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    Charles Hawtrey

    English film actor

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  1. George Frederick Joffre Hartree (30 November 1914 – 27 October 1988), known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English actor, comedian, singer, pianist and theatre director. He began at an early age as a boy soprano, in which role he made several records, before moving on to radio.

  2. Apr 14, 2010 · Charles Hawtrey: The Carry On clown who hated everyone. ON the front wall of 117 Middle Street, an 18th-century smuggler’s cottage close to the seafront at Deal in Kent, is a blue plaque ...

  3. Charles Hawtrey. Actor: Carry on Up the Khyber. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.

  4. Charles Hawtrey. Actor: Carry on Up the Khyber. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.

  5. Oct 29, 1988 · Charles Hawtrey, an actor who became a mainstay of the long-running ''Carry On'' series of film comedies, died Thursday in a nursing home in Walmer, in southeast England. He was 73 years old.

  6. He was born in 13th November 1914 in Hounslow, London and his early years were spent in Italia Conti acting school and he was soon appearing in junior roles. One of his earliest film roles goes back to the 1930’s when he appeared in the silent film Marry Me , but his first London roles on the stage including Bluebell In Fairyland and Where ...

  7. Oct 29, 1988 · Charles Hawtrey, the spindle-legged, quizzical stalwart of the “Carry On” comedy film series that became a British institution, has died in southeast England, the Associated Press reported...

  8. Biography of actor Charles Hawtrey, best known for his role in the Carry On films, composed of contributions, memories and anecdotes from those who knew him: relatives, fellow actors, neighbours and tradesmen/professionals.

  9. Oct 7, 2001 · Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody's favourite in the "Carry On" films. Incorporating interviews with the major players, this biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. it looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow ...

  10. Actor. On stage from 1925 and in London from 1927, in children's plays, the paper-thin, twittery Charles Hawtrey (real name Hartree) became famous for his participation in the Carry On series, where his camp behaviour and pursuit of the opposite sex lent sexual ambiguity to his persona.