Stanley Holloway
Acting
Born October 1, 1890 · Manor Park, London, England, UK
Biography
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also renowned for his recordings of comic monologues and songs, which he performed throughout most of his 70-year career. Born in London, in his early years Holloway pursued a career as a clerk. He made early stage appearances before infantry service in the First World War. After the war he joined a concert party, "The Co-O…
Known For · 40 titles
Tony Awards
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Danny Kaye Show
The Bell Telephone Hour
DuPont Show of the Month
My Fair Lady
Brief Encounter
Our Man Higgins
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The World of Wodehouse
Hamlet
Armchair Theatre
In Harm's Way
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Lavender Hill Mob
Blandings Castle
Ten Little Indians
Caesar and Cleopatra
Hello London
This Happy Breed
An Arabian Night
Lady Godiva Rides Again
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Sandwich Man
Drummed Out
No Love for Johnnie
Meet Me at Dawn
Thingumybob
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Meet Mr. Lucifer
The Way to the Stars
No Trees in the Street
A Day to Remember
An Alligator Named Daisy
Gunner Sam
Journey into Fear
The Magic Box
The Winslow Boy