George Formby
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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.
Known for
Credits
I See Ice (1938)
as George Bright
Feather Your Nest (1937)
as Willie Piper
Let George Do It! (1940)
as George Hepplewhite
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
as George Withers
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
as George Gribble
Boots! Boots! (1934)
as John Willie
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Funny Up North (2011)
as Himself
To See Such Fun (1977)
Actor
It's in the Air (1938)
as George Brown
Songs That Won the War (1994)
as Himself (Archive)
Off the Dole (1935)
as John Willie
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
as George Pearson
Ain't Misbehavin' (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned (2014)
as (archive footage)
I Didn't Do It (1945)
as George Trotter
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)
as Comedy Role (archive footage, uncredited)
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
as George Blake
Trouble Brewing (1939)
as George Gullip
George in Civvy Street (1946)
as George Harper
Keep Fit (1937)
as George Green
Come on George! (1939)
as George
No Limit (1935)
as George Shuttleworth
South American George (1941)
as George Butters / Gilli Vanetti
Get Cracking (1943)
as George Singleton
Much Too Shy (1942)
as George Andy
Entertaining the Troops (2011)
as Self (Archive)
Spare a Copper (1940)
as George Carter