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Stanley Holloway

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

Stanley Holloway

(1890–1982)

British actor (d. 91) | 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.

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Main title from Ten Little Indians (1965) (12) featuring 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 — 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. — 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 — Stanley Holloway wears a trilby, jacket and tie as he smokes his pipe

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Personal Details

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Born

Stanley Holloway was born in Manor Park, London on 1^st October, 1890.
Died

Stanley Holloway died in Littlehampton, West Sussex on 30^th January, 1982, aged 91.

Watch Stanley Holloway on British television

- The Perfect Woman (1949)
- A girl changes places with her inventor uncle’s robot woman.
- Friday at 9.15am on Talking Pictures TV
- The Sandwich Man (1966)
- In the course of a walking day around London, a sandwich man encounters many of his eccentric acquaintances.
- 7^th July at 4.15pm on Talking Pictures TV