Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 16, 1918
Place of Birth:
Ahmed Nagar, India
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Spike Milligan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milligan's 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gormenghast | |
| 2000 | Gormenghast | De'Ath |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
| 1995 | Wolves, Witches and Giants | Narrator |
| 1994 | Room 101 | Self |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Himself |
| 1990 | Plunder | |
| 1988 | You Bet! | |
| 1988 | The Ratties | Narrator (voice) |
| 1985 | Super Gran | Zoo Keeper |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1982 | There's A Lot Of It About | |
| 1982 | The Kenny Everett Television Show | The Ghost of Marley |
| 1979 | Blankety Blank | |
| 1979 | The Marti Caine Show | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1976 | Tell Me Another | Himself |
| 1970 | Oh In Colour | |
| 1969 | Q... | |
| 1969 | Curry and Chips | |
| 1968 | The World of Beachcomber | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | |
| 1966 | Till Death Us Do Part | Paki-Paddy |
| 1964 | Milligan's Wake | |
| 1963 | The Telegoons | |
| 1956 | The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d | |
| 1956 | Son of Fred | |
| 1956 | A Show Called Fred | |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1955 | The Sooty Show | Himself |