Universal Filmlexikon (1933)

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HEIGHT: 5ft. 5ins. HAIR: Medium. EYES: Blue ROLES: Character, Comedy LANGUAGES: English DIALECTS: All — VOICE: Baritone DANCING: Eccentrio, Tap SPORTS and RECREATIONS: Swimming, Motoring, Golf Since the age of 14, has been associated with practically every branch of the theatrical profession; served in the Army thronghout the war, and on demobilisation went into pantominie at the King's, Hammersmith ; scored a hit at the London Hippodrome in the revue "'Peep Show", and was the first to perform a staircase dance up 32 stairs at the same theatre; made a notable success as Dancing Jim in ''Whirl of the World'' at the Palladium; successfully played the leading comedy parts in "Show Boat" at Drury Lane and in "Rio Rita" at the Prince Edward Theatre; is well known as a variety artist, and has recorded and broadcast with great success owing to the highly microgenic quality of bis voice; has written and composed some of the biggest song hits of recent years, including "I Lift up my Finger . . .", "Jollity Farm'", "Bunkey Doodle", "Far Away" (Silver Wings theme song), "When the Guards are on Parade". "47 Ginger-Headed Sailors", "Don't Do That to the Poor Puss Cat", "Tom Thumb's Drum", "Rhymes", "Ain't it Grand to be Blooming Well Dead", etc.; has been on the Continent with Jack Hylton vocalizing bis own songs; can play character parts as well as comedy. GRÖSSE: 1,71 m. HAARFARBE: Braun. ALGEN: Blau ROLLENFÄCHER: Charakterrollen, heitere Rollen SPRACHEN: Englisch DIALEKTE: Alle STIMME: Bariton TANZ: Exzentrischer Tanz, Tap SPORTS: Schwimmen, Chauffieren. Golf Hat seit seinem Debüt mit fünfzehn Jahren mit so ziemlich jedem Zweig der Bübnenkunst Bekanntschaft gemacht. Diente während der ganzen Kriegsjabre. Tritt nach der Demobilisierung in Pantomimen am Kings Theater. Hammersmith, auf. Großer Erfolg am Londoner Hippodrom in der Re\Tie „Peep Show" und gleich darauf als Erster mit dem „Stufentanz" auf derselben Bühne, ferner als Tänzer Jim in „W birl of the orld" am Palladium. Ebenso erfolgreich war er dann in den Hauptrollen der Lustspiele ..Show Boat" am Drury Lane und „Rio Rita" am Prince Edward-Theater. Er ist als Varietekünstler dem großen Publikum wohlbekannt und hat auch im Rundfunk, dank seiner für das ^likrophon außerordentlich geeigneten Stimme, häufig mitgewirkt. Auf sein Konto kommen außerdem eine ganze Reihe der besten Schlager der letzten Jahre, u. a. „I Lift up my Finger . . .", „Jollity Farm". ..Bunkey Doodle", .,Far Away", „When the Guards are on Parade". ..47 Ginger-Headed Sailors". ..Don t Do That to the Poor Puss Cat", ..Tom Thumb s Drum", .,Rhymes", „Ain t it Grand to be Blooming Well Dead" usw. Auf einer Europa-Tournee sang der Künstler seine eigenen Chansons, begleitet von Jack Hylton"s Kapelle. Er spielt sowohl Charakter als auch Lustspielrollen. E 14