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Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, humourist, 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 comic monologues and songs, which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.
Birth Name
Stanley Augustus Holloway
Born
Wednesday, 01 October 1890
Died
Saturday, 30 January 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The Making of 'My Fair Lady' | Self / Alfred P. Doolittle | 1995 |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | Self | 1991 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| The South Bank Show | Pendlebury (clip from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)) | 1978 |
| Journey Into Fear | Mr. Mathews | 1975 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Poole der Butler / Poole | 1973 |
| Up the Front | The Great Vincento / Vincento | 1972 |
| Flight of the Doves | Judge Liffy / The Judge | 1971 |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Gravedigger | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| The Making of 'My Fair Lady' | Self / Alfred P. Doolittle | 1995 |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | Self | 1991 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| The South Bank Show | Pendlebury (clip from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)) | 1978 |
| Journey Into Fear | Mr. Mathews | 1975 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Poole der Butler / Poole | 1973 |
| Up the Front | The Great Vincento / Vincento | 1972 |
| Flight of the Doves | Judge Liffy / The Judge | 1971 |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Gravedigger | 1970 |
| The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | Mr. Vuffin | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Target: Harry | Jason Carlyle | 1969 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self | 1968 |
| A Little of What You Fancy | Self | 1968 |
| Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | G.G. Brown / Mr. Brown | 1968 |
| The Sandwich Man | Park Gardener | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Ten Little Indians | William Blore / Det. William Henry Blore | 1965 |
| In Harm's Way | Clayton Canfil | 1965 |
| My Fair Lady | Alfred P. Doolittle | 1964 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| Our Man Higgins | Higgins / Higgans | 1962 |
| Operation Snafu | Mr Cooksley / Mr. Cooksley | 1961 |
| No Love for Johnnie | Fred Andrews | 1961 |
| Hello London | himself / Stanley Holloway | 1960 |
| Alive and Kicking | MacDonagh | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer / Pooh Bah / Self | 1959 |
| No Trees in the Street | Kipper | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Self | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Washington Square | Self | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Norman Dodd | 1956 |
| An Alligator Named Daisy | The General / General Weston | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Fast and Loose | Major George Crabb | 1954 |
| Meet Mr. Lucifer | Sam Hollingsworth / Mr Lucifer / Mr. Hollingsworth / Mr. Lucifer | 1953 |
| A Day to Remember | Charley Porter | 1953 |
| The Beggar's Opera | Mr. Lockit | 1953 |
| The Titfield Thunderbolt | Valentine / Walter Valentine | 1953 |
| Tonight at 8:30 | Henry Gow (segment "Fumed Oak: An Unpleasant Comedy") / Henry Gow | 1952 |
| Mr. Lord Says No | Henry Lord | 1952 |
| The Magic Box | Broker's Man | 1952 |
| Bikini Baby | Mr. Clark / Thomas Clark | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Sir Whitecliff / Eggcup Tycoon | 1951 |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | Pendlebury / Albert Pendlebury | 1951 |
| One Wild Oat | Alfred Gilbey | 1951 |
| Midnight Episode | Professor Prince | 1950 |
| Passport to Pimlico | Arthur Pemberton | 1949 |
| The Perfect Woman | Ramshead | 1949 |
| Another Shore | Alastair / Alastair McNeil | 1948 |
| The Silk Noose | Inspector Rendall / Insp. Rendall | 1948 |
| The Winslow Boy | Stanley Holloway / Comico | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Hamlet | Gravedigger | 1948 |
| One Night with You | Tramp | 1948 |
| Snowbound | Wesson / Joe Wesson | 1948 |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Vincent Crummles | 1947 |
| Meet Me at Dawn | Emile Pollet | 1947 |
| Carnival | Charlie Raeburn | 1946 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | Belzanor | 1946 |
| Wanted for Murder | Sgt. Sullivan / Sergeant Sullivan | 1946 |
| Brief Encounter | Albert Godby | 1945 |
| Johnny in the Clouds | Mr Palmer / Mr. Palmer | 1945 |
| Champagne Charlie | The Great Vance | 1944 |
| The Way Ahead | Pte. Ted Brewer / Pvt. Ted Brewer | 1944 |
| This Happy Breed | Bob Mitchell | 1944 |
| Salute John Citizen | Oskey | 1942 |
| Major Barbara | Policeman | 1941 |
| Cotton Queen | Sam Owen | 1937 |
| The Vicar of Bray | The Vicar of Bray | 1937 |
| Song of the Forge | Joe / Sir William Barrett | 1937 |
| Sam Small Leaves Town | Richard Manning | 1937 |
| Our Island Nation | Chief Petty Officer George Barber | 1937 |
| Play Up the Band | Sam Small | 1935 |
| In Town Tonight | Self / Himself | 1935 |
| Squibs | Constable Charley Lee | 1935 |
| D'Ye Ken John Peel? | Sam Small | 1935 |
| Road House | Donovan | 1934 |
| The Girl Thief | PC | 1934 |
| Sing As We Go! | Policeman | 1934 |
| The Bride of the Lake | Father O'Flynn | 1934 |
| The Girl from Maxim's | Mongicourt | 1933 |
| Sleeping Car | Francois / Francois Dubois | 1933 |
| The Co-Optimists | 1929 | |
| The Rotters | Arthur Wait | 1921 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1965 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
