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1. Richard Beckinsale

Actor | Porridge

Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms. His best known characters were prison inmate Leonard Arthur "Lennie" Godber in "Porridge" (1974-1977) and its sequel series "Going Straight" (1978), and medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (1974-1978).

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2. Tommy Cooper

Actor | The Cool Mikado

After leaving the army Tommy Cooper took up show business in 1947 and so started his long career of comedy derived around visual humour, magic tricks that didn't work and his trademark red fez, a prop that started from his days in the army. The BBC described him as an "Unattractive young man with ...

3. Margaret Dale

Actress | One Exciting Night

Margaret Dale was born on March 6, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for One Exciting Night (1922), The Man with Two Faces (1934) and Second Youth (1924). She died on March 23, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA.

4. Robin Day

Self | Sykes and a Big Big Show

Robin Day was born on October 24, 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sykes and a Big Big Show (1971), ITN News (1955) and Midweek (1972). He was married to Kathryn Ainslie. He died on August 6, 2000 in London, England, UK.

5. Dick Emery

Actor | Yellow Submarine

In the 1960s and 1970s, Dick Emery was one of the most successful comics on the box. He was voted BBC TV Personality of the Year, thanks to creations such as his toothy vicar, sex-starved spinster Hettie, crusty old Lampwick, outrageously camp Clarence, who coined the phrase: "Hallo honky tonks". ...

6. Kenny Everett

Actor | Bloodbath at the House of Death

Kenny Everett was born on December 25, 1944 in Seaforth, Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Dateline Diamonds (1965). He was married to Lee Middleton. He died on April 4, 1995 in London, England, UK.

7. Charles Hawtrey

Actor | Don't Lose Your Head

Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school. A string of stage roles followed, and by 1929 his ...

8. Russell Hoban

Writer | Turtle Diary

Russell Hoban's parents were immigrants from Ukraine. His father was the advertising manager of a newspaper, as well as the director of a Philadelphia drama guild. Russell served in the US infantry during World War II. After the war, he taught art in New York and Connecticut. He began publishing ...

9. Dilys Laye

Actress | Carry on Camping

A raven-haired, sometimes blonde (particularly in the earlier years) pretty actress, Dilys Laye was capable of a wide range of roles, from straight drama to comedy. She began in the 1950s, like most other British screen actresses of the era, in studio-system-style films. One of her first films was ...

10. Charles Herbert Lightoller

Perhaps one of the most intriguing individuals associated with the Titanic because of the many unique events that happened both before and after the sinking. As a young man, he assured his sister the sea wasn't wet enough to drown him and went on to prove just that. Charles Lightoller's career at ...

11. Kirsty MacColl

Soundtrack | Run All Night

English songwriter and singer Kristy MacColl had hits with such albums as "Kite" (1989), "Titanic Days" (1994) and "Tropical Brainstorm" (2000). Her first hit as a songwriter was "They Don't Know" for Tracey Ullman in 1983. Her trademark style is a sharp wit allied to strong melodies. Her work ...

12. Christopher Price

Self | Zero30

TV presenter whose irreverent wit earned him many fans around the world, who tuned into the BBC's nightly entertainment programme Liquid News (2000) to hear Price's caustic comments on the day's celebrity gossip.

After earning a degree in languages from Reading University, Price began his ...

13. Gordon Reid

Actor | Mansfield Park

Gordon Reid was born on September 6, 1939 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Mansfield Park (1999), The Others (2001) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on November 26, 2003 in London, England, UK.

14. Robert Tear

Actor | Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Robert Tear was born on March 8, 1939 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Death in Venice (1990) and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1985). He died on March 29, 2011 in London, England, UK.

15. Michael Redgrave

Actor | The Lady Vanishes

Sir Michael Redgrave was of the generation of English actors that gave the world the legendary John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, Britain three fabled "Theatrical Knights" back in the days when a knighthood for thespian was far more rare than it is today. A superb actor, Redgrave ...

16. Angus Lennie

Actor | The Great Escape

Angus Lennie was born on April 18, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Escape (1963), Doctor Who (1963) and Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959). He died on September 14, 2014 in Acton, London, England, UK.

17. Suzan Farmer

Actress | Die, Monster, Die!

Suzan Farmer was born on June 16, 1942 in Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Die, Monster, Die! (1965), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968). She was married to Ian McShane. She died on September 17, 2017 in England, UK.

18. Tommy Cooper

Actor | The Cool Mikado

After leaving the army Tommy Cooper took up show business in 1947 and so started his long career of comedy derived around visual humour, magic tricks that didn't work and his trademark red fez, a prop that started from his days in the army. The BBC described him as an "Unattractive young man with ...

19. Freddie Francis

Cinematographer | The Straight Story

During his last years at school he spent most of his time writing a thesis on 'the future of film' On leaving school he joined Gaumont British Studios at Lime Grove as an apprentice to a stills photographer for a year. He claimed this taught him more about the art of photography than any other form...

20. Richard Briers

Actor | Watership Down

Richard Briers was born on January 14, 1934 in Merton, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Peter Pan (2003). He was married to Ann Davies. He died on February 17, 2013 in London, England, UK.

21. Gianluca Vialli

Actor | Lords of Football

Gianluca Vialli was born on July 9, 1964 in Cremona, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Lords of Football (2013), Dumar (2013) and Ramud Volume 2 (2018). He was married to Cathryn White-Cooper. He died on January 6, 2023 in London, England, UK.

22. Wendy Toye

Director | The Stranger Left No Card

Wendy Toye was born on May 1, 1917 in London, England, UK. She was a director and actress, known for The Stranger Left No Card (1952), On the Twelfth Day... (1955) and Follow the Star (1979). She was married to Edward Selwyn Sharp. She died on February 27, 2010 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK.

23. Kathleen Harrison

Actress | Scrooge

Although British actress Kathleen Harrison was born in 1892 in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, she was fondly known for her cockney characters throughout her career. Trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she first married and lived overseas in Argentina for nearly eight years...

24. Maria Charles

Actress | Hot Fuzz

Diminutive, red-haired London-born stage and screen character actress Maria Charles was born of Jewish ancestry as Maria Zena Schneider, the daughter of hairdresser David Schneider and his wife Celia (née Ashken - originally Ashkenaza). A RADA graduate of 1946, her career spanned more than six and ...