London stage debut in [[Jane Arden (director)|Jane Arden]]'s ''[[The Party (play)|The Party]]' ...don, England|date=3 January 1964|page=4}}</ref> Finney received 10% of the films earnings, which made him over $1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Va

...",<ref name="Guardian: star dies" /> Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts. ...From there he took a position in [[repertory theatre]] and made his stage debut in September 1934 at the Palladium Theatre in [[Edinburgh]] in the [[J. B.

...performing at the [[Oxford Playhouse]] in 1952, and made her professional debut on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''New Faces of '56''. Over the followin ...tober 2007 }}</ref> In 1956 Smith made her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut playing several roles in the review ''New Faces of '56'', at the [[Ethel Ba

* {{marriage|[[w:Lynne Frederick|Lynne Frederick]]|1977}}}} ...ich toured Britain and the Far East. After the war, Sellers made his radio debut in ''ShowTime'', and eventually became a regular performer on various [[w:B

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1977|12|25|1889|04|16}} ...ears, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.