| birth_place = [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]] ...1925 aged 76</ref>), known as '''Stratford Johns''', was a British stage, film and television actor who is best remembered for his starring role as Detect

...years. It also became a family tradition in South Africa when the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation|SABC]] aired it every New Year's Eve during the 19 ...cture House]] in [[Campbeltown]], [[Argyll and Bute]], as part of a comedy film festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow

| birth_place = [[w:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]], South Africa | medium = Stage, television, film

...st=Gray}}</ref><ref name="GUA">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/19/lionel-jeffries-obituary|title=Obituary ''The Guardian''|date=2 Jeffries was born in [[Forest Hill, London|Forest Hill]], [[south London]].<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|id=102888|title=Jeffries, Lionel Char

...collecting]]. The first stamp he collected was the [[Siege of Ladysmith]], South Africa.<ref name="TelgObit"/><ref name="IndpObit"/> ...his debut in the first of more than 80 films, being ''[[Love on the Dole (film)|Love on the Dole]]''.<ref name="IndpObit"/> He joined the [[Liverpool]], [

| birth_place = [[w:Cape Town|Cape Town]], [[w:Cape Province|Cape Province]], South Africa | occupation = {{hlist|Actor (radio, stage, television and film)|comedian|vaudevillian}}

...2009)</ref> When Nigel was three years old, the family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where his father had bought a practice. Initially they lived in the ...name="green">Michael Green (2004) ''Around and About: Memoires of a South African Newspaperman'', David Philip Publishers, Cape Town {{ISBN|0-86486-660-7}}</

...or]] for his portrayal of King [[Louis XVI]] in ''[[Marie Antoinette (1938 film)|Marie Antoinette]]''. ...e when cast as a pompous windbag." [[Ephraim Katz]] in his ''International Film Encyclopaedia'' describes Morley as "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful c

...967|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>}} (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) ...n ''[[Loot (1970 film)|Loot]]'' (1970) and Edwin Antony in ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971). Bennett's character, [[Ricki Tarr]], was pivotal in the

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...the British from a [[South Asia]]n perspective, and others poked fun at [[South Asian stereotypes]]. In the television series, most of the [[White British| ...1996 novel ''[[Anita and Me]]'', Syal had referred to British parodies of south Asian speech as "a goodness-gracious-me accent".)

...ilms, including from this period [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Sabotage (1936 film)|Sabotage]]'' (1936). ...e Steps Out]]'' (1942) were his last films with Will Hay. After the latter film he asked Hay to give him bigger roles, but Hay refused.

...n'''; 18 February 1899{{spaced ndash}}6 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during th ...aptain Boycott (film)|Captain Boycott]]'' (1947), and ''[[Easy Money (1948 film)|Easy Money]]'' (1948), and later guest appearances on [[television play|te

...ms. He appeared in ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956), ''[[w:The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956), ''[[Blue Murder at St Trinian's]]'' (1957), ''[[ ...in European films, in roles such as Sir Reginald in the successful French film ''[[w:La Grande Vadrouille|La Grande Vadrouille]]''.

...errible noise, and everything so cold and grey." After moving to Brockley, south east London from the age of 12 in 1931, he attended Brownhill Road School ( ...ley's British Union of Fascists, who were gaining support near his home in South London.

...r during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through agai ...nchitis, I'm a bit tight tonight", or "coughing better tonight".<ref name="South Bank Show" /> One of his main characters was that of John Willie, an "arche

...ublic popularity as a regular chat-show guest. She also gave well-regarded film performances at different points in her career. ...sexuality was naughty, repressed and fit to burst."<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Studies: She could have been a contender. She could have been Sybil Fawlty.

...]]. Celebrity chef [[Keith Floyd]] was always getting drunk on wine, while film critic [[Barry Norman]] was not a fan of his puppet, because it had an inex ===Actors===