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