George Formby
Birthday
1904/05/26
Day of death
1961/03/06 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
George Hoy Booth
Biography
George Formby (born George Hoy Booth) was the archetype "cheeky chappie" northern English comedian. Trained originally as a jockey, he often appeared on horseback in his films. Best known for his buck-toothed grin and his ukulele.
Acting
(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1944) Bell-Bottom George
as George Blake
(1935) No Limit
as George Shuttleworth
(1938) I See Ice
as George Bright
(1938) It's in the Air
as George Brown
(1946) George in Civvy Street
as Mary Colton
(1939) Come on George!
as George
(1941) Turned Out Nice Again
as George Pearson
(1940) Let George Do It!
as George Hepplewhite
(1934) Boots! Boots!
as John Willie
(1939) Trouble Brewing
as George Gullip
(1941) South American George
as George Butters / Gilli Vanetti
(1940) Spare a Copper
as George Carter
(1945) I Didn't Do It
as George Trotter
(1935) Off the Dole
as John Willie
(1936) Keep Your Seats, Please
as George Withers
(1937) Keep Fit
as George Green
(1937) Feather Your Nest
as Willie Piper
(1942) Much Too Shy
as George Andy
(1943) Get Cracking
as George Singleton
(1944) He Snoops to Conquer
as George Gribble
(2011) Entertaining the Troops
as Archive Film
(1974) Ain't Misbehavin'
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Funny Up North
as Himself
(1994) Songs That Won the War
as Himself (Archive)
(2014) Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
as (archive footage)
(1977) To See Such Fun
as ---
(1982) Wogan
as Self (archive material)