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Charlie Drake

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Charlie Drake

Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5 ft 1 in or 155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally known for his "Hello, my darlings!" catchphrase.

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Born
Charles Edward Springall(1925-06-19)19 June 1925Elephant and Castle, Southwark, London, England
Died
23 December 2006(2006-12-23) (aged 81)Brinsworth House, Twickenham, London, England
Years active
1954–2004
Spouses
mw- Heather Barnes (m. 1953; div. 1971) Elaine Bird (m. 1976; div. 1984)
Children
3

Tables

· Filmography
1954
Role(s)
Joe
1960
Role(s)
Charlie Sands
Charlie Drake Stirs it Up
Role(s)
Himself, with Cliff Richard
Notes
Pathé News Film i.d.1698.22. 28/11/'60.
1961
Role(s)
Charlie
1962
What's Cooking
Role(s)
Himself, with Margaret Alden
Notes
British Pathé, (film i.d. 2275.05/2275.06)
1963
Role(s)
Ernest Wright
1967
Role(s)
Percy Pointer
1974
Role(s)
Professor Popper
1992
Burning Ash
Role(s)
Ethan Hawker
Notes
Short film about practise of 'Skimington', a Charivari filmed in Copthorne, West Sussex
1995
Sinderella Live
Role(s)
Baron Hardon
Notes
Video
2004
Sinderella Comes Again
Role(s)
Baron Von Hard-on
Notes
Video
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1954
The Golden Link
Joe
1960
Sands of the Desert
Charlie Sands
1960
Charlie Drake Stirs it Up
Himself, with Cliff Richard
Pathé News Film i.d.1698.22. 28/11/'60.
1961
Petticoat Pirates
Charlie
1962
What's Cooking
Himself, with Margaret Alden
British Pathé, (film i.d. 2275.05/2275.06)
1963
The Cracksman
Ernest Wright
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
Percy Pointer
1974
Professor Popper's Problem
Professor Popper
1992
Burning Ash
Ethan Hawker
Short film about practise of 'Skimington', a Charivari filmed in Copthorne, West Sussex
1995
Sinderella Live
Baron Hardon
Video
2004
Sinderella Comes Again
Baron Von Hard-on
Video
· Television roles
1955
Fast and Loose
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Sketch show
1955–1958
Role(s)
Mick and Montmorency
Notes
Montmorency
1956
Tess and Jim
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Stand-up comedy
Jim Whittington and His Sea Lion
Role(s)
Idle Montmorency
Notes
Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast
Role(s)
Wee Beastie (as Charles Drake)
Notes
Musical
1957
Laughter in Store
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Sitcom
1957–1958
Role(s)
Drake's Progress
Notes
Performer
Pantomania: Babes in the Wood
Role(s)
Sherrif
Notes
Pantomime
1958
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Sketch Special, 1 episode
The World Our Stage
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Variety, S1.E3: "The Driving Test"
1958–1960
Role(s)
Charlie Drake In...
Notes
Charles O'Casey Drake
1960–1961
Role(s)
The Charlie Drake Show
Notes
Charlie
1963
The Charlie Drake Show
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Sketch show, 6 episodes
1964
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Variety, Episode 18.8
1965
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Sitcom, 2 series, 13 episodes
1966
Role(s)
Joey
Notes
Play, Episode 6.9: "The Battersea Miracle"
1967
Role(s)
Charles Rameses Drake
Notes
Sitcom, 7 episodes
1967–1968
Role(s)
The Charlie Drake Show
Notes
Various
1969–1970
Role(s)
The Worker
Notes
Charlie
1971
Role(s)
Various
Notes
Sketch show, 7 episodes
1972
The Charlie Drake Comedy Hour
Role(s)
Various
Notes
Sketch Special, 1 episode
1976
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Variety
1979
Role(s)
The Delivery Man
Notes
Short film
1980
Role(s)
Golf Club Pro
Notes
Short film
1985
Role(s)
Smallweed
Notes
Drama serial
1988
Mr. H Is Late
Role(s)
Short Delivery Man
Notes
Short film
1991
Role(s)
Nagg
Notes
Play
Role(s)
Lionel
Notes
Play
1995
Role(s)
Freddie Windsor
Notes
Crime series
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Company
1954–1955
Charlie Drake and Jack Edwardes
Montmorency
Children's sketch show
BBC
1955
Fast and Loose
Performer
Sketch show
BBC
1955–1958
Mick and Montmorency
Montmorency
Children's sketch show
Associated Rediffusion
1956
Tess and Jim
Performer
Stand-up comedy
BBC
1956
Jim Whittington and His Sea Lion
Idle Montmorency
Pantomime
Associated Rediffusion
1956
Beauty and the Beast
Wee Beastie (as Charles Drake)
Musical
BBC
1957
Laughter in Store
Self
Sitcom
BBC
1957–1958
Drake's Progress
Performer
Sketch show, 2 series, 12 episodes
BBC
1957
Pantomania: Babes in the Wood
Sherrif
Pantomime
BBC
1958
The Charlie Drake Show
Charlie
Sketch Special, 1 episode
ATV
1958
The World Our Stage
Performer
Variety, S1.E3: "The Driving Test"
BBC
1958–1960
Charlie Drake In...
Charles O'Casey Drake
Sitcom, 4 series, 22 episodes + special
BBC
1960–1961
The Charlie Drake Show
Charlie
Sitcom, 12 episodes
BBC
1963
The Charlie Drake Show
Charlie
Sketch show, 6 episodes
ATV
1964
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Variety, Episode 18.8
CBS
1965
The Worker
Charlie
Sitcom, 2 series, 13 episodes
ATV
1966
Armchair Theatre
Joey
Play, Episode 6.9: "The Battersea Miracle"
ABC Weekend TV
1967
Who is Sylvia?
Charles Rameses Drake
Sitcom, 7 episodes
ATV
1967–1968
The Charlie Drake Show
Various
Sketch show, 11 episodes
BBC
1969–1970
The Worker
Charlie
Sitcom, 12 episodes + special
ATV
1971
Slapstick and Old Lace
Various
Sketch show, 7 episodes
ATV
1972
The Charlie Drake Comedy Hour
Various
Sketch Special, 1 episode
Thames
1976
Meet Peters & Lee
Self
Variety
ATV
1979
The Plank
The Delivery Man
Short film
Thames
1980
Rhubarb, Rhubarb
Golf Club Pro
Short film
Thames
1985
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
Smallweed
Drama serial
BBC
1988
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment
Marmeladov
Documentary
LWT
1988
Mr. H Is Late
Short Delivery Man
Short film
Thames
1991
Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Nagg
Play
BBC
1991
Screen One, "Filipina Dreamgirls"
Lionel
Play
BBC
1995
99-1, "Dice"
Freddie Windsor
Crime series
Carlton

References

  1. Some sources claim that Drake was responsible for the spoof "Gimme That Punk Junk" (1976), recorded under the name The W
  2. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/charlie-drake-429830.html
  3. The Stage
    https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19631003/062/0009
  4. NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
  5. British Hit Singles & Albums
  6. Obituary in The Daily Telegraph 26 December 2006, accessed 15 June 2010
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1537814/Charlie-Drake.html
  7. Obituary in The Guardian, 28 December 2006, accessed 15 June 2010
    https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,1979054,00.html
  8. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6207585.stm
  9. Warm Tribute To Last Slapstick 'Great' Archived 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
    http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245168,00.html
  10. Davegoodman.co.uk Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.davegoodman.co.uk/Dave%20Goodman/Daves%20Book/1976/dec_1976.htm
  11. The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy
  12. BBC Programme Index
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231015004959/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=%22charlie+drake%22#top
  13. IMDB
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236867/
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