"in July 2011), and The Halifax Thespians at the Halifax Playhouse in March 2012. A stage play for amateur production by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower is available from Samuel French Ltd of London ""Hi-de-Hi!"" had a rock and roll style theme tune called ""Holiday Rock"". Sung by Ken Barrie on the series opening titles, the song was later released as single with the main vocal part sung by Paul Shane and the Yellowcoats (it featured several members of the cast on backing vocals). It became a UK Top 40 hit in May 1981 and Shane and members of the"
"Barry Howard Barry Frederick Howard (9 July 1937 – 28 April 2016) was an English actor. He was best known for his role as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the first seven series of the long-running BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"", in which his deadpan comedy style and classic facial expressions made him a popular character. Howard was born in Nottingham. While completing his national service in the Royal Navy, Howard found himself wanting to train for the theatre at the Birmingham Theatre School. Unable to gain a grant from the local authority, he worked for almost two years at the Alexandra Theatre in"
"and Milton Reid. Bowness and his wife of 59 years, Mavis, lived in Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. They had a son, Robert, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Felix Bowness Felix Bowness (30 March 1922 – 13 September 2009) was an English comedy actor best remembered for his portrayal of the jockey Fred Quilley in the BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!."" Born in the village of Harwell, Berkshire, to French Canadian parents, he became a bantamweight boxing champion. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a signalman. At the D-Day landings in Normandy, after his landing"
"Johnnie Wade, Patricia Brake (who starred with Barker in the sitcom ""Porridge"", which aired at the same time as the series), Josephine Tewson, Noel Dyson and Vicki Michelle. The Fred Tomlinson Singers appeared as background singers in twenty-five episodes. As the series gathered more popularity, the sketches began to feature more well-known British actors, including John Cleese, Patrick Troughton, Jacki Piper, Stratford Johns, Joan Sims, Patricia Routledge, Jenny Agutter and Lynda Baron. Before achieving fame in the sitcom ""Hi-De-Hi"", Barry Howard appeared in several early episodes as an uncredited extra. Other actors who appeared as extras before their rise to"
"Felix Bowness Felix Bowness (30 March 1922 – 13 September 2009) was an English comedy actor best remembered for his portrayal of the jockey Fred Quilley in the BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!."" Born in the village of Harwell, Berkshire, to French Canadian parents, he became a bantamweight boxing champion. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a signalman. At the D-Day landings in Normandy, after his landing craft was hit and sunk, he only remembered waking in a French convent. During recovery he attended a Vera Lynn concert, after which she gave him"
"an episode of ""Coronation Street"", and offered him the part of Ted Bovis in his new holiday-camp sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"". The series ran from 1980 until 1988, when Perry and his co-writer David Croft wrote the pilot of ""You Rang, M'Lord?"" and invited Shane to play Alf Stokes. That show ran until 1993. In 1991, Shane was given his own show, ""Very Big Very Soon"", but it ended after one series. Shane's intentionally ""cringe-inducing"" performance of ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"" on ""Pebble Mill at One"" in 1996 was voted the 72nd-funniest moment on British television in an opinion poll on"
"Peter Scolari Peter Thomas Scolari (born September 12, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris on ""Newhart"" (1984–1990) and Henry Desmond in ""Bosom Buddies"" (1980–1982). Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on ""Newhart"" and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on ""Girls"" in 2016. Scolari was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 12, 1955. He has described his father as an abusive, ""rageful man"", and his mother as an alcoholic, and has said that"
"with the Stars""; the pair finished in sixth place. Season average: 28.1 Gilles Marini Gilles Marini (born January 26, 1976) is a French-American actor, known for his roles in the film ""Sex and the City"" and in the American television shows ""Brothers & Sisters"", ""Switched at Birth"" and ""Devious Maids"". He was also the runner-up in season 8 of ""Dancing with the Stars"", and was one of the returning celebrities in season 15. He was also a French co-host on the Netflix show ""Ultimate Beastmaster"". He currently has a role in ""Days of Our Lives"" as Ted. Marini was born"
"Eddie Griffin Edward Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom ""Malcolm & Eddie"", the title character in the 2002 comedy film ""Undercover Brother"" and Tiberius Jefferson ""T.J."" Hicks in """" (1999) and """" (2005). Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. His family were Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1984, at 16 years old, he moved to Compton, California to live with his cousins. in 1986, after graduating from Compton High, Griffin enrolled as"
"$1.5 million supercar was badly damaged. Griffin later criticized reporters who suggested the crash was a publicity stunt. During the sexual assault allegations on Bill Cosby, Griffin suggested that Cosby was the victim of a conspiracy to destroy his image and that several other prominent African-American men had been victims of similar conspiracies. Eddie Griffin Edward Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom ""Malcolm & Eddie"", the title character in the 2002 comedy film ""Undercover Brother"" and Tiberius Jefferson ""T.J."" Hicks in """" (1999) and"
"Jetix animated television series ""Get Ed"". L. Dean Ifill L. Dean Ifill (born Laurence Dean Ifill, January 5, 1971) is a Canadian actor, director, producer and voiceover artist. He played Basil ""Bronco"" Davis in the original ""Degrassi High"" television series and the made-for-television broadcast ""School's Out"". Bronco was the school president and boyfriend of character Lucy Fernandez, played by Anais Granofsky. Ifill has produced and directed plays and both television and online commercials geared towards North American youth based upon topics that include HIV / AIDS Awareness, Drug Prevention, Bullying, and Making Healthy Choices. Ifill is also the voice of"
"stories, in a similar fashion to Tobolowsky's film ""Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party"". The show was picked up by Public Radio International in 2012. Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and musician. He is known for film roles such as annoying insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ""Groundhog Day"" and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in ""Memento"", as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry (""Deadwood""), Bob Bishop (""Heroes""), Sandy Ryerson (""Glee""), Stu Beggs (""Californication"" and ""White Famous""), and Action Jack Barker (""Silicon Valley""). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ""The Tobolowsky Files"", of"
"Kevin Dobson Kevin Patrick Dobson (born March 18, 1943) is an American film and television actor, who is primarily known for his roles on television. His most prominent roles were Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted partner of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) on the 1970s CBS crime drama ""Kojak"", and M. Patrick ""Mack"" MacKenzie on the 1980s soap opera ""Knots Landing"". On April 1, 2008, Dobson premiered on the daytime soap opera ""Days of Our Lives"" in the role of Mickey Horton. Dobson was born in Jackson Heights, New York, in 1943, of Irish descent. He is one"
"played by Martin Jarvis and Alistair McGowan respectively. Notes References Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens; 14 July 19118 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a gap between his two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in"
"Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and musician. He is known for film roles such as annoying insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ""Groundhog Day"" and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in ""Memento"", as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry (""Deadwood""), Bob Bishop (""Heroes""), Sandy Ryerson (""Glee""), Stu Beggs (""Californication"" and ""White Famous""), and Action Jack Barker (""Silicon Valley""). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ""The Tobolowsky Files"", of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. In 2015, he co-hosted a short-lived second podcast, ""Big Problems – An Advice Podcast"", with"
"medical drama about psychiatry, and ""Channing"", a drama about life on a college campus starring Jason Evers and Henry Jones. In 1965, he guest-starred as Lieutenant Kurt Muller in episode 20, ""To Heinie, With Love"", of ""Twelve O'Clock High"". He appeared with John Huston in the movie ""De Sade"" (1969), playing the title role (the Marquis de Sade). He also appeared with Anne Heywood and Sandy Dennis in the 1967 film ""The Fox"". In 1968 he appeared as astronaut David Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's film """", which became a box-office success and was eventually recognized by critics, filmmakers, and audiences"
"role on the popular game show ""Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"" until its series finale on September 18, 2009. Khamani Griffin Khamani Griffin (born August 1, 1998) is an American actor, who is best known for playing Bobby James in the UPN/The CW series ""All Of Us"", and Tolee the Koala in ""Ni Hao, Kai-Lan"". He starred as Ben Hinton in ""Daddy Day Care"" (2003) and had a role in ""Norbit"" (2007). He has also appeared in ""Grey's Anatomy,"" ""ER,"" and ""My Name Is Earl."" He has been nominated with three Young Artist Awards for his roles in"
"Gilles Marini Gilles Marini (born January 26, 1976) is a French-American actor, known for his roles in the film ""Sex and the City"" and in the American television shows ""Brothers & Sisters"", ""Switched at Birth"" and ""Devious Maids"". He was also the runner-up in season 8 of ""Dancing with the Stars"", and was one of the returning celebrities in season 15. He was also a French co-host on the Netflix show ""Ultimate Beastmaster"". He currently has a role in ""Days of Our Lives"" as Ted. Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France, to a Greek mother and Italian father. After"
"of the classic dice game, for which Hovis also announced and served as a regular panelist. Hovis was hired as a co-producer for the hidden-camera television show ""Totally Hidden Video"", but was fired by Fox executives after ""Candid Camera"" creator Allen Funt filed a lawsuit alleging that Hovis had staged segments of the show's 1989 debut episode using paid actors. Beginning in the 1990s, Hovis taught drama at Southwest Texas State University – now called Texas State University-San Marcos – in San Marcos, Texas. Hovis died of esophageal cancer in Austin, Texas, on September 9, 2003. He was 67 years"
"public attention until he was picked up by the writing partnership of Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Cast as former-jockey Fred Quilly in the sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!,"" he starred in all 58 episodes. He subsequently starred with the same ensemble cast in ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"" and ""You Rang, M'Lord?."" During his career he had credits in such comedy series as ""The Benny Hill Show"", ""The Liver Birds"", ""The Goodies"", ""Dad's Army"", ""Porridge"", ""Sykes"" and ""Are You Being Served?"". Bowness was not known for cinematic roles, but in 1979 he appeared in the soft-porn film ""Queen of the Blues"" starring Mary Millington"
"Bobby Andrews Robert Riu Andrews, popularly known as Bobby Andrews (born November 30, 1976) is a Filipino actor, TV host and former matinee idol. Starting out as a commercial model, he rose to fame when he teamed up with Angelu de Leon in the famous teen-oriented television show ""T.G.I.S."" and its sequel ""Growing Up"". His team up with Angelu de Leon in the mid and late 1990s made him very popular. Their TV shows gained sky-high ratings and their movies were blockbuster hits. His popularity almost came to a halt when in 1998, at the peak of his and de"
"Ben Aris Benjamin Patrick Aris (16 March 1937 – 4 September 2003) was an English actor who was best known for his parts in ""Hi-de-Hi!"" and ""To the Manor Born"", and was also very active on stage. He was often cast as an eccentric, upper-class, or upper-middle class, man. Aris was born in London, and following the Second World War, he trained at the Arts Educational School. At the age of 16, he joined a national tour of the show ""Zip Goes a Million"". He then did his national service in the Army and after that appeared in many musicals"
"just a few T.V. shows, he has appeared on ""Monk"", ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"", ""Sabrina the Teenage Witch"", ""The Gilmore Girls"", ""The West Wing"", ""Baywatch"", ""Boston Common"" and ""Home Improvement"". His most notable quote from ""Saved By The Bell"" was, ""Neil! Don't mess with the 'Dew-Man'!"" Patrick Thomas O'Brien Patrick Thomas O'Brien (born January 26, 1951) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Mr. Dewey, the math teacher from ""Saved by the Bell"". O'Brien was born in Wisconsin and graduated from Regis High School in Eau Claire. He then attended the University"
"Robert Knepper Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore ""T-Bag"" Bagwell in the Fox drama series ""Prison Break"" (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series ""Heroes"" (2009–2010), Angus McDonough in The CW series ""iZombie"" (2015–2018) and Rodney Mitchum in Showtime's revival of ""Twin Peaks"" (2017). He has also appeared in films such as ""Hitman"" (2007) and ""Transporter 3"" (2008). Knepper was born in Fremont, Ohio, and raised in Maumee, Ohio, the son of Pat Deck and Donald Knepper, a veterinarian. He was interested in"
"Michiel Huisman Michiel Huisman (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch actor, musician, and singer-songwriter, who has acted in both Dutch and English language TV series and films. Huisman played Ellis Jones in the fantasy romance film ""The Age of Adaline"" (2015), Sonny on the television series ""Treme"" (2010–2013), Daario Naharis on ""Game of Thrones"" (2014–2016) and Steven Crain on ""The Haunting of Hill House"" (2018). He has also played recurring roles on television such as Liam McGuinnis on ""Nashville"" (2012–2014) and as Cal Morrison on ""Orphan Black"" (2014–2015). Huisman began his career on Dutch television, in the Dutch"
"William Pierce. Simon Cadell Simon John Cadell (19 July 1950 – 6 March 1996) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the BBC situation comedy ""Hi-de-Hi!"". Born in London, he was the son of theatrical agent John Cadell, grandson of the Scottish character actress Jean Cadell, great nephew of Francis Cadell RSA, the brother of the actress Selina Cadell and commercials director Patrick Cadell, the cousin of the actor Guy Siner and son-in-law of the television producer David Croft. He was educated at The Hall School in Hampstead and"
"Justin Deas Justin Deas (born March 30, 1948 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Tom Hughes #10 on ""As the World Turns"", his role as Keith Timmons on ""Santa Barbara"", and for his role as Buzz Cooper Sr. on ""Guiding Light"". He held the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards in the acting categories for six Emmys until 2012 when Anthony Geary surpassed him, garnering seven. Deas received his Bachelor of Arts from College of William & Mary. Deas married actress Margaret Colin (who played his onscreen wife on ""As the World"
"Cory Bowles Cory Bowles (born August 27, 1973) is a Canadian actor, director and choreographer. He is best known for his portrayal of ""Cory"" in the series ""Trailer Park Boys"". Bowles was born in Montreal, Quebec to a Black Nova Scotian father and a white mother. He was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. Best known as Cory in ""Trailer Park Boys"", he also is the principal choreographer of Halifax-based Contemporary Dance Company Verve Mwendo, plays in the rock band Aide-De-Camp and voices the children's series Poko. In the mid-1990s Bowles gained some prominence as MC of hip hop act Hip"
"Tibor Feldman Tibor Feldman (born April 25, 1947) is an American actor, having played roles in movies, television shows, television commercials, and stage plays. He has appeared in television dramas including: ""Law & Order"", ""Conviction"", ""The Sopranos"", ""Third Watch"" and ""New York Undercover"". He has played roles in films including ""Kissing Jessica Stein"", ""Nothin' Goes Right"" in which he co-starred with Rodney Dangerfield and ""Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid"". He was also in the movie Enchanted, in which he played Henry the lawyer. In 2006, he played Elias-Clark president Irv Ravitz in the film ""The Devil Wears Prada"". In 2012 he"
"Kennedy and his brother Robert, respectively, 30 years earlier in ""The Missiles of October"" (1974). In 2004, Devane appeared in three episodes of ""Stargate SG-1"" as President Henry Hayes and appears in the direct-to-DVD movie """". He also co- starred in the short-lived sitcom ""Crumbs"" and as Brian's real estate broker father in ""What About Brian"" (2006–07). In 2008, he appeared in Russ Emanuel's ""Chasing the Green"" alongside Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, and Robert Picardo. He also appears as police officer turned psychologist Dr. Dix in the Jesse Stone mystery movies with Tom Selleck. In 2010, he appeared in the"
"by Chris Coleman and music directed by Rick Lewis. Rodney Hicks Rodney Hicks (born March 28, 1974) is an American playwright, stage and television actor. Most recently Rodney originated the role of Bob in the Broadway Musical Come From Away. Hicks departed from the cast of ""Come from Away"" on June 14, 2017, after being diagnosed with a neurological condition, Spasmodic Dysphonia. After treatment sessions and time healing, Hicks has since regained his ability to speak clearly again. He is married to Denver Theatre Center for Performing Arts artistic director Chris Coleman. Rodney's work as a playwright include, 'Flame Broiled."
"is currently a regular on ""The Last Man on Earth"" (2015). He also appeared as Officer Martinez in ""Little Miss Sunshine"" (2006). Mel Rodriguez Melvin Dimas Rodriguez (born June 12, 1973) is an American actor best known for starring as Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy ""Getting On"" and as Todd Rodriguez on the Fox comedy ""The Last Man on Earth"". Other notable works include recurring as Marco on AMC's ""Better Call Saul"" and co-starring on the short-lived Fox sitcoms ""Running Wilde"" and ""Enlisted"". Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in its Little Havana"
"Robert Kelker-Kelly Robert Kelker-Kelly (born April 18, 1964) is an American soap opera actor and pilot, best known for playing Bo Brady on the NBC soap opera ""Days of Our Lives"" from 1992 to 1995. He is also known for his portrayals of Sam Fowler (originating the role) on ""Another World"" from 1987 to 1990, and for the role of Stavros Cassadine on ""General Hospital"" from 2001 to 2003, and again in 2013 and 2014. He was born to Jonetta Kelker, a nurse, and Robert Kelly, a pathologist. He has 3 sisters. His parents divorced when he was 7 years"