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Peter Kline

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From ShowBiz Data:

SPIKE MILLIGAN DEAD AT 83

Today's Headlines

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Legendary British comedian Spike Milligan, who with Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe, created The Goons, the forerunners of Monty Python, has died at his home in Sussex at the age of 83, according to British news reports.

Spike Milligan

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Birth name

Terence Alan Milligan

Date of birth (location)

16 April 1918,

Ahmed Nagar, India

Mini biography

Spike was born an `Army Brat', the son of an Irish Captain in the ... (show more)

Sometimes Credited As:

Sir Spike Milligan

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Filmography as: Actor, Writer, Composer, Notable TV guest appearances

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Actor - filmography

(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

1.Sketch Show Story, The (2001) (TV) (archive footage) .... Various characters

... aka Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story (2001) (TV) (UK: complete title)

2.Nations' Favourite Children's Poem, The (2001) (TV) .... Himself

3.Wild About Harry: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2001) (TV) .... Himself

4."Gormenghast" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... De-ath

5.Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, The (1999) (TV) .... Himself

6.Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story, The (1999) (TV) .... Himself

7.Royal Birthday Celebration, A (1998) (TV) .... Himself

8.Alright on the Night's Cockup Trip (1997) (TV) (archive footage) .... Himself

9.Spike (1996) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee

10."Wolves, Witches and Giants" (1995) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator

11."Wham! Bam! Strawberry Jam!" (1995) TV Series .... Himself

12.Big Freeze, The (1993) .... Der Schauspieler

13.Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... Pakistani Dalek

... aka Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years In the Tardis (1993) (TV) (UK: video title)

14.Mr. H Is Late (1987) (TV) .... Roadsweeper

15.Group Madness (1983) .... Himself

16.Yellowbeard (1983) .... Flunkie

17."There's a Lot of it About" (1982) TV Series .... Himself/Various

18.History of the World: Part I (1981) .... Monsieur Rimbaud

19.Life of Brian (1979) .... Spike

... aka Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (UK: complete title)

20.Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1978) .... Policeman

21.Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) (voice) .... Mr. Platypus

22.To See Such Fun (1977) .... Himself

23.Last Remake of Beau Geste, The (1977) .... Crumble

24.Barney (1976) .... Hawker

... aka Lost in the Wild (1976) (USA)

25.Great McGonagall, The (1974) .... William McGonagall

26.Man About the House (1974) .... Himself

27.Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) .... Dr. Harz

28.Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) .... Bombay

29.Three Musketeers, The (1973) .... M. Bonancieux

... aka Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds, The (1973) (USA)

... aka Tres mosqueteros, Los (1973) (Spain)

30.Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall (1972) .... Leo Milligan (Spike's Father)

31.Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The (1972) .... Landlord

32.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... Gryphon

33.Cherry Picker, The (1972) .... Mr. Lal

34.Rentadick (1972) .... Customs officer

35."Milligan in..." (1972) TV Series

36.Last Goon Show of All, The (1972) (TV) .... Himself/Count Moriarty/Eccles/Little Jim/Minnie Bannister

... aka Last Goon Show, The (1972) (TV) (UK: abbreviated title)

37.Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, The (1971) .... Tramp (segment "Sloth")

38."Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, The" (1971) TV Series

39.Cucumber Castle (1970) (TV)

40.'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970) (TV) .... E.W. Mackney

41."Q5" (1969) TV Series .... Various Characters

... aka "Q6" (1975) (new title)

... aka "Q7" (1978) (new title)

... aka "Q8" (1979) (new title)

... aka "Q9" (1980) (new title)

42.Bed Sitting Room, The (1969) .... Mate

43.Magic Christian, The (1969) .... Traffic Warden 27

44."Curry & Chips" (1969) TV Series .... Kevin O'Grady

45."World of Beachcomber, The" (1968) TV Series

46.Goon Show, The (1968) (TV) .... Himself/Minnie Bannister/Eccles/Moriarty

47."Telegoons, The" (1963) TV Series (voice) .... Minnie Bannister

48.Postman's Knock (1962) .... Harold Petts

49.Invasion Quartet (1961) .... Godfrey Pringle

50.Spike Milligan Meets Joe Brown (1961) (voice)

51.What a Whopper! (1961) .... Tramp

52.Suspect (1960) .... Arthur, lab orderly

... aka Risk, The (1960) (USA)

53.Watch Your Stern (1960) .... Dockyard matey

... aka What a Carry On: Watch Your Stern (1994) (UK: video box title)

54.Portrait of a Goon (1959) (TV)

55.Running Jumping & Standing Still Film, The (1959)

56."Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956) TV Series .... Various Characters

57."Show Called Fred, A" (1956) TV Series .... Various Characters

58."Son of Fred" (1956) TV Series .... Various roles

59.Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn, The (1956) .... Sgt Brown/J. Smith/Minnie Bannister

60.Down Among the Z Men (1952) .... Pvt. Eccles

... aka Goon Movie, The (1952)

... aka Goon Show Movie, The (1952) (video title)

... aka Stand Easy (1952)

61.Let's Go Crazy (1951) .... Eccles/Waiter

62.Penny Points to Paradise (1951) .... Spike Donnelly
 

Graham Perks

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That's sad. He always made me laugh. I had some of his books such as "Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall".

What is this??

> Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... Pakistani Dalek

Was this a spoof show? A Pakistani Dalek? !!!
 

Henry Gale

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Just got around to reading his obit in the New York Times. I've always known who Spike was, and that he was a founder of the Goon Show, but really nothing more. If you're at all interested in this part of British comedy you owe it to yourself to read a little more.

Here's a sample:

Because his father was Irish and he was born in India, a new British immigration law deprived him of British citizenship in 1956, pending new certification. Indignant, he called up the Irish Embassy in London and upon aking if he could have Irish citizenship was told "Bejasus yes! We're terribly short of people."

In his 70's he became misanthropic, turning on some of his best-known fans, including the Prince of Wales, whom Mr. Milligan called "a groveling little bastard" during a British comedy awards show in 1994.

Later, in a message to Prince Charles, Mr. Milligan wrote: "I suppose a knighthood is out of the question now?" He was knighted last year at St. James's Palace, with the prince in attendance.
 

PhilipG

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Was this a spoof show? A Pakistani Dalek? !!!
It was a sketch, included in the documentary. And it was Hilarious.
Many of you Americans have little idea of who Spike Milligan was. I'll put it simply that Spike Milligan was the funniest, wittiest, most intelligent comedian that Britain has ever produced. His death is a terrible, terrible loss to all, and especially to comedy writers like myself. :frowning:
Spike Milligan's preferred gravestone epitaph: "I told you I wasn't very well"
 

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