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Eric Morecambe

1926–1984 · Acting

64.1avg grm
5titles
3honors

Honors

3
1999BAFTA Fellowship
1964British Academy Television Award — Best Entertainment Performance
1976Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Bio

John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.​

Biography

John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.​

Filmography

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1970s3 titlesMThe Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Self · series64.0MThe Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Various Characters · series64.0MThe Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Self - Co-Host · series64.0
1960s2 titlesMThe Morecambe & Wise Show1968 · as Self · series64.3MThe Morecambe & Wise Show1968 · as Self - Co-Host · series64.3

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Eric Morecambe

E
born1926
died1984
known forActing
titles on site5
avg GRM64.1
honors3 · BAFTA Fellowship, 1999
Honors
  • 1999BAFTA Fellowship
  • 1964British Academy Television Award — Best Entertainment Performance
  • 1976Officer of the Order of the British Empire
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.​

Filmography

ranked on this site

1970s

3 titles
M64.0The Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Self · seriesM64.0The Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Various Characters · seriesM64.0The Morecambe & Wise Show1978 · as Self - Co-Host · series

1960s

2 titles
M64.3The Morecambe & Wise Show1968 · as Self · seriesM64.3The Morecambe & Wise Show1968 · as Self - Co-Host · series

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