Oh, Mr. Porter!
1938
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Will Hay. William Thomson Hay FRAS (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings.
Actor: Oh, Mr. Porter!. William Thompson Hay was probably one of the most versatile of entertainers. He was not only a character comedian of the first rank, but was also an astronomer of high repute - he discovered the spot on the planet Saturn in 1933 - and a fully qualified air pilot; he was once an engineer.
- Actor, Writer, Director
- December 6, 1888
- Will Hay
- April 18, 1949
Aug 25, 2019 · Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff. Hay, assisted by Claude Hulbert and Charles Hawtrey, has to unravel the mystery before he becomes the next victim...
- Aug 25, 2019
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- Will Hay
Will Hay was an English comedian famous for his blundering schoolmaster character. But, off-screen, he hid many out-of-this-world talents (and a seriously strange personality). 1. He Was A Mystery. Will Hay was one of Britain’s most influential comedians.
Bill. Height. 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m) Mini Bio. William Thompson Hay was probably one of the most versatile of entertainers. He was not only a character comedian of the first rank, but was also an astronomer of high repute - he discovered the spot on the planet Saturn in 1933 - and a fully qualified air pilot; he was once an engineer.
May 25, 2015 · Mon 25 May 2015 // 14:00 UTC. Feature It’s 80 years since Gainsborough Pictures released the comedy Boys Will Be Boys, the movie that finally established ex-music hall performer Will Hay as a British film name – during that same year of 1935 he also published an accomplished astronomy book Through My Telescope.
