Spike Milligan
Born: 1918-04-16 in Ahmed Nagar, India
Died: 2002-02-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Milligan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Badjelly ... (Book)
2018
- The Ghost of Peter Sellers as Himself (Archive)
2014
- Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace as Himself (archive footage)
2010
- The Unforgettable Harry Secombe as Self (archive footage)
- The Unforgettable Spike Milligan as Himself
2008
- Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
2007
- Hitler: The Comedy Years as Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Very Best of Spike Milligan as Self/Various
2005
- I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan as Self - (Archival)
2004
- The Best of Spike Milligan as Self
2002
- Puckoon ... (Novel)
- Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self (archive footage)
2001
- The Paranormal Peter Sellers as Self (Archive footage)
- Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend
2000
1997
- Labour's Old Romantic as Self
- The Banana as Self
1996
- Spike as Himself
- An Evening with Spike Milligan as Himself
1995
- In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett as Self
- Wolves, Witches and Giants as Narrator
1994
- Room 101 as Self
- Takin' Over the Asylum as Himself
1993
- The Big Freeze as Der Schauspieler
1992
- Sellers' Best as Self
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Plunder as Self
1989
- Just Like That! as Self
1988
- You Bet!
- Mr. H Is Late
- The Ratties as Narrator (voice)
1985
- Super Gran as Zoo Keeper
- In Sickness and in Health as Fancy Fred
- The Melting Pot ... (Creator)
- Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol as the Ghost of Marley
1983
- Group Madness as Self
- Yellowbeard as Flunkie
- Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Kenny Everett Television Show as The Ghost of Marley
- There's A Lot Of It About
1981
- History of the World: Part I as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
- Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers as Self (archive material)
1979
1978
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Policeman
1977
- Dot and the Kangaroo as Mr. Platypus (voice)
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Crumble
- Moonshadow as Narrator
- Fantastic Animation Festival as Narrator: "Moonshadow"
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Barney as Hawker
- Tell Me Another as Himself
1975
- The Great McGonagall as William Topaz McGonagall
1974
- The Cherry Picker as Mr. Lal
- Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Himself
- Man About the House as Himself
1973
- The Three Musketeers as M. Bonancieux
- Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Leo Milligan
- Ghost in the Noonday Sun as Bill Bombay
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World as Dr. Harz
1972
- Rentadick as a Customs officer
- Right to Work March
- The Adventures of Barry McKenzie as Landlord
- Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self
- The Last Goon Show of All as Self
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Gryphon
1971
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Tramp (segment "Sloth")
1970
- Cucumber Castle as The Court Jester
- Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town as E.W. Mackney
- Oh In Colour
1969
- The Magic Christian as Traffic Warden
- The Bed Sitting Room as Mate
- Q...
- Curry and Chips
- Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? as Narrator (voice)
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The World of Beachcomber as Various Roles
1966
- Till Death Us Do Part as Paki-Paddy
1964
1963
1962
- Postman's Knock as Harold Petts
1961
1960
- Suspect as Arthur, lab orderly
- Alice Through the Looking Box as The White Rabbit
- Watch Your Stern as Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
1959
1956
1955
- The Sooty Show as Himself
- A Kid for Two Farthings as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
1954
- Calling All Cars as Freddie The Taxi (voice)
1953
- The Super Secret Service ... (Writer)
1952
- Down Among the Z Men as Pvt. Eccles
1951
- Penny Points to Paradise as Spike Donnelly
- Let's Go Crazy as Multiple Roles