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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
Character:Baron Von Hard-on
Release Date:02/09/2004
Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2001
Sinderella Live
Character:Baron Hardon
Release Date:30/06/1995
Filipina Dreamgirls
Character:Lionel
Release Date:15/09/1991
Endgame
Character:Nagg
Release Date:01/01/1989
Mr. H Is Late
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Release Date:15/02/1988
Royal Variety Performance 1984
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Release Date:25/11/1984
Rhubarb Rhubarb
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Release Date:15/12/1980
The Plank
Character:Delivery man with cake
Release Date:17/12/1979
To See Such Fun
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Release Date:01/11/1977
Professor Popper's Problems
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Magic Powder
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Follow That Skate
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Pursued
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Monster
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Descent to Danger
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Into the Unknown
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Mister Ten Per Cent
Character:Percy Pointer
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Cracksman
Character:Ernest Wright
Release Date:01/01/1963
Petticoat Pirates
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/11/1961
Sands of the Desert
Character:Charlie Sands
Release Date:08/09/1960
The Golden Link
Character:Joe
Release Date:13/09/1954
Television Appearances
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Character:Marmeladov
Bleak House
Character:Smallweed
Professor Popper's Problems
Character:Professor Popper
The Bob Monkhouse Show
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The Worker
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Christmas Night with the Stars
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Charlie Drake In...
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Charlie Drake And Jack Edwardes
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