British comedian Stanley Holloway wears a trilby, jacket and tie as he smokes his pipe

Stanley Holloway

British actor (1890–1982) | Passport to Pimlico (1949), Brief Encounter (1945), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

British comedian, entertainer, singer and character actor with a long list of international credits in revue, musical comedy and variety, as well as films

Mini Biography

Born in London, Stanley Holloway became a star with the concert party the Co-Optimists and was famous for his monologues delivered in a Yorkshire accent.

Latest Stanley Holloway Pictures

Main title from Ten Little Indians (1965) (12) featuring Stanley Holloway
  • 9th February, 2020
Stanley Holloway
Ten Little Indians (1965) opening credits (12) | Stanley Holloway
Main title from The Vicar of Bray (1937) (5). Stanley Holloway as the Vicar of Bray
  • 21st February, 2018
Stanley Holloway
The Vicar of Bray (1937) opening credits (5)
Mr Lucifer (Stanley Holloway) flies out into the third dimension. A scene from Ealing Studios’ Meet Mr Lucifer, 1953.
  • 22nd October, 2016
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway as Mr Lucifer in Meet Mr Lucifer (1953)
British comedian Stanley Holloway wears a trilby, jacket and tie as he smokes his pipe
  • 22nd January, 2016
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway wears a trilby, jacket and tie as he smokes his pipe

Select Stanley Holloway Filmography

Lily of Killarney (1934)
Father O’Flynn
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
Sam Small
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
Squibs (1935)
Constable Charley Lee
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
Play Up the Band (1935)
Sam Small
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
Sam’s Medal (1936)
Narrator
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
Cotton Queen (1937)
Sam Owen
The Vicar of Bray (1937) opening credits (1)
The Vicar of Bray (1937)
The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray (1937) opening credits (1)
Major Barbara (1941)
Policeman
Champagne Charlie (1944) opening credits (4)
Champagne Charlie (1944)
The Great Vance
This Happy Breed (1944) opening credits (3)
This Happy Breed (1944)
Bob Mitchell
The Way Ahead (1944) opening credits (3)
The Way Ahead (1944)
Pte Ted Brewer
The Way to the Stars (1945) opening credits (4)
The Way to the Stars (1945)
Mr Palmer
Brief Encounter (1945) opening credits
Brief Encounter (1945)
Albert Godby
Carnival (1946) opening credits
Carnival (1946)
Charlie Raeburn
Wanted for Murder (1946) opening credits (4)
A Voice in the Night (1946)
Sgt Sullivan
Nicholas Nickleby (1947) opening credits (2)
Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Vincent Crummles
One Night with You (1948) opening credits
One Night with You (1948)
Tramp
Hamlet (1948) opening credits (2)
Hamlet (1948)
Gravedigger
Noose (1948) opening credits (4)
Noose (1948)
Inspector Kendall
Another Shore (1948) opening credits (3)
Another Shore (1948)
Alastair
Another Shore (1948) opening credits (3)
Snowbound (1948)
Joe Wesson
The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits
The Perfect Woman (1949)
Ramshead
Passport to Pimlico (1949) opening credits
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Arthur Pemberton
Passport to Pimlico (1949) opening credits
One Wild Oat (1951)
Alfred Gilbey
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) opening credits (4)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Pendlebury
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) opening credits (5)
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
Mr Clark
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) opening credits (5)
The Happy Family (1952)
Henry Lord
Meet Me Tonight (1952) opening credits (3)
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
Henry Gow: Fumed Oak
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) opening credits
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Valentine
Meet Mr Lucifer (1953) opening credits
Meet Mr Lucifer (1953)
Mr Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer
A Day to Remember (1953) opening credits (4)
A Day to Remember (1953)
Charley Porter
A Day to Remember (1953) opening credits (4)
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
The General
Jumping for Joy (1956) opening credits (3)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Capt Jack Montague
Alive and Kicking (1958) opening credits (4)
Alive and Kicking (1958)
MacDonagh
No Trees in the Street (1959) opening credits (4)
No Trees in the Street (1959)
Kipper
No Love for Johnnie (1961) opening credits (4)
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
Fred Andrews
My Fair Lady (1964) opening credits (2)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Alfred P Doolittle
Ten Little Indians (1965) opening credits (1)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
William Blore
Ten Little Indians (1965) opening credits (1)
The Sandwich Man (1966)
Park Gardener
Flight of the Doves (1971) opening credits (4)
Flight of the Doves (1971)
The Judge
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