Frankie Howerd
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Also Known As
Francis Howerd,
Francis Alick Howard
Birth Place
Yorkshire, England, GB
Born
March 06, 1917
Died
April 19, 1992
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Master of high camp, primarily remembered for his wrist-flicking, eye-rolling performance as a bawdy Roman slave in the double-entendre-crammed British TV series, "Up Pompeii." Howerd began his career in radio on a show called "Variety Band Box" and his films always remained secondary to his variety performances. His feature credits include "The Ladykillers" (1955), as a barrow-boy put u...
Biography
Master of high camp, primarily remembered for his wrist-flicking, eye-rolling performance as a bawdy Roman slave in the double-entendre-crammed British TV series, "Up Pompeii." Howerd began his career in radio on a show called "Variety Band Box" and his films always remained secondary to his variety performances. His feature credits include "The Ladykillers" (1955), as a barrow-boy put upon by an old lady; "The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery" (1966), "Carry On Doctor" (1967), "Up Pompeii" (1971), a movie version of his TV show; and "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1978)
Mr Mustard
The Chastity Belt
(1972)
Up Pompeii
(1971)
Lurcio
Carry on Up the Jungle
(1970)
Professor Inigo Tinkle
Carry on Doctor
(1968)
Francis Bigger
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
(1967)
Alphonse Askett
The Fast Lady
(1965)
The Mouse on the Moon
(1963)
Himself
Watch It, Sailor!
(1961)
An Alligator Named Daisy
(1957)
The Ladykillers
(1955)
The Runaway Bus
(1954)
Music (Feature Film)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1978)
Song Performer ("Mean Mr Mustard" "When I'M 64")
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
The Blunders Show
(1986)
Narration
The Blunders Show
(1986)
Voice
Life Events
1946
Stage acting debut, "Sheffield Empire"
1954
Made first feature, "The Runaway Bus"
