Arthur English

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One of Britain's great variety comedians Arthur English was known as 'The Prince of the Wide Boys', a cockney 'spiv' character outrageously dressed on stage and wearing a huge kipper tie.Born in Aldershot, Hants English started his career at an early age appearing in amateur shows but did not become a professional performer until he was 30. He served in the Army during World War Two and after being demobbed worked as a painter and decorator.In 1949 he auditioned at the famous Windmill Theatre in London and he was put under contract for several seasons as a principal comic. His catchphrases became legendary: "They're laughin' at me Mum", "Sharpen up there, the quick stuff's coming" and his famous exit line "Play the music - open the cage!".On radio he starred in BBC's Variety Bandbox alongside comics such as Reg Dixon and Mrs Shufflewick (Rex Jameson) and he also appeared in numerous summer shows, pantomimes and clubs throughout the UK.English turned to straight acting in the early 1970s both on stage, screen and on television. He starred in a variety of comic cockney parts on television in the Comedy Playhouse series and Hugh and I (1962). In 1987 he joined fellow veterans Irene Handl and Charlie Chester in Never Say Die (1987), a comedy series set in an old people's home. His greatest success on tv was as the janitor Mr Harman in the cult series Are You Being Served? (1972). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley.

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Releases by Year

Arthur English on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1971 to 1987. See the full graphs of the number of Arthur English movies released per year from 1971 till 1987.

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Arthur English works mostly in Comedy Genre followed by Family Genre flixes. 50% of Arthur English movies are Comedy Genre movies. See Top Genres that Arthur English worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Arthur English has worked on is 7.4.

7.4 / 10

Arthur English's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.

8/1028 min

Available in 2 platform(s).