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Michael Crawford

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 19, 1942 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Biography

Michael Crawford CBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. With a career that spans over four decades, he is known both in and out of Britain for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which successfully earned him a place as a household name and made him famous to millions around the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2023Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of LaughsSelf (archive footage)
2023Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The LaughsSelf
2022Remembers…Self
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2017All Star MusicalsSelf - Mentor
2016Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief SpecialFrank Spencer
2016Private EyesAttendant
2013Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly RememberedSelf (archive footage)
2012The Story of MusicalsSelf (archive footage)
2011The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert HallThe Phantom - Original Company
2006Phantom of the Opera: Behind the MaskSelf - "Phantom" - Original Cast
2006It Started with Swap ShopSelf
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFrank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf
1999Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas EveSelf
1998Michael Crawford in ConcertHimself
1998The Heaven and Earth Show
1998ParkinsonSelf
1996The Fantastic World of Michael CrawfordSelf
1993Once Upon a ForestCornelius (voice)
1992Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection EncoreSelf
1991Pebble MillSelf
1987Going Live!Self
1986BarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum
1981CondormanWoody
1978Sorry...Ferdinand Vanek
1977To Be Perfectly FrankSelf
1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'EmFrank Spencer
1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWhite Rabbit
1970Hello-GoodbyeHarry England
1970The GamesHarry Hayes
1970The Policeman and the CookConstable Gough
1970Play for Today
1969Hello, Dolly!Cornelius Hackl
1967How I Won the WarGoodbody
1967The JokersMichael Tremayne
1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumHero
1965The Knack... and How to Get ItColin
1964Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1963Two Left FeetAlan Crabbe
1962The War LoverSgt. Junior Sailen
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Two Living, One DeadNils Lindwall
1961Sir Francis DrakeJohn Drake
1960A French MistressKent
1959One Step BeyondTony Hudson
1958Soapbox DerbyPeter Toms
1958Blow Your Own TrumpetJim Fenn
1956Armchair TheatreDermot Drage
1956Armchair TheatreEdward
1955Dixon of Dock GreenHoward Garland
1955Miss UniverseSelf - Entertainment
-Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
Writing
2016Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief SpecialWriter