Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

Birthday: 1942-01-19

Place of Birth: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Biography: Michael Crawford CBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. With a career that spans over four decades, he is known both in and out of Britain for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which successfully earned him a place as a household name and made him famous to millions around the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Hello-Goodbye
Hello-Goodbye

A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins t...

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Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest

A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been...

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Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful ...

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One da...

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How I Won the War
How I Won the War

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Eu...

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Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserl...

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The Knack... and How to Get It
The Knack... and How to Get It

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to sco...

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Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead

Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the superviso...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom....

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Condorman
Condorman

Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for...

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The War Lover
The War Lover

Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not ...

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The Games
The Games

From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They ar...

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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs

A celebration of the sitcom that brought us Michael Crawford's accident-prone Frank Spencer....

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The Jokers
The Jokers

Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not f...

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Barnum
Barnum

Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. B...

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Michael Crawford in Concert
Michael Crawford in Concert

The Tony Award-winning originator of the title role in the global stage success The Phantom of the O...

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My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

Live from Carnegie Hall and hosted by Julie Andrews, a host of glittering Broadway stars sing Broadw...

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Two Left Feet
Two Left Feet

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a ...

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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise t...

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Soapbox Derby
Soapbox Derby

The Battersea Bats are a gang of four kids who have their den in an abandoned building near the Tham...

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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

Tracks include "The Phantom Of The Opera," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Tell Me On...

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Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation

A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way....

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Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered

Patricia Ward Kelly remembers Gene Kelly directing "Hello, Dolly!"...

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The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

Though perhaps best known for his star turn in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera," Michael Crawfo...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as ...

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Blow Your Own Trumpet
Blow Your Own Trumpet

A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place ...

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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for ...

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Sorry...
Sorry...

Two TV Plays by Vaclav Havel, one called 'Audience', and one called 'Private View'....

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Enchanting holiday tale of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shel...

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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special

Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. ...

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A French Mistress
A French Mistress

The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to ...

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It Started with Swap Shop
It Started with Swap Shop

Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Sat...

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To Be Perfectly Frank
To Be Perfectly Frank

Film cameras take us behind the scenes as Michael Crawford explains the detailed preparations for so...

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