Name
George Formby
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-05-26
Deathday
1961-03-06 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
George Formby (born George Hoy Booth) was the archetype "cheeky chappie" northern English comedian. Trained originally as a jockey, he often appeared on horseback in his films. Best known for his buck-toothed grin and his ukulele.
Known For
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Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat an...
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George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join ...
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Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby)...
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Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order t...
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Gormless George Trotter moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in searc...
- 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1944 Bell-Bottom George as George Blake
- 1935 No Limit as George Shuttleworth
- 1938 I See Ice as George Bright
- 1938 It's in the Air as George Brown
- 1946 George in Civvy Street as George Harper
- 1939 Come on George! as George
- 1941 Turned Out Nice Again as George Pearson
- 1940 Let George Do It! as George Hepplewhite
- 1934 Boots! Boots! as John Willie
- 1939 Trouble Brewing as George Gullip
- 1941 South American George as George Butters / Gilli Vanetti
- 1940 Spare a Copper as George Carter
- 1945 I Didn't Do It as George Trotter
- 1935 Off the Dole as John Willie
- 1936 Keep Your Seats, Please as George Withers
- 1937 Keep Fit as George Green
- 1937 Feather Your Nest as Willie Piper
- 1942 Much Too Shy as George Andy
- 1943 Get Cracking as George Singleton
- 1944 He Snoops to Conquer as George Gribble
- 2011 Entertaining the Troops as Self (Archive)
- 1974 Ain't Misbehavin' as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 Funny Up North as Himself
- 1994 Songs That Won the War as Himself (Archive)
- 2014 Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned as (archive footage)
- 1977 To See Such Fun
- 2003 Thora Hird Tribute as Comedy Role (archive footage, uncredited)
- 1981 40 Minutes ( 1 episode )
