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Eric Morecambe

Eric Morecambe

Known For Acting
Birthday May 14, 1926
Died May 28, 1984 (58)
Birthplace Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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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 hi ... s 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.​

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Filmography

Night Train to Murder

Night Train to Murder

1984

as Eric

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984

as The Pilgrim

Simon Simon

Simon Simon

1970

as Roof Tiler

The Magnificent Two

The Magnificent Two

1967

as Eric/Fernando Torres

That Riviera Touch

That Riviera Touch

1966

as Eric Simpson

The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men

1965

as Eric Morecambe

Night Train to Murder

Night Train to Murder

1984

Writer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Sweeney

as Eric Morecambe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1975

Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)

as Self

Episodes: 170

First Aired: Oct 12, 1961

Two of a Kind

as Self

Episodes: 71

First Aired: Oct 12, 1961

The Morecambe & Wise Show

as Self

Episodes: 62

First Aired: Sep 02, 1968

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 03, 1980

Piccadilly Palace

Episodes: 15

First Aired: May 20, 1967

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

as Himself

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Dec 25, 1969

Running Wild

as Host/Presenter

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 21, 1954

Russell Harty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1980

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Parkinson

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

as Himself

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Unknown

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