George Robey
Acting
Biography
No biography available for George Robey.
Born: September 20, 1869
Place of Birth: Kennington, London, England, UK
Known For
Omnibus
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...
Henry V
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
They Met in the Dark
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
Wogan
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Chu Chin Chow
Musical retelling of the "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" Arabian Nights tale.
A Girl Must Live
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
One Arabian Night
In China a washerwoman's son uses a magician's lamp to marry a Princess.
Salute John Citizen
A typical working family have to cope with living through the Blitz, adapting to its privations, and eventually making the ultimate sacrifice for king & country.
Waltz Time
Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Tony Weller
as Vogel
as Falstaff
as Pawnbroker
as Horace Blount
as Mr Higgins
as Cameo appearance
as Ali Baba
as Aloysius Novak
as Bindle
as Widow Twan-Kee