Charlie Drake
Acting
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 w…
Also known as
Charles Edward Springall
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Screen One
1989 · TV
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · TV
99-1
1994 · TV
Bleak House
1985 · TV
Christmas Night with the Stars
1958 · TV
The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983 · TV
Mr. H Is Late
1988 · Movie
Sinderella Live
1995 · Movie
The Worker
1965 · TV
Sands of the Desert
1960 · Movie
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991 · Movie
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984 · Movie