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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 19, 1925
Died
December 23, 2006
Place of Birth
South East London - England - UK
Also Known As
- Charles Edward Springall
Charlie Drake
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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.
Known For
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Baron Von Hard-on
Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
2004
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Self
Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress
2001
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Baron Hardon
Sinderella Live
1995
7.3
Lionel
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991
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Nagg
Endgame
1989
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Mr. H Is Late
1988
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Marmeladov
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
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Smallweed
Bleak House
1985
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Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
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Professor Popper
Professor Popper's Problems
1984
Credits
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Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
as Baron Von Hard-on
2004
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Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress
as Self
2001
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Sinderella Live
as Baron Hardon
1995
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Filipina Dreamgirls
as Lionel
1991
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Endgame
as Nagg
1989
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Mr. H Is Late
1988
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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Marmeladov
1988
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Bleak House
as Smallweed
1985
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Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
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Professor Popper's Problems
as Professor Popper
1984
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The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
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The Plank
as Delivery man with cake
1979
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To See Such Fun
1977
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Magic Powder
1974
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Pursued
1974
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Follow That Skate
1974
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Into the Unknown
1974
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Monster
1974
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Descent to Danger
1974
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Professor Popper's Problems
1974
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Mister Ten Per Cent
as Percy Pointer
1967
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The Worker
1965
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The Cracksman
as Ernest Wright
1963
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Petticoat Pirates
as Charlie
1961
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Sands of the Desert
as Charlie Sands
1960
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Christmas Night with the Stars
1958
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Charlie Drake In...
1958
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Charlie Drake And Jack Edwardes
1954
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The Golden Link
as Joe
1954
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