Will Hay
British actor, director, writer (1888–1949) | Oh, Mr Porter! (1937), The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941), Ask a Policeman (1939)
British character comedian, one of the screen’s greats; after many years in the music halls, starred in several incomparable farces playing variations on his favourite role of an incompetent, seedy schoolmaster
Mini Biography
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Will Hay worked as a book-keeper before beginning in the music halls in a schoolmaster sketch in 1909, later joining Fred Karno’s troupe and becoming a star attraction from the mid-20s.
In private life he was an expert amateur astronomer who built his own observatory and wrote a book on the subject, a pilot and a linguist.
Latest Will Hay Pictures

Will Hay Films March and April 2018 trailer from Talking Pictures TV

Will Hay, British comedian, in his trademark schoolmaster guise

Will Hay, in Nazi uniform, in The Goose Steps Out (1942)

Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
Will Hay in Oh, Mr Porter!, looked on by M. Marriott and G. Moffatt
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Will Hay News
- Will Hay season to air on Talking Pictures TV
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25th February, 2018
- Talking Pictures TV has announced a two-month season of films starring British comedy actor, Will Hay.