Max Bygraves
Also Known As: Walter William Bygraves
Biography: Walter William "Max" Bygraves was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own TV shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: October 16, 1922
Age: 102 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 31, 2012
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
Overview: When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-17
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Spare the Rod
Overview: It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-23
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Skimpy in the Navy
Overview: Slapstick comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-15
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Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Overview: Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues and including highlights from his TV and film career.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-01
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Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do
Overview: A celebration of Max Miller , comedian and star. Presented by Gerald Scarfe with Max Bygraves Charlie Chester , Doris Hare Jean Kent , Alec McCowen, Tommy Trinder , Max Wall, Bernie Winters and Max Miller 'I'm ready for bed - anybody?' Max Miller , dazzling in chintz and gaudy plus-fours, one foot on the footlights, leering and howling with delight, confronted his audience. Sexual innuendo was his game. He trod a dangerous line, just this side of respectability, across the Music Halls of the 30s and 40s. On the stage of the Hackney Empire, with chorus girls and full supporting acts, Gerald Scarfe re-creates Max Miller 's rise from the back streets of Brighton to the top of the bill. The most outrageous comedian of his day, Max was banned by the BBC, in trouble over the Royal Command Performance, admired and hated by the comics of his age - and ours
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-16
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An Audience with Shirley Bassey
Overview: Showbiz legend Dame Shirley Bassey delights a celebrity audience by singing songs and answering light-hearted questions. Enjoy renditions including Born to Sing and George Harrison's Something from the sequin-gowned Welsh songstress.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-21
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Bobbikins
Overview: Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-28
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A Cry from the Streets
Overview: Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-12
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Charley Moon
Overview: A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with Harold Armytage, a peacetime actor of the old school. Hearing that Charley has no job to go to when demobilized, Armytage suggests they team up as stage comics. Things are not easy; jobs are few and far between, and when they can be found they are in the tattiest of theatres, but Charley gains the experience he needs. They then decide to try their luck in London.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-01
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Vive Torbay
Overview: A little travelogue feature presenting Torbay - new resort along the 20 mile stretch of South Devon coast.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-08-22
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Harmony Lane
Overview: The first British 3D short, this delightful 27 minute short is like spending a night at the Palladium with several variety acts. They include dancing by the Jack Billings Trio; a song by the Beverley Sisters; "Swan Lake" by Svetlana Beriosova and David Paltenghi of the Sadler's Wells Ballet; precision dancing by The Television Toppers and a comedy routine with Dora Bryan and Max Bygraves.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-20
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Bless 'em all
Overview: AWOL for more than half a century, but now back on parade, this cheery army comedy is a showcase for variety star Hal Monty and a young Max Bygraves. Missing in action for many years, this raucous comedy of army life, which looks back on the latter days of WWII, is a slam-bang showcase for the boisterous variety antics of comedian Hal Monty, seen here in his heyday performing rough and ready slapstick sketches aplenty. He’s accompanied by regular foil Les Ritchie, as his uptight sergeant, and comical crooner Max Bygraves, in his screen debut.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-11
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All at Sea
Overview: Comic short starring Hal Monty and Max Bygraves as two sailors on leave. Hal tries his hand at boxing, but gets more than he bargained for.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-01
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The Nitwits on Parade
Overview: Floorshow from the Club Zanzibar, compered by Max Bygraves. Features fabulous slapstick comic band ‘The Nitwits’, led by Sid Millward which later found fame and fortune in Las Vegas. Bygraves' second film following his debut in’ ‘Bless ‘em All’. Initially running for 42 minutes, the original exhibited version of this film has been lost. The 24 minute version represents all known existing footage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
Overview: A retrospective of the comedy genius of Tommy Cooper, with tributes from the likes of Eamonn Andrews, Ronnie Barker, Max Bygraves, Cannon & Ball, Jim Davidson, Benny Hill, Eric Sykes and Mike Yarwood
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-16
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Tonight in Britain
Overview: A short survey of British entertainment and London attractions photographed at Edinburgh, Stratford and in London.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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