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William Rushton
Born: 18th Aug 1937 Chelsea, London, England, UK - Died 11th Dec 1996
Dept: Acting
William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 43
Film: 31 (72%)
Television: 12 (28%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Drama
Filmography
1996
Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire ... view
Character:
Himself
Apr 1996 (first aired)
Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoo ... view
Character:
Astronomer (voice) (1 ep.)
Nov 1992 (first aired)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost a ... view
Character:
Toby Belch (voice) (1 ep.)
Original title: Двенадцатая ночь
1992
The events of the comedy take place in the country of Illyria, which for the English of Shakespeare's time was fabulous. The young Countess Olivia is ... view
Character:
Toby Belch (voice)
1992
The television campaign for Hamlet cigars, one of the longest running, most memorable and funniest campaigns in advertising history is now on video fo ... view
Character:
Host
1989
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend con ... view
Character:
Self
1988
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless m ... view
Character:
1986
Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime. ... view
Character:
Narrator (Himself)
Oct 1986 (first aired)
The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the dail ... view
Character:
Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice) (40 ep.)
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Muzzy in Gondoland is an animated children's learning language course created originally as a way to teach English as a second language. After later b ... view
Character:
The King (voice) (6 ep.)
Dec 1985 (first aired)
David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The Mind of David Berglas, aired i ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1985
Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire" ... view
Character:
the Ghost of Christmas Present
May 1982 (first aired)
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Feb 1982 (first aired)
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett. ... view
Character:
The Ghost of Christmas Present (1 ep.)
1981
Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed with sketches and stand up routines from Kenny Ev ... view
Character:
Self
1981
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventures of series! ... view
Character:
Wilfred Crimble (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Sam dreams of meeting Father Christmas, so when Santa arrives at his house Sam hides in the big guy's sack. Later, Santa discovers the stowaway, and i ... view
Character:
Narrator
Sep 1979 (first aired)
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcas ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
1979
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investig ... view
Character:
Lance (archive footage)
Jul 1978 (first aired)
Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. ... view
Character:
Self - Host (1 ep.)
1978
Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives. ... view
Character:
Dodger Harris
1977
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complicati ... view
Character:
Wilfred Crimble
1976
The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the maste ... view
Character:
Snotty Shuttleworth
1976
In hopes of winning a home decoration competition, the overbearing Mrs. Foster employs two men to repaint her flat. The kids volunteer to decorate the ... view
Character:
Councillor Eldridge
1974
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970. ... view
Character:
(voice)
1973
John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records. ... view
Character:
1973
John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973. ... view
Character:
Dr. Watson
1973
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge. ... view
Character:
Walter Tumbril
1972
Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi a ... view
Character:
Nov 1971 (first aired)
The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year t ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1971 (first aired)
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime. ... view
Character:
Lance (1 ep.)
1971
While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises. ... view
Character:
Tobias Cromwell
Original title: 12 + 1
1969
Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he get ... view
Character:
Bennet
Sep 1969 (first aired)
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rot ... view
Character:
Plautus (7 ep.)
1969
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothe ... view
Character:
Sylvester Wall
1969
Barclays Bank documentary about computers in the UK and how they might be used in the future. ... view
Character:
1968
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's ... view
Character:
Dylan's Assistant
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Comedy
1965
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the Eng ... view
Character:
Tremayne Gascoyne
1965
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits of this film, both with their own distinct e ... view
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1964
An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of London. ... view
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1964
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a b ... view
Character:
Gerry
1963
A series of musical vignettes formed from the dreams of a slumbering workman. ... view
Character:
Fat Friend
1963
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits to this film, both with their distinct endin ... view
Character:
Self