Spike Milligan
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Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Known for
Credits
Life of Brian (1979)
as Spike
The Three Musketeers (1973)
as M. Bonancieux
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Flunkie
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
as Gryphon
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
as Crumble
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
The Magic Christian (1969)
as Traffic Warden
History of the World: Part I (1981)
as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
Mr. H Is Late (1988)
Actor
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
as Mate
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
as Policeman
Right to Work March (1972)
Actor
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979)
as Self
Invasion Quartet (1961)
Actor
The Banana (1997)
as Self
Man About the House (1974)
as Himself
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
as Landlord
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)
as Self
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
as Tramp (segment "Sloth")
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
as Self
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
as Leo Milligan
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
as Dr. Harz
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
as Bill Bombay
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995)
as Self
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Cucumber Castle (1970)
as The Court Jester
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
as Pvt. Eccles
Group Madness (1983)
as Self
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
as Mr. Platypus (voice)
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
What a Whopper (1961)
as Tramp
The Paranormal Peter Sellers (2001)
as Self (Archive footage)
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)
as The White Rabbit
Watch Your Stern (1960)
as Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot (1997)
as Self
Postman's Knock (1962)
as Harold Petts
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan (2010)
as Himself
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
as E.W. Mackney
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)
as Self
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
Actor
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
as Spike Donnelly
The Best of Spike Milligan (2004)
as Self
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value (1961)
as Various
An Evening with Spike Milligan (1996)
as Himself
The Big Freeze (1993)
as Der Schauspieler
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers (1981)
as Self (archive material)
Comic Roots: Michael Palin (1983)
as Self
Moonshadow (1977)
as Narrator
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Gaybo Laughs Back (2008)
as Self
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)
as the Ghost of Marley
Let's Go Crazy (1951)
as Multiple Roles
Spike Milligan on Treasure Island WC2 (1961)
as Self
The Great McGonagall (1975)
as William Topaz McGonagall
Fantastic Animation Festival (1977)
as Narrator: "Moonshadow"
Rentadick (1972)
as a Customs officer
The Last Goon Show of All (1972)
as Self
Suspect (1960)
as Arthur, lab orderly
Just Like That! (1989)
as Self
The Cherry Picker (1974)
as Mr. Lal
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
as Assorted
Portrait of a Goon (1959)
as Himself
Sellers' Best (1992)
as Self
Badjelly the Witch (2000)
as Narrator
Spike (1996)
as Self
Thank You and Goodnight (—)
Actor
Calling All Cars (1954)
as Freddie The Taxi (voice)
Barney (1976)
as Hawker
Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend (2001)
Actor
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (2005)
as Self - (Archival)
The Very Best of Spike Milligan (2007)
as Self/Various