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