Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

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Arthur Mullard was born on Sep 19, 1910 in UK. Arthur Mullard's big-screen debut came with Inspector Hornleigh directed by Eugene Forde in 1939, strarring . Arthur Mullard is known for Inside Victor Lewis-Smith directed by Richard Curson Smith, Victor Lewis-Smith stars as Self and Nickolas Grace as Consultant. The upcoming new movie Arthur Mullard plays is 101 Dalmatians which will be released on Nov 27, 1996.

An enigmatic and much loved comedy actor Arthur Mullard carved a unique niche for himself in a host of British comedy films and tv shows. The sterotype Cockney he was born in Islington, North London where he was known by locals as 'The Dook of Islington'.He left school at 14 to work as a butcher's boy. At 18 he joined the Army and became his regiment's boxing champion. After leaving the Forces he became a professional boxer for a brief period.After World War Two he took up acting, mainly as a stuntman working at Pinewood and Ealing Studios in their heyday. He then graduated to small parts in classic comedy films and on television he began to be in great demand as a straight man to a range of comics including Frankie Howerd, Spike Milligan, Tony Hancock, Tommy Cooper and Arthur Askey. In 1962 he scored a critical success in Sparrows Can't Sing with Barbara Windsor.He achieved stardom on television in the series Romany Jones (1973). Mullard and Queenie Watts played Wally and Lily Briggs, a colourful couple who lived in a caravan and were experts at swindling the social services. The series was followed by Yus, My Dear (1976) which attracted more than 8 million viewers. He was regularly cast as a guest star on many other tv shows and once quipped "If the tv bosses are stuck they'll say 'Let's put Arfur on, but not too much or he'll steal the bleedin' show!'"

  • Birthday

    Sep 19, 1910
  • Place of Birth

    Islington, London, England, UK

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