Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'?
"Step in Time ""Step In Time"" is a song and dance number from Walt Disney's 1964 film ""Mary Poppins"", and it is composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The choreography for this song was provided by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. It is sung by Bert, the chimney sweep (Dick Van Dyke) and the other chimney sweeps on the rooftops of London. It is similar to the old British music hall song ""Knees Up Mother Brown"". In the 1964 film ""Mary Poppins"" the first part of the song, the lines he says in the verses are"
"Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American television, film and character actor known for his role as Burt Campbell, the loving, protective husband of Cathryn Damon's character, in the sitcom ""Soap"" (1977–81). Later he had a starring role as Dr. Harry Weston in ""Empty Nest"" (1988–95). He was the younger brother of film director Robert Mulligan. Mulligan was born on November 13, 1932, in New York City. After attending Columbia University, Mulligan began working in theater, making his debut as a stage manager and performer on Broadway in ""All the Way Home"" in"
"Bert (Sesame Street) Bert is a Muppet character on the long running children's television show, ""Sesame Street"". Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz. Since 1997, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within ""The Muppets"" franchise, including ""The Muppet Show"", ""The Muppet Movie"", and ""The Muppets Take Manhattan"". He and his roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting as the world weary foil to Ernie's naive troublemaking. Bert, though kind and intelligent, is also grumpy, boring, serious, and easily frustrated."
"own request, his remains were cremated and there was no funeral service. Mulligan was survived by his son James Mulligan from his first marriage, and two brothers, Robert and James. On September 30, 1993, Mulligan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the television industry, located at 6777 Hollywood Blvd. Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American television, film and character actor known for his role as Burt Campbell, the loving, protective husband of Cathryn Damon's character, in the sitcom ""Soap"" (1977–81). Later he had a starring"
"2006. It starred Ashley Brown in the title role of Mary Poppins and Gavin Lee as Bert. Dromard understudied many roles in the ensemble as a swing, including Von Hussler, William, and Bert. In early 2010, Dromard auditioned again for ""Mary Poppins"", and landed the role of Bert in the Broadway production. This meant he would not finish out ""Wicked's"" San Francisco run (which was to end in September 2010), and he left the role of Fiyero on June 27, 2010. He played the role of Bert on Broadway for four weeks in 2010 (from July 16 to August 23)"
"Reta Shaw Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. She may be best remembered as the housekeeper, Martha Grant, on the television series ""The Ghost & Mrs. Muir"" and as the cook, Mrs. Brill, in the 1964 film ""Mary Poppins"". Reta Shaw was born in South Paris, Maine, on Friday, September 13, 1912, to Edna M. (née Easson) and Howard Walker Shaw. Her father was an orchestra"
"by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep created by Mary Poppins' screenwriter, Don DaGradi. When asked about the drawing by the Sherman Brothers, DaGradi explained the ancient British folklore attributed to ""sweeps"" and how shaking hands with one could bring a person good luck. In their 1961 treatment, the Sherman Brothers had already amalgamated many of the P.L. Travers characters in the creation of ""Bert"". His theme music became ""Chim Chim Cher-ee"". In addition to the ""standard"" version of the song which Bert sings to the children, he sings short snippets of the song to himself at various"
"think,"" in an act spoofing Glenn Beck. Bert (Sesame Street) Bert is a Muppet character on the long running children's television show, ""Sesame Street"". Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz. Since 1997, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within ""The Muppets"" franchise, including ""The Muppet Show"", ""The Muppet Movie"", and ""The Muppets Take Manhattan"". He and his roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting as the world weary foil to Ernie's naive troublemaking. Bert, though kind and intelligent, is"
"Henry Hodges Henry Hodges (born June 1, 1993) is an American actor, voice actor and singer. Beginning his acting career at the age of four, Hodges is best known for his musical theatre roles on Broadway; starring as ""Chip"" in ""Beauty and the Beast"", as ""Jeremy Potts"" in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" and as ""Michael Banks"" in ""Mary Poppins"". Hodges was born on June 1, 1993 in Bethesda, Maryland. He has one sibling, an older sister named Charly (born in 1987). Hodges began his acting career at the age of four and, at the age of eight, he appeared as"
"with Craig Ferguson"" and ""@midnight"". Jacobson performed Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal for an appearance on """". Jacobson performed Bert for an appearance in episode 22 of ""Between the Lions""' season 2, ""Tweet! Tweet!"". Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as ""Sesame Street"" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due"
"an interview that ""I just kind of try to think like a six year old or a seven year old, because that's how old Bert is."" Bert was initially performed by Frank Oz. Since 2001, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer after Oz retired from most of his Muppet duties to focus on directing (Oz, however, did continue to perform the character occasionally). Bert is a “hand rod puppet"", which means that while the puppeteer's right arm is inserted into Bert's head to control the mouth, the puppeteer's left hand uses rods to control the"
"Bert Parnaby James Bertram ""Bert"" Parnaby (4 March 1924 – 30 July 1992) was a British actor who was notable for a string of TV and Film roles from the 1960s through the 1980s. His TV roles included performances in ""Blackadder"", ""By the Sword Divided"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""Inspector Morse"" and ""Last of the Summer Wine"". In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the BBC adaptation of ""The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"". His film credits included ""Prick Up Your Ears"" (1987), ""The Dressmaker"" (1988) and ""The Reunion"" (1989). Bert was also a schoolmaster, teaching English at Manchester Grammar"
"on February 22, 2018, as Barnaby Tucker. He took over the role originally played by Taylor Trensch. This marked his Broadway debut. The show closed on August 25, 2018. On 13 September 2018, it was announced that Stemp would be playing the role of Bert in a West End revival of ""Mary Poppins"" opposite Zizi Strallen in the title role, due to open at the Prince Edward Theatre in the autumn of 2019. Charlie Stemp Charlie Stemp (born 30 November 1993) is an English actor. Stemp came to prominence for his leading role as Arthur Kipps in the West End"
"Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as ""Sesame Street"" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due to his retirement on October 18, 2018. Jacobson, a native of Fort Worth, initially started playing Bert and Grover on ""Sesame Street"" in 1998, and officially joined the cast of the classic Muppet Show Muppets"
"David Tomlinson David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000) was an English stage, film and television actor and comedian. Having been described as both a leading man and a character actor, he is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"", fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in ""The Love Bug"". In 2002, two years after his death, Tomlinson was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend. Tomlinson was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 7 May 1917, to Florence Elizabeth Tomlinson (née Sinclair-Thomson)"
"skills include: Acrobatics, Ballet - Pointe, Tap, Flying By Foy, Freerunning, Wave Boarding, Skate Boarding, Juggling, Fencing and Various Accents. Henry Hodges Henry Hodges (born June 1, 1993) is an American actor, voice actor and singer. Beginning his acting career at the age of four, Hodges is best known for his musical theatre roles on Broadway; starring as ""Chip"" in ""Beauty and the Beast"", as ""Jeremy Potts"" in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" and as ""Michael Banks"" in ""Mary Poppins"". Hodges was born on June 1, 1993 in Bethesda, Maryland. He has one sibling, an older sister named Charly (born in"
"of Mary Poppins. Dromard has earned much praise for his role as Bert, receiving rave reviews at every tour stop: The Grand Rapids Press: The Salt Lake Tribune: Around the Town Chicago: On May 1, 2013, Nicolas Dromard announced on his website that he was going to be joining the National Tour of Jersey Boys as Tommy Devito. His first performance was on June 4, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He's already received critical acclaim for his role: Deseret News: Broadway World Reviews: In 2000, Dromard was part of the ensemble for the North American premiere of ""Mamma Mia"","
"to composer/arranger Jennifer Hammond. Their twins, Jack and Amelia, were born in 2002. Pat Skipper William Patterson ""Pat"" Skipper (born September 23, 1958) is an American television actor, film actor and voice actor. Pat is probably best known for his television work on such shows as ""The X-Files"" and ""Boston Legal"". On film, he played Carducci in the (1996) action/horror film """", Mason Strode from ""Halloween"", Seabiscuit's Vet from ""Seabiscuit"" (2003), Bob from ""Fits and Starts"", and Agent Ellroy from ""Chain of Command"". He also wrote a book called ""The Working Actor"" in 2015. Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida."
"Pat Skipper William Patterson ""Pat"" Skipper (born September 23, 1958) is an American television actor, film actor and voice actor. Pat is probably best known for his television work on such shows as ""The X-Files"" and ""Boston Legal"". On film, he played Carducci in the (1996) action/horror film """", Mason Strode from ""Halloween"", Seabiscuit's Vet from ""Seabiscuit"" (2003), Bob from ""Fits and Starts"", and Agent Ellroy from ""Chain of Command"". He also wrote a book called ""The Working Actor"" in 2015. Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida. He was educated at Florida State University and Yale University. He is married"
"Arthur Gould-Porter Arthur Gould-Porter (4 January 1905 – 2 January 1987), sometimes credited as Arthur E. Gould-Porter, was an English actor who appeared on film, television and stage. His film and TV career spanned from 1942 to 1977, and although mainly a character actor he is remembered for his part as Captain Greer in Disney's ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" (1971) and for his reoccurring role as Ravenswood the butler in ""The Beverley Hillbillies"". Gould-Porter was born in Penzance, Cornwall in 1905 to Archibald Gould-Porter and his wife, Mabel Amor. By the early 1930s Gould-Porter had moved to the United States and"
"outright. He originated the role of Bert in the original West End production. He also starred as Bert in the Broadway production of ""Mary Poppins"". He was chosen for the Broadway role because of his critically acclaimed performance as Bert in the West End production. He departed the Broadway production after nearly two years to launch the US National Tour, but returned to the Broadway production in August 2010 until January 2013. Lee was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical at the 2005 Olivier Awards and the 2005 Theatregoer's Choice Awards for originating the West End"
"Peter Linz Peter Linz (born June 28, 1967) is an American puppeteer. His most prominent role is being the performer for the character Walter who was introduced in the 2011 feature film ""The Muppets"". He then took over the roles of Herry Monster and Ernie from Sesame Street in 2017. Linz recounts receiving the role of Walter as his favorite; ""Apart from my wedding day and birth of my children, being cast as Walter was one of the greatest moments of my life. I was beyond happiness."" He has performed many characters on children's television shows: perhaps some of his"
"Jim Varney James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1993) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in ""Toy Story"" (1995) and ""Toy Story 2 Varney was born in Lexington, Kentucky. As a child, he displayed the ability to memorize long poems"
"Gavin Lee Gavin Lee (born 15 October 1971) is an English actor who has appeared on the stage in musical theatre, notably in the musical ""Mary Poppins"", in both the West End and on Broadway. Lee is an alumnus of the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts after which he has been involved in various musicals as a performer and choreographer. Lee appeared in the dance play ""Contact"" in the West End at the Queen's Theatre, opening in October 2002. In 2004, Lee auditioned to be the Bert understudy in the London production of ""Mary Poppins,"" but won the role"
"role of Bert after seeing his work on ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"". After winning the role of Bert, Van Dyke lobbied to also play the senior Mr. Dawes, but Disney originally felt he was too young for the part. Van Dyke eventually won Disney over after a screen test. Although he is fondly remembered for this film, Van Dyke's attempt at a Cockney accent is regarded as one of the worst film accents in history, cited as an example by actors since as something that they wish to avoid. In a 2003 poll by ""Empire"" magazine of the worst"
"in Spike Lee's ""BlacKkKlansman"" in 2018. Robert John Burke Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor. Burke was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, the son of immigrants from Galway, Ireland. He attended the Acting Conservatory at State University of New York at Purchase. Burke holds a second degree black belt in Matsubayashi, Shorin-ryu Okinawa karate and is also a certified and active New York State firefighter. Burke was a cast member on Denis Leary's ""Rescue Me"" and played Bart Bass on The CW's ""Gossip Girl"". He was working on the TV series ""Kidnapped"" for NBC and"
"Margaret Bert Margaret Bert (June 4, 1896 – May 1, 1971) was an American character actress who was most active from the 1930s through the 1950s. She was born on June 4, 1896 in Blackburn, Lancashire. She began her film career during the silent film era, having a small, unnamed role in the 1926 film, ""The Blackbird"", starring Lon Chaney. During her lengthy career, Bert appeared in more than 150 feature films, film shorts, and television shows, mostly in un-credited roles, with many of those being as an unnamed player. Occasionally, she would be given a larger supporting role, such"
"Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954), usually known as Anthony Head, or simply Tony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend, and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", Uther Pendragon in ""Merlin"", the Prime Minister in ""Little Britain"", and as Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's ""Cabin Pressure"". Head was born in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (1919–2009), a documentary filmmaker and a"
"Jacob Bertrand Jacob Bertrand (born March 6, 2000) is an American actor. Bertrand began his career as a child actor in the 2009 film ""Duress"" and in guest roles on television series such as ""The Cape"" and ""The Middle"". He is known for playing the titular character in the 2014 Disney XD series ""Kirby Buckets"" and for playing the character Jack Malloy in the Disney Channel Original Movie ""The Swap"" which premiered in 2016. Prior to his work for Disney, Bertrand had several roles in Nickelodeon productions: He was a regular on the sitcom ""Marvin Marvin"", voiced the main character"
"the bank, getting lost in the East End until they run into Bert, now working as a chimney sweep, who escorts them home. The three and Mary Poppins venture onto the rooftops, where they have a song-and-dance number with other chimney sweeps, which spills out into the Banks' home. Mr. Banks returns, and receives a phone call from his employers. He speaks with Bert, who tells him he should spend more time with his children before they grow up. Jane and Michael give their father Michael's tuppence in the hope to make amends. Mr. Banks walks through London to the"
"Bert in the West End production, reprised his role on Broadway. Daniel H. Jenkins played George Banks, Rebecca Luker was Winifred, and Matthew Gumley and Henry Hodges played Michael. Starting on 9 October 2008, the role of Mary was played by Scarlett Strallen (reprising her role from the West End production) and Bert was played by Adam Fiorentino. Laura Michelle Kelly, who originated the role of Mary in London, took over the role on Broadway on October 12, 2009. Christian Borle joined the cast the same day as Bert. Nicolas Dromard played Bert from July 16 to August 22, 2010."
"series of ""Murder 101"" mystery films on the Hallmark Channel. Van Dyke began his film career by playing the role of Albert J. Peterson in the film version of ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (1963). Despite his unhappiness with the adaptation—its focus differed from the stage version in that the story now centered on a previously supporting character—the film was a success. That same year, Van Dyke was cast in two roles: as the chimney sweep Bert, and as bank chairman Mr. Dawes Senior, in Walt Disney's ""Mary Poppins"" (1964). For his scenes as the chairman, he was heavily costumed to look"
"Frank Oz Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ""The Muppet Show"", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ""Sesame Street"". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the ""Star Wars"" series, in which he has performed and provided the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes ""Little Shop of Horrors"" (1986), ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" (1988),"