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)

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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

- Carnival (1946)
- Tomorrow at 11.45am on Talking Pictures TV
- In the 1890s, a ballet dancer marries a dour Cornish farmer, who shoots her when her erstwhile lover comes after her.
- Noose (1948)
- Tuesday at 4.10pm on Talking Pictures TV
- A Soho black market gang is exposed.
- A Day to Remember (1953)
- Thursday at 2.40pm on Film4 HD
- 7^th October at 11am on Film4 HD
- A darts team takes a day trip to France.
- Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
- 4^th October at 11.25pm on Talking Pictures TV
- A waitress wins a local beauty contest and becomes a charm school starlet and later a stripteaser.