Name
Michael Crawford
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1942-01-19 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Biography
Michael Crawford CBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City.
With a career that spans over four decades, he is known both in and out of Britain for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which successfully earned him a place as a household name and made him famous to millions around the world.
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Known For
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Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see ...
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A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera co...
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A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, ...
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A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedo...
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An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal ta...
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Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at every...
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A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' â€...
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Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of Lon...
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An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Afr...
- 1970 Hello-Goodbye as Harry England
- 1993 Once Upon a Forest as Cornelius (voice)
- 2006 Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask as Self - "Phantom" - Original Cast
- 1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as White Rabbit
- 1967 How I Won the War as Goodbody
- 1969 Hello, Dolly! as Cornelius Hackl
- 1965 The Knack... and How to Get It as Colin
- 1961 Two Living, One Dead as Nils Lindwall
- 1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Hero
- 1981 Condorman as Woody
- 1962 The War Lover as Sgt. Junior Sailen
- 1970 The Games as Harry Hayes
- 2023 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 The Jokers as Michael Tremayne
- 1986 Barnum as Phineas Taylor Barnum
- 1998 Michael Crawford in Concert as Himself
- 2001 My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self
- 1963 Two Left Feet as Alan Crabbe
- 2023 Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 1958 Soapbox Derby as Peter Toms
- 1992 Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore as Self
- Soon Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2013 Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford as Self
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 1958 Blow Your Own Trumpet as Jim Fenn
- 2011 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall as The Phantom - Original Cast: Finale
- 1978 Sorry... as Ferdinand Vanek
- 1999 Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve as Self
- 2016 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special as Frank Spencer
- 1960 A French Mistress as Kent
- 2006 It Started with Swap Shop as Self
- 1977 To Be Perfectly Frank as Self
- 1970 The Policeman and the Cook as Constable Gough
- 2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993 David Foster's Christmas Album as Self
- 2002 Dance of the Vampires as Count Giovanni Von Krolock
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Howard Garland
- 1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ( 19 episodes ) as Frank Spencer
- 1959 One Step Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Tony Hudson
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Pebble Mill ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 The Heaven and Earth Show ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life ( 62 episodes )
- 1961 Sir Francis Drake ( 18 episodes ) as John Drake
- 2017 All Star Musicals ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mentor
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1955 Miss Universe ( 1 episode ) as Self - Entertainment
- 1987 Going Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Private Eyes ( 1 episode ) as Attendant
- 1998 Parkinson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 The Story of Musicals ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Remembers… ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Dermot Drage
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Edward
- 1955 ITV Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Constable Gough
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Danny
- 1973 Val Meets The VIPS ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 ABC Minors Song ( 1 episode ) as Actor
- 2022 Reacher ( 1 episode ) as Terry
