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Biography
Stanley Augustus Holloway was an English actor, comedian, singer and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also renowned for his comic monologues and songs, which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.
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Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1965 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Musical · 1957 · nominated
Filmography21 titles
Brief Encounter
1945as Albert Godby
1945as Albert Godby
My Fair Lady
1964as Alfred P. Doolittle
1964as Alfred P. Doolittle
Hamlet
1948as Gravedigger
1948as Gravedigger
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951as Albert Pendlebury
1951as Albert Pendlebury
This Happy Breed
1944as Bob Mitchell
1944as Bob Mitchell
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953as Walter Valentine
1953as Walter Valentine
The Winslow Boy
1948as Comico
1948as Comico
Passport to Pimlico
1949as Arthur Pemberton
1949as Arthur Pemberton
Major Barbara
1941as Policeman
1941as Policeman
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970as Gravedigger
1970as Gravedigger
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947as Vincent Crummles
1947as Vincent Crummles
In Harm's Way
1965as Clayton Canfil
1965as Clayton Canfil
The Way Ahead
1944as Pvt. Ted Brewer
1944as Pvt. Ted Brewer
Wanted for Murder
1946as Sergeant Sullivan
1946as Sergeant Sullivan
Ten Little Indians
1965as Det. William Henry Blore
1965as Det. William Henry Blore
Cotton Queen
1937as Sam Owen
1937as Sam Owen
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945as Belzanor
1945as Belzanor
Journey into Fear
1975as Mr. Mathews
1975as Mr. Mathews
Noose
1948as Inspector Rendall
1948as Inspector Rendall
The Beggar's Opera
1953as Mr. Lockit
1953as Mr. Lockit