Stanley Holloway

1890-1982

Biography: life and films

Stanley Holloway was an English actor and singer. He was born in Manor Park, London, England on 1st October 1890 and died in Littlehampton, England on 30th January 1982, aged 91.

His best films as an actor include Alberto Cavalcanti's Champagne Charlie (1944), Carol Reed's The Way Ahead (1944), David Lean's Brief Encounter (1945), Henry Cornelius's comedy Passport to Pimlico (1949) and Charles Crichton's The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).

Stanley Holloway appeared in 63 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Henry Edwards (4 films), Maurice Elvey (3), Charles Crichton (3), Ralph Thomas (2), J. Lee Thompson (2), Gordon Parry (2), Gabriel Pascal (2), David Lean (2), Cyril Frankel (2), Anthony Pelissier (2), Anthony Asquith (2) and Alberto Cavalcanti (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (30 films), drama (20), War (5), comedy-romance (4), Thriller (4), romance (3), history (3) and comedy-drama (3).

Our average rating for Stanley Holloway over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: a = actor

The Rotters (1921) [a]

The Co-Optimists (1929) [a]

Sleeping Car (1933) [a]

The Girl from Maxim's (1933) [a]

D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1934) [a]

Lily of Killarney (1934) [a]

Love at Second Sight (1934) [a]

Road House (1934) [a]

Sing As We Go (1934) [a]

Play Up the Band (1935) [a]

Squibs (1935) [a]

Cotton Queen (1937) [a]

Sam Small Leaves Town (1937) [a]

Song of the Forge (1937) [a]

The Vicar of Bray (1937) [a]

Major Barbara (1941) [a]

Salute John Citizen (1942) [a]

Champagne Charlie (1944) [a]

The Way Ahead (1944) [a]

This Happy Breed (1944) [a]

Brief Encounter (1945) [a]

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) [a]

The Way to the Stars (1945) [a]

Carnival (1946) [a]

Wanted for Murder (1946) [a]

Meet Me at Dawn (1947) [a]

Nicholas Nickleby (1947) [a]

Another Shore (1948) [a]

Hamlet (1948) [a]

Noose (1948) [a]

One Night with You (1948) [a]

Snowbound (1948) [a]

The Winslow Boy (1948) [a]

Passport to Pimlico (1949) [a]

The Perfect Woman (1949) [a]

Midnight Episode (1950) [a]

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) [a]

One Wild Oat (1951) [a]

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) [a]

Meet Me Tonight (1952) [a]

The Happy Family (1952) [a]

A Day to Remember (1953) [a]

Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) [a]

The Beggar's Opera (1953) [a]

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) [a]

Fast and Loose (1954) [a]

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) [a]

Jumping for Joy (1956) [a]

Hello London (1958) [a]

Alive and Kicking (1959) [a]

No Trees in the Street (1959) [a]

No Love for Johnnie (1961) [a]

On the Fiddle (1961) [a]

My Fair Lady (1964) [a]

In Harm's Way (1965) [a]

Ten Little Indians (1965) [a]

The Sandwich Man (1966) [a]

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) [a]

Target: Harry (1969) [a]

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) [a]

Flight of the Doves (1971) [a]

Up the Front (1972) [a]

Journey Into Fear (1975) [a]



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