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Spike Milligan (1918–2002)
Actor | Writer | Soundtrack
Spike was born an 'Army Brat', the son of an Irish Captain in the British Raj in India. Educated in a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and at Lewisham Polytechnic in England, he spent his ...
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Known for
The Bed Sitting Room (1969),
The Three Musketeers (1973),
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979),
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Details
Apr
16,
1918 (died Feb
27,
2002)
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5' 11"
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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| 265 titles |
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The Great McGonagall (1975)
William McGonagall, Writer ("This Goodbye", "McGonagall Lilt", "McGonagall Theme"), Writer |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
Gryphon, Performer ("Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail") |
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The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
(Short) - Sgt. Brown / Eccles / Catchpole Burkington / Minnie Bannister (voice), Writer (additional material) |
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Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Pte. Eccles (as The Goons), Performer ("Down Among the Z Men") (uncredited) |
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Some Jerk with a Camera (2012)
(TV Series) - Writer ("I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas") (1 episode, 2012)
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue! Part Two (May
25,
2012)
Season 2,
Episode 2
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Writer ("I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas")
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Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs (2011)
(TV Movie) - Writer ("I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas") |
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The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (2005– )
(TV Series) - Writer (sketch series "The Phantom Raspberry Blower") |
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Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute (2002)
(TV Movie) - Himself / Various Characters (archive footage), Writer |
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Wolves, Witches and Giants (1995–1998)
(TV Series) - Molly / The Giant / The Giant's Wife / The King / Narrator (10 episodes, 1995)
Molly and the Giant (Nov
10,
1998)
Season 4,
Episode 10
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Molly / The Giant / The Giant's Wife / The King
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In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995)
(TV Movie) - Himself - Interviewee, Thanks |
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There's a Lot of It About (1982)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (6 episodes, 1982), Writer (6 episodes, 1982) |
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Q5 (1969–1980)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (32 episodes, 1969), Writer (20 episodes, 1969), Writer (12 episodes, 1979), Composer (theme music) (2 episodes, 1975), Composer (1 episode, 1979) |
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The Muppet Show (1979)
(TV Series) - Performer ("It's a Small World") (1 episode, 1979), Himself - Special Guest Star (1 episode, 1979)
Spike Milligan (Jan
20,
1979)
Season 3,
Episode 17
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Himself - Special Guest Star,
Performer ("It's a Small World") (uncredited)
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Till Death Us Do Part (1970–1974)
(TV Series) - Paki-Paddy / Indian Train Passenger / Kevin O'Grady (3 episodes, 1970) |
3
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Milligan in... (1972–1973)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (4 episodes, 1972), Music And Lyrics By (4 episodes, 1972), Writer (script) (4 episodes, 1972)
Milligan in Summer (Aug
27,
1973)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Various Characters,
Music And Lyrics By,
Writer
(script)
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Full House (1973)
(TV Series) - Himself - Poem reader (1 episode, 1973), Writer (poems) (1 episode, 1973) |
1
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The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971–1972)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (15 episodes, 1971), Writer (3 episodes, 1971) |
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The Last Goon Show of All (1972)
(TV Movie) - Himself / Count Moriarty / Eccles / Little Jim / Minnie Bannister, Writer |
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Jackanory (1971)
(TV Series) - Storyteller (5 episodes, 1971)
Uncle and His Detective: Part 5 - Discovery at Crack House (Jan
29,
1971)
Season 9,
Episode 101
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Storyteller
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The World of Beachcomber (1968–1969)
(TV Series) - Dr. Strabismus (19 episodes, 1968), Writer (additional material) (6 episodes, 1969) |
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Rita and Wally (1968)
(TV Series) - The Pest Exterminator (1 episode, 1968)
The Family That Sprays Together, Stays Together (Oct
17,
1968)
Season 1,
Episode 15
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The Pest Exterminator
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The Telegoons (1963–1964)
(TV Series) - Writer (22 episodes, 1963), Eccles / Moriarty / Minnie Bannister (9 episodes, 1963) |
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Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value (1961)
(TV Movie) - Himself, Writer |
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Son of Fred (1956)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (1 episode, 1956), Writer (scriptwriter) (1 episode, 1956), Writer (1 episode, 1956) |
2
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A Show Called Fred (1956)
(TV Series) - Various Characters (5 episodes, 1956), Writer (5 episodes, 1956) |
5
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The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)
(TV Series) - Writer (2 episodes, 1956), Various Characters (1 episode, 1956) |
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Arena (1993–1995)
(TV Series) - Himself (4 episodes, 1993)
The Peter Sellers Story Part 3: "I Am Not a Funny Man" (Feb
25,
1995)
Season 20,
Episode 3
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Himself
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Das Auto: The Germans, Their Cars and Us (2013)
(TV Movie) - Himself - Advert for Min (archive footage) |
Timeshift (2007–2012)
(TV Series) - Himself - Goon Show / Himself - Storyteller, Jackanory (2 episodes, 2007)
The British Army of the Rhine (Oct
22,
2012)
Season 12,
Episode 5
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Himself - Goon Show (archive footage)
Goodbye Children Everywhere: The Changing World of Children's Television (May
26,
2007)
Season 6,
Episode 15
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Himself - Storyteller, Jackanory (archive footage)
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Perspectives (2012)
(TV Series) - Himself / Various (1 episode, 2012)
John Sergeant: Sergeant on Spike (Apr
8,
2012)
Season 2,
Episode 3
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Himself / Various (archive footage)
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009)
(TV Mini-series) - Himself (4 episodes, 2009) |
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Comedy Connections (2008)
(TV Series) - Kevin O'Grady (1 episode, 2008)
Till Death Us Do Part (Jul
18,
2008)
Season 6,
Episode 1
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Kevin O'Grady (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
(TV Movie) - Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis (1993)
(TV Movie) - Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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