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.

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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

Born

Died

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 Way to the Stars (1945)
- Tuesday at 1.40pm on Film4 HD
- World War II as seen by the guests at a small hotel near an airfield.
- A Day to Remember (1953)
- 4^th March at 11am on Film4 HD
- 9^th March at 1.10pm on Film4 HD
- A darts team takes a day trip to France.
- A Voice in the Night (1946)
  
  [as Wanted for Murder]
- 7^th March at 10am on 5Select
- 7^th March at 11.10am on 5Select
- A man, obsessed with the fact that his father was the public hangman, becomes a murderer himself.