Name
Eric Morecambe
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-05-14
Deathday
1984-05-28 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Known For
6.1
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret...
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Eric and Ernie decide to take a holiday to the South of France and unwittingly become mixe...
3.3
Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the c...
- 1965 The Intelligence Men as Eric Morecambe
- 1966 That Riviera Touch as Eric Simpson
- 1967 The Magnificent Two as Eric/Fernando Torres
- 1984 Night Train to Murder as Eric
- 1970 Simon Simon as Roof Tiler
- 1973 Eric & Ernie Live
- 1963 Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive
- 2008 Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words as Himself
- 2011 Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
- 1999 Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise as Self - Guest
- 1984 The Passionate Pilgrim as The Pilgrim
- 2017 Eric & Ernie's Home Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2001 The Best Of Morecambe & Wise as Himself
- 2007 Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
- 2021 Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke as Self
- 2025 Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes as Self
- 1981 Late Flowering Love
- 1977 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show as Himself
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 1 episode ) as Eric Morecambe
- 1980 Russell Harty ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Piccadilly Palace ( 15 episodes )
- 1954 Running Wild ( 6 episodes ) as Host/Presenter
- 1968 The Morecambe & Wise Show ( 62 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise ( 9 episodes ) as Himself
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1980 The Morecambe and Wise Show ( 26 episodes )
- 1961 Morecambe & Wise ( 170 episodes ) as Self
- 1969 Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials ( 8 episodes ) as Himself
- 1961 Two of a Kind ( 71 episodes ) as Self
- 1967 Omnibus ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 1967 Omnibus ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise ( 5 episodes )
- 1967 One Pair of Eyes ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Val Meets The VIPS ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1977 Everyman ( 1 episode )
