Stanley Holloway

Personal Info

Birthday

October 1, 1890

Day of Death

1982-01-30

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Manor Park, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Stanley Augustus Holloway

Stanley Augustus Holloway OBE

Stanley Holloway

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.

Known For

The Bell Telephone Hour

Hallmark Hall of Fame

My Fair Lady

Brief Encounter

Ten Little Indians

In Harm's Way

Hamlet

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Filmography

1975
Journey into Fear
as Mr. Mathews
1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Poole der Butler
1972
Up the Front
as The Great Vincento
1971
Flight of the Doves
as Judge Liffy
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Gravedigger
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
as Caretaker
Target: Harry
as Jason Carlyle
1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
as Mr. Brown
1966
The Sandwich Man
as Park Gardener
The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
as Self
1965
Ten Little Indians
as Det. William Henry Blore
In Harm's Way
as Clayton Canfil
1964
My Fair Lady
as Alfred P. Doolittle
The Fantasticks
as Amos Babcock Bellamy
1962
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
as Self / Alfred P. Doolittle
The Third Sam
as Narrator
1961
On the Fiddle
as Mr. Cooksley
No Love for Johnnie
as Fred Andrews
1960
Hello London
as himself
The Mikado
as Pooh-Bah
1959
Alive and Kicking
as MacDonagh
No Trees in the Street
as Kipper
1956
Jumping for Joy
as Captain Jack Montague
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
as The General
1954
Fast and Loose
as Major George Crabb
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Sam Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer
A Day to Remember
as Charley Porter
The Beggar's Opera
as Mr. Lockit
The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Walter Valentine
1952
Meet Me Tonight
as Henry Gow
The Happy Family
as Henry Lord
The Magic Box
as Broker's Man
1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Thomas Clark
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Albert Pendlebury
One Wild Oat
as Alfred Gilbey
1949
Passport to Pimlico
as Arthur Pemberton
The Perfect Woman
as Ramshead
1948
Hamlet
as Gravedigger
Another Shore
as Alastair McNeil
Noose
as Inspector Rendall
The Winslow Boy
as Comico
One Night with You
as Tramp
Snowbound
as Joe Wesson
1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Vincent Crummles
Meet Me at Dawn
as Emile Pollet
The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle
as Narrator
1946
Carnival
as Charlie Raeburn
Wanted for Murder
as Sergeant Sullivan
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Belzanor
Brief Encounter
as Albert Godby
The Way to the Stars
as Mr. Palmer
1944
Champagne Charlie
as The Great Vance
The Way Ahead
as Pvt. Ted Brewer
This Happy Breed
as Bob Mitchell
1941
Major Barbara
as Policeman
1940
Albert's Savings
as Himself
1937
Gunner Sam
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
Cotton Queen
as Sam Owen
The Vicar of Bray
as The Vicar of Bray
Three Ha'pence a Foot
as Narrator / Sam Small / Noah (voice)
The Lion and Albert
as Narrator (voice)
1936
Halt, Who Goes There?
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
Beat the Retreat
as Narrator / Sam Small / Napoleon Bonaparte (voice)
1935
Play Up the Band
as Sam Small
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
as Sam Small
Squibs
as Constable Charley Lee
Sam and His Musket
as Narrator / Sam Small (voice)
In Town Tonight
as Himself
Drummed Out
as Narrator / Sam Small / Colonel / Colonel's Daughter (voice)
1934
Road House
as Donovan
Sing As We Go
as Policeman
Lily of Killarney
as Father O'Flynn
1933
The Girl from Maxim's
as Dr Mongincourt
Sleeping Car
as Francois