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and other members of the cast. In 1965, Hawtrey's mother Alice died; Hawtrey was grief-stricken and started drinking more. Apparently, Hawtrey could often be heard talking to his mother in his dressing room, even though she had died.
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213:, England, in 1914, to William John Hartree (1885โ1952) and his wife Alice (nรฉe Crow) (1880โ1965), of 217 Cromwell Road, as George Frederick Joffre Hartree. He took his stage name from the theatrical knight
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British regional tour of the stage musical
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album. Lennon says: "I Dig a Pygmy, by Charles Hawtrey and The Deaf-Aids. Phase one, in which Doris gets her oats."
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1983:(1987) as Clarence, Duke of Claridge (final television appearance)
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This list is partially compiled from the BBC Radio Archive.
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everyone knew that he had been on another binge. He smoked
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Charles Hawtrey 1914โ1988: The Man who Was Private Widdle
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Charles Hawtrey 1914โ1988: The Man Who Was Private Widdle
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Hawtrey was an accomplished musician. He recorded as a
3434:"Whatshisname โ The Life and Death of Charles Hawtrey"
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1996:, Boscombe Hippodrome (and tour) (1925) as Street Arab
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Hawtrey's television career gained a major boost with
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1323:(1936) as studious youth at the aquarium (uncredited)
2419:, BBC Home Service (1941) as Syd Fletcher (as a boy)
2040:, London (11 March โ 14 August 1937) as Jerry Morton
1339:(1937) reciting Shakespeare at audition (uncredited)
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English comic actor and theatre director (1914โ1988)
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2500:, BBC Home Service (1944) as Jim Hawkins (as a boy)
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3461:Charles Hawtrey: That Funny Fella with the Glasses
3243:Dixon, Stephen (6 April 2002). "Charles Hawtrey".
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1120:Charles Hawtrey: That Funny Fella with the Glasses
232:Hawtrey made his first appearance on the stage in
2666:, "Dempson's Dummies", BBC Light Programme (1948)
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714:By this time Hawtrey had become a regular in the
2310:, BBC Regional Programme Northern Ireland (1937)
1243:(1934) as Secondary Supporting Role (uncredited)
1129:(seemingly nonsensically) just before the song "
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489:(first broadcast in 1943) alongside the actress
3409:"From the Khyber Pass to the bottom of a glass"
2445:, BBC Home Service (1943โ1960) as Norman Bones
2213:, BBC Regional Programme London (1931) as A Boy
882:Without steady film work, Hawtrey performed in
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3005:"Missing or Incomplete Episodes for Programme
2140:A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
829:(ITV 1971), a children's programme, alongside
768:A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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3675:Comedians from the London Borough of Hounslow
2742:, BBC Home Service (1954) as Horace Clabtrout
2618:, BBC Home Service (1946) as David Hardcastle
2474:, BBC Home Service (1943) as David (as a boy)
2171:(2 June โ 30 September 1972) as Dr B C Dimple
2161:, Guildford (24 June โ 5 July 1969) as Arthur
1088:(2006), Hawtrey was played by David Charles.
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2460:, BBC Home Service (1943) as Alfred Mortimer
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1387:(1942) as student of Modern Art (uncredited)
1098:He has been the subject of two biographies:
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2642:, BBC Home Service (1947) as Fritz Hagedorn
2600:, BBC Home Service (1946) as Second burgher
2506:, BBC Home Service (1944) Dickon (as a man)
1869:(1957โ1958) as Private 'Professor' Hatchett
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2442:Norman and Henry Bones, the Boy Detectives
2401:, BBC Home Service (1941) as Timothy Trant
2006:, London (1927) as White Cat and Bootblack
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3284:Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries
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2480:, BBC Home Service (1943) as David Morton
2024:, The London Palladium (1936) as Slightly
1775:(1970) as Tonka the Great / Walter Bagley
1026:. He was discovered to be suffering from
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2672:, BBC Home Service (1948) as Cyril Povey
2612:, BBC Home Service (1946) as The Serpent
2330:, BBC Regional Programme Northern (1938)
2283:, BBC National Programme Daventry (1935)
2251:, BBC Regional Programme Northern (1934)
2129:, The New Lindsay Theatre, London (1951)
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3222:"Wally K Daly radio drama & plays"
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3018:, lostshows.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015
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2586:, BBC Light Programme (1945) as Hubert
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2318:, BBC Regional Programme London (1937)
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2275:, BBC Regional Programme London (1934)
2263:, BBC Regional Programme London (1934)
2237:, BBC Regional Programme London (1933)
2207:, BBC Regional Programme London (1930)
2100:, Winter Garden Theatre, London (1944)
3680:Deaths from peripheral artery disease
3407:Summerskill, Ben (18 November 2001).
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2754:The High and Mighty, BBC Home Service
2425:, BBC General Forces Programme (1941)
2363:, BBC General Forces Programme (1940)
679:, the screenwriter for the first six
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435:A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
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3287:, London: Omnibus Press, 2003, p.322
3188:from the original on 12 January 2022
2660:, BBC Home Service (1948) as Curdkin
2548:, BBC Home Service (1944) as Charles
2304:BBC Regional Programme London (1937)
2030:, Gate Studio Theatre, London (1936)
1979:, "Super Gran and the State Visit",
1559:(1956) as punter at bar (uncredited)
1551:(1955) as play director (uncredited)
1515:(1954) as waiter at pub (uncredited)
749:and played cards between takes with
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222:Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
120:Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
3312:, Manchester: Headpress, 2004, p.71
2704:, BBC Home Service (1949) as Jeremy
2698:, BBC Home Service (1949) as Jeremy
2592:, BBC Home Service (1946) as Freddy
2554:, BBC Home Service (1944) as Larkin
2066:(Shaftesbury Avenue), London (1940)
1591:(1958) as Pvt. 'Professor' Hatchett
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2762:, BBC Home Service (1955) as Mouse
2740:Horace Clabtrout and the Beanstalk
2710:, BBC Home Service (1950) as Parvo
2636:, BBC Home Service (1947) as Ernie
2468:, BBC Home Service (1943) as Mouse
2353:, Regional Programme London (1939)
1535:; 1955) as office-boy (uncredited)
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3142:, London: Arrow Books, 2009, p.34
3003:The series is entirely lost, see
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2722:, BBC Home Service (1951) as Flip
2716:, BBC Home Service (1950) as Moss
1759:(1969) as Doctor Ernest Stoppidge
1663:(1963) as Terry 'Pintpot' Tankard
1171:(1922) as minor role (uncredited)
937:and Bernard Bresslaw. These were
540:In 1948, Hawtrey appeared at the
3640:20th-century English male actors
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3096:All of Me: My Extraordinary Life
2844:, BBC Radio 4 (1985) as Fingers
2804:The Memoirs of Betsy Mae Meadows
2536:, BBC Home Service (1944) as Jim
1799:(1971) as Sir Roger de Lodgerley
1125:Reference is made to Hawtrey by
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3220:Deacon, Alison; Deacon, Nigel.
2838:, BBC Radio 4 (1982) as Fingers
2269:, BBC Regional Programme (1934)
2184:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2179:, Theatre Royal, Margate (1974)
1953:(1981) as self, interviewed by
1443:(1949) as prisoner (uncredited)
1275:(1935) (minor role, uncredited)
916:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
162:George Frederick Joffre Hartree
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2191:(1976โ1977)
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1448:Dark Secret
1160:Filmography
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2490:Dr Johnson
2322:On and Off
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1981:Tyne Tees
1961:Runaround
1940:The Plank
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1893:, a.k.a.
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1504:Five Days
1352:Jailbirds
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1140:Let It Be
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431:New Faces
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280:Peter Pan
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155:1922โ1988
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