Ernie Wise

Personal Info

Birthday

November 27, 1925

Day of Death

1999-03-21

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Ernie Wise

Biography

Ernest Wiseman, OBE, known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials

Known For

Omnibus

The Sweeney

Running Wild

The Magnificent Two

That Riviera Touch

Night Train to Murder

The Intelligence Men

Filmography

2025
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
as Self
2021
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Eric & Ernie's Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words
as Himself
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Morecambe & Wise
as Himself
1999
Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise
as Self - Guest
1993
The Importance of Being Ernie
as Self
1984
Night Train to Murder
as Ernie
1981
Blood Donors
as Self
1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
1973
Eric & Ernie Live
as Self
1967
The Magnificent Two
as Ernie
Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke
as Self
1966
That Riviera Touch
as Ernest Clark
1965
The Intelligence Men
as Ernie Sage