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Charlie Drake
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Charlie Drake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-06-19,South East London - England - UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer best known for his catchphrase "Hello. My darlings!". 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, performing with Jack Edwardes in the double act Mick and Montmorency on children's TV. He subsequently made the break into primetime TV and critical and commercial acclaim with his solo show Drake's Progress (1955-1957). He was best known for his series The Worker (1965–70) in which he played a perpetually unemployed labourer who, in every episode, was dispatched to a new job by the ever-frustrated clerk at the local labour exchange. In the sixties, Drake made the transition to cinema, making several comedy films. By the 1980s, Drake reinvented himself as a straight actor, including a memorable performance as Smallweed in the 1985 BBC adaptation of Bleak House and playing Nagg in Samuel Beckett's Endgame in 1989. He suffered a series of strokes in 1995 and retired, passing away in 2006 at the age of 81.

Filmography

Sinderella Live

7.583

Sinderella Live
1995-06-30

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage

0

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
2004-09-02

7.4

The Plank
1979-12-17

9

Endgame
1989-01-01

6.583

The Cracksman
1963-01-01

Petticoat Pirates

6.625

Petticoat Pirates
1961-11-01

Sands of the Desert

5.643

Sands of the Desert
1960-09-08

Mister Ten Per Cent

5.625

Mister Ten Per Cent
1967-01-01

Rhubarb Rhubarb

8

Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980-12-15

7

Mr. H Is Late
1988-02-15

Professor Popper's Problems

6.5

Professor Popper's Problems
1974-01-01

0

Magic Powder
1974-01-01

Follow That Skate

0

Follow That Skate
1974-01-01

0

Pursued
1974-01-01

0

Monster
1974-01-01

Descent to Danger

0

Descent to Danger
1974-01-01

Into the Unknown

0

Into the Unknown
1974-01-01

Filipina Dreamgirls

7.25

Filipina Dreamgirls
1991-09-15

To See Such Fun

10

To See Such Fun
1977-11-01

Royal Variety Performance 1984

0

Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984-11-25

Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress

0

Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress
2001-12-25

The Golden Link

8

The Golden Link
1954-09-13

The Bob Monkhouse Show

7.5

The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983-10-24

8.667

The Worker
1965-02-27

Charlie Drake And Jack Edwardes

0

Charlie Drake And Jack Edwardes
1954-10-29

Charlie Drake In...

0

Charlie Drake In...
1958-11-11

Professor Popper's Problems

0

Professor Popper's Problems
1984-04-03

Christmas Night with the Stars

7

Christmas Night with the Stars
1958-12-25

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

8

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988-01-10

6.375

Bleak House
1985-04-10

7.2

Screen One
1989-09-10