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

Stanley Holloway

1890–1982 | British actor

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
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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

Father O’Flynn
Sam Small
Squibs (1935)
Constable Charley Lee
Sam Small
Narrator
Cotton Queen (1937)
Sam Owen
Main title from The Vicar of Bray (1937) (5). Stanley Holloway as the Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray
Policeman
The Great Vance
Bob Mitchell
Pte Ted Brewer
Mr Palmer
Albert Godby
Carnival (1946)
Charlie Raeburn
Sgt Sullivan
Vincent Crummles
Tramp
Hamlet (1948)
Gravedigger
Noose (1948)
Insp. Kendall
Alastair
Snowbound (1948)
Joe Wesson
Ramshead
Arthur Pemberton
One Wild Oat (1951)
Alfred Gilbey
Pendlebury
Mr Clark
Henry Lord
Henry Gow: Fumed Oak
Valentine
Mr Lucifer (Stanley Holloway) flies out into the third dimension. A scene from Ealing Studios’ Meet Mr Lucifer, 1953.
Mr Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer
Charley Porter
The General
MacDonagh
Kipper
Fred Andrews
My Fair Lady (1964)
Alfred P Doolittle
Main title from Ten Little Indians (1965) (12) featuring Stanley Holloway
William Blore
Park Gardener
The Judge
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