George Formby

George Formby

Acting

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
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bell-Bottom George
6.0

(1944) Bell-Bottom George

as George Blake

No Limit
6.5

(1935) No Limit

as George Shuttleworth

I See Ice
8.1

(1938) I See Ice

as George Bright

It's in the Air
5.6

(1938) It's in the Air

as George Brown

George in Civvy Street
7.5

(1946) George in Civvy Street

as Mary Colton

Come on George!
5.4

(1939) Come on George!

as George

Turned Out Nice Again
6.5

(1941) Turned Out Nice Again

as George Pearson

Let George Do It!
5.8

(1940) Let George Do It!

as George Hepplewhite

Boots! Boots!
4.0

(1934) Boots! Boots!

as John Willie

Trouble Brewing
6.2

(1939) Trouble Brewing

as George Gullip

South American George
6.0

(1941) South American George

as George Butters / Gilli Vanetti

Spare a Copper
7.0

(1940) Spare a Copper

as George Carter

I Didn't Do It
6.6

(1945) I Didn't Do It

as George Trotter

Off the Dole
6.8

(1935) Off the Dole

as John Willie

Keep Your Seats, Please
6.0

(1936) Keep Your Seats, Please

as George Withers

Keep Fit
5.6

(1937) Keep Fit

as George Green

Feather Your Nest
0.0

(1937) Feather Your Nest

as Willie Piper

Much Too Shy
6.2

(1942) Much Too Shy

as George Andy

Get Cracking
6.5

(1943) Get Cracking

as George Singleton

He Snoops to Conquer
8.2

(1944) He Snoops to Conquer

as George Gribble

0.0

(2011) Entertaining the Troops

as Archive Film

Ain't Misbehavin'
0.0

(1974) Ain't Misbehavin'

as Self (archive footage)

Funny Up North
6.0

(2011) Funny Up North

as Himself

Songs That Won the War
8.0

(1994) Songs That Won the War

as Himself (Archive)

Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
7.0

(2014) Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

as (archive footage)

To See Such Fun
0.0

(1977) To See Such Fun

as ---

Wogan
4.5

(1982) Wogan

as Self (archive material)