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