• Peter Jones (actor)
  |title= Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams ...In 1942 he acted on the West End stage in ''[[The Doctor's Dilemma (play)|The Doctor's Dilemma]]'' and in 1942 he made an uncredited film appearance in '
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• Peter Sellers on stage, radio, screen and record
  ...hot of a smiling man wearing a white cardigan|[[Peter Sellers]] was one of the best known comedians of his generation.]] ...e filmmakers [[Boulting brothers|John and Roy Boulting]] described him as "the greatest comic genius [Britain] has produced since [[Charlie Chaplin|Charle
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• John Bluthal
  ...[The Vicar of Dibley]]''. At 85 he played Professor [[Herbert Marcuse]] in the Coen Brothers' film ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'' (2016). ...ma at the [[University of Melbourne]]. In 1949, he travelled to Europe and the [[United Kingdom]], during which time he appeared in [[pantomime]]. He work
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• Liz Smith (actress)
  ...008) and won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] for the 1984 film ''[[A Private Function]]''. ...Liz Smith obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=26 December 2016 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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• The Ladykillers (1955 film)
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• Alfie Bass
  ...e="Bass">{{cite news|title=Alfie Bass Obituary|date=1987-07-24|publisher=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|pages=14}}<!--|access-date=2006-12-13--></ref> He appear ...], in which activists attempted to prevent a march through the East End by the [[British Union of Fascists|British Union of Fascists]].<ref name="ondb">{{
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• Ronald Fraser (actor)
  ...Allenby-Johnson in the 1970s television series ''[[The Misfit (TV series)|The Misfit]]''. ...e was educated in Scotland and did [[national service]] as a lieutenant in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]].
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• Victor Spinetti
  ...and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s [[The Beatles|Beatles]] films ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]' ...|Under Milk Wood]]'', ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' and ''[[Under the Cherry Moon]]''.
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• David Lodge (actor)
  | caption = in ''[[w:The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) ...and variety before making his screen debut in ''[[w:The Cockleshell Heroes|The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' and going on to feature in many British films usuall
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• There's a Girl in My Soup
  ...The film was Sellers' last commercial success until ''[[Return of the Pink Panther]]'' five years later.<ref name=tcmarticle/> ...<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/british_comedy_society/|title=The British Comedy Society|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Come
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• Lew Grade
  | honorific_prefix = [[w:The Right Honourable|The Right Honourable]] | name = The Lord Grade
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• Geoffrey Bayldon
  ...rzel-gummidge-10401475|title=Worzel Gummidge star Geoffrey Bayldon dies at the age of 93|first=Emmeline|last=Saunders|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=11 May ...g [[World War II]], he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School|Old Vic Theatre School]].<ref name="who'sw
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• George Sanders
  ...The Saint'', in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>George Sanders The Guardian 26 Apr 1972: 5.</ref> ...and it was said to be through this connection Henry came to be adopted by the Sanders family.<ref>{{cite book |author=VanDerBeets, Richard |title=George
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• Geoffrey Palmer (actor)
  ...005). His film appearances include ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' (1988), ''[[The Madness of King George]]'' (1994), ''[[Mrs Brown]]'' (1997) and ''[[Tomorr ...s and field training in the [[Royal Marines]] during his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom #After 1945|national service]] from 1946 to 1948, following
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• Peter Sellers
  | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] | alt = Sellers smiling to the camera
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• John Le Mesurier on stage, radio, screen and record
  ...1983. He is best remembered for his role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the BBC situation comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'', between 1968 and 1977.{{sfn|McCann ...itor]]'', of a character loosely based on [[Kim Philby]], which earned him the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] in 1972.<ref name="BFI:
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• The Goon Show series 10
  '''Yes, that was it, the last of'em. So bye now.''' ...eurosis and barely well enough to record the twelfth show, ''[[The Call of the West]]''.
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• Mr. Bean
  | first_aired = <!-- This date is as shown on the official website. Do not change it without citing an even more reliable sou | followed_by = ''[[Bean (film)|Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie]]''
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• John Le Mesurier
  ...haps best remembered for his comedic role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the [[BBC]] television [[situation comedy]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1968–1977).{{ ...stage debut in September 1934 at the Palladium Theatre in [[Edinburgh]] in the [[J. B. Priestley]] play ''[[Dangerous Corner]]''. He later accepted an off
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• Casino Royale (1967 film)
  ...Bond ([[Joanna Pettet]]); and British agents Coop ([[Terence Cooper]]) and The Detainer ([[Daliah Lavi]]). ...came involved in the production, and actors expressed dissatisfaction with the project.
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