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  • | image = Carry On Henry poster.jpg ...that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage
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  • ...ing in two of the ''[[Carry On (film series)|Carry on]]'' series of comedy films; ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/c ...he co wrote the historical novel ''[[KG 200]]'' with J.D. Gilman, a story about a secret [[Luftwaffe]] unit during the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{cite boo
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  • ...r (film)|Moonraker]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fdd2d69|title=Arthur Howard|website=BFI}}</ref> * ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII|The Private Life of Henry VIII]]'' (1933) – Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
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  • ...co.uk/films/2016/04/26/beyond-carry-on-sid-jamess-20-best---and-weirdest---films/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |a ...ive country, found his greatest success in England, starting with roles in films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950
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  • ...udios|Ealing Studios]] and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes.<ref name=Kemp>{{cite book |last=Kemp |first=Phil ...1933), ''[[The Girl from Maxim's]]'' (1933), ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]'' (1933), ''[[Sanders of the River]]'' (1935), ''[[Elephant Boy (film)|El
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  • ...st member would pretend to be a listener or celebrity, phoning to complain about the previous item), spoof news flashes, and "Hello Cheeky's personal column ...im Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For exampl
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  • ...vember 2017) was an English actor and television presenter who appeared in films and on television from 1961 until 2017. His television roles included the p ...quent voiceover artist for British TV commercials and [[public information films]].
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  • ...His first film appearance was in 1928, and went on to appear in 213 other films. He worked up to his death, with his last television appearance in the come * ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]'' (1933) - Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
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  • ...a list of actors who have appeared in [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]]. ...Jacques—this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital-based films, which gave rise to Williams' famous catchphrase "ohhh Matron!".
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  • ...rtraying pompous authority figures in comedies including each of the seven films in the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series. He also co-starred with ...bertson out of his habit of wearing Robertson [[tartan]]. Feeling strongly about his Scottish ancestry, he once claimed to have been born in 1905 under a di
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  • ...s work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the [[w:Second Doctor|second incarnation]] of [[w:Doctor (Doct ...l from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy patriarch. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a "tough sea captain", and a piratica
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  • ...which contained much Python-esque/Basil Fawlty-style humour, and also made films including ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' and ''[[Fierce Creatures]]''. On the ...of a traditional [[pantomime]] (or several combined). They had few qualms about the use of puns – old, strained or inventive – and included some jokes
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  • ...(1988–89)<br />Doug Naylor (1992–present)<br />Rob Grant (1992–93)<br />[[Henry Normal]] (2016–present)<br />[[Christine Langan]] (2020) ...esID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf VIII: Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=5 February 2009 |url-status
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  • ...with his wife, Joy. After 1999, he appeared in smaller, non-comic roles in films. He died of heart failure on 3 October 2005, aged 76. ...d he once skipped school to see [[Laurence Olivier]] in ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''.<ref name=C36/> He frequently stood outside stage doors to collect au
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  • ...haracter actor]] and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the ...various [[BBC Radio]] shows, and made a successful transition into British films. He appeared in ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956), ''[[The Green Man (film)
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