The Many Faces of... Michael Crawford (Season 2, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Many Faces of...

Michael Crawford (Season 2, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary

A programme tracing the extraordinary career of one of Britain's most versatile stars. Michael Crawford was a child actor who hit the 60s at just the right time. His first film The Knack was an award-winning cult success that saw him rub ...See moreA programme tracing the extraordinary career of one of Britain's most versatile stars. Michael Crawford was a child actor who hit the 60s at just the right time. His first film The Knack was an award-winning cult success that saw him rub shoulders with the Beatles. A surprise move to the stage caught the eye of Gene Kelly and led to a lead role for Michael in the film Hello Dolly - one of the last great Hollywood musicals. The programme features a new interview with Michael in which he reveals he's not a natural singer or dancer - the Hello Dolly producers wanted to overdub his most famous song. That song is now a cult classic, but his Hollywood success was short-lived and he spent some time working in his wife's cushion factory before landing his best known part as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Ave Em. His love of stunts and mastery of Frank's comic mannerisms made him a household name, but once more Michael Crawford turned to the stage in what became the biggest musical of all time - The Phantom of the Opera. In recent years he has stayed on stage, but relentless stunt work and a punishing schedule has taken a toll on his health. Nevertheless, after more than 50 years in the business, he returned to the stage in the musical The Wizard of Oz - still singing and dancing with a new generation. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Michael Crawford Self / Various Characters Self / Various Characters See fewer	The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Sally Phillips Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Eileen Battye Self Self See fewer	Prime Suspect: The Last Witness (2003)
Ray Brooks Self Self See fewer	The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Michele Dotrice Self Self See fewer	Not Now, Comrade (1976)
Fiona Fullerton Self Self See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Danielle Hope Self Self See fewer	Oz the Great and Powerful 2
Bill Kenwright Self Self See fewer	The Fanatic (2019)
Arlene Phillips Self (as Arlene Philips) Self (as Arlene Philips) See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Matthew Sweet Self Self See fewer	Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)