About

Known credits:
22
Birthday:
1896-10-14
Place of birth:
Whitechapel, London, England, UK
Website:
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Bud Flanagan

Overview

From Wikipedia

Bud Flanagan OBE (14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959.

Bud Flanagan is best remembered as part of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan and Allen. They had first met on active service in Flanders, but did not work together until 1926, touring with a Florrie Forde show. They established a reputation and were booked by Val Parnell at the Holborn Empire. As music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career as a duo and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were both members of The Crazy Gang, appearing in the first show at the London Palladium in 1931, and continued to work with the group, concurrently with their double-act career.

Known for

Acting
1965 The Wild Affair Actor Sergeant Bletch 58
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1960 Life Is a Circus Actor Bud 59
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1958 Dunkirk Actor Himself 59
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1954 Tonight in Britain Actor Self N/A
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1945 Here Comes the Sun Actor Corona Flanagan 59
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1944 Dreaming Actor Bud 59
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1943 Theatre Royal Actor Bob Parker 58
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1942 We’ll Smile Again Actor Bob Parker 58
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1942 Listen to Britain Actor Self - Flanagan & Allen 59
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1941 Gasbags Actor Bud 58
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1939 The Frozen Limits Actor Bud 59
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1938 Alf's Button Afloat Actor Alf Higgins 59
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1937 O-Kay for Sound Actor Bud 59
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1937 Underneath the Arches Actor Bud N/A
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1935 A Fire Has Been Arranged Actor Bud 59
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1934 Wild Boy Actor Dick Smith (Auctioner and Bookmaker) N/A
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1933 They're Off Actor N/A
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1932 The Bailiffs Actor Perkins N/A
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Writing
1945 Here Comes the Sun Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 Dreaming Writing Writer 59
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1943 Theatre Royal Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 We’ll Smile Again Writing Writer 58
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