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

Stanley Holloway

(1890–1982)

British actor (died aged 91) | Passport to Pimlico (1949), Brief Encounter (1945), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Born on this day, 1st October, 1890
(would have been 135)

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

Photograph from The Happy Family (1952) (2) featuring Kathleen Harrison (as Lillian Lord) and George Cole (as Cyril)
  • 8th May, 2023
Kathleen Harrison, George Cole, Stanley Holloway
The Happy Family (1952) photograph (2) | Kathleen Harrison, George Cole
Who could refuse ‘the perfect woman'? Stanley Holloway smiles gallantly while offering the remaining cake on the plate to co-star Patricia Roc, who plays the title role in The Perfect Woman. An off-set shot from The Perfect Woman, the Two Cities film version of the successful comedy starring Patricia Roc with Stanley Holloway and Nigel Patrick, produced by George and Alfred Black, and directed by Bernard Knowles at Denham.
  • 5th February, 2015
  • Candid
Patricia Roc, Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway offers Patricia Roc tea and cake in The Perfect Woman
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)

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Lily of Killarney (1934)
Father O’Flynn
Squibs (1935)
Constable Charley Lee
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)
Play Up the Band (1935)
Sam Small
D’Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) opening credits (1)
Sam’s Medal (1936)
Narrator
Cotton Queen (1937) opening credits (5)
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
The Way Ahead (1944) opening credits (3)
The Way Ahead (1944)
Pte Ted Brewer
This Happy Breed (1944) opening credits (3)
This Happy Breed (1944)
Bob Mitchell
Champagne Charlie (1944) opening credits (4)
Champagne Charlie (1944)
The Great Vance
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
Wanted for Murder (1946) opening credits (4)
A Voice in the Night (1946)
Sgt Sullivan
Carnival (1946) opening credits (3)
Carnival (1946)
Charlie Raeburn
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
Snowbound (1948) opening credits (4)
Snowbound (1948)
Wesson
Noose (1948) opening credits (4)
Noose (1948)
Inspector Kendall
Another Shore (1948) opening credits (3)
Another Shore (1948)
Alastair
The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits (3)
The Perfect Woman (1949)
Ramshead
Passport to Pimlico (1949) opening credits
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Arthur Pemberton
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) opening credits (4)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Pendlebury
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) opening credits (4)
One Wild Oat (1951)
Alfred Gilbey
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) opening credits (5)
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
Mr Clark
Meet Me Tonight (1952) opening credits (3)
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
Henry Gow: Fumed Oak
Meet Me Tonight (1952) opening credits (3)
The Happy Family (1952)
Henry Lord
A Day to Remember (1953) opening credits (4)
A Day to Remember (1953)
Charley Porter
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
Meet Mr Lucifer (1953) opening credits
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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