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

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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

- Brief Encounter (1945)
- Sunday at 10.55am on London Live
- Wednesday at 3pm on London Live
- A suburban housewife on her weekly shopping visits develops a love affair with a local doctor; but he gets a job abroad and they agree not to see each other again.
- The Way Ahead (1944)
- Monday at 5.45pm on Talking Pictures
- Adventures of a platoon of raw recruits during World War II.
- Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- 12^th July at 12.10pm on 5Select
- 12^th July at 1.15pm on 5Select
- Part of a London district is discovered to belong to Burgundy, and the inhabitants find themselves free of rationing restrictions.
- Flight of the Doves (1971)
- 14^th July at 1.15pm on Talking Pictures
- Two children run away from their bullying stepfather to join their Irish grandmother, but are chased by a wicked uncle who knows that they are heirs to a fortune.