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Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford OBE (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.

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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs (2023)

Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his sudden exit from public life. Features Mike Yarwood, Claire Yarwood, Charlotte Yarwood, Michael Crawford, Rory B ...

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The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling (2023)

Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audaci ...

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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs (2023)

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

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new docume ...

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Broadway: The Next Generation (2017)

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

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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special (2016)

Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an in ...

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Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered (2013)

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

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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celeb ...

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It Started with Swap Shop (2006)

Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Saturday morning classic Swap Shop to celebrate its 30th anniversary. ...

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Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask (2006)

The story of the creation of the world's most successful musical. ...

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My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001)

Live from Carnegie Hall and hosted by Julie Andrews, a host of glittering Broadway stars sing Broadway's best and most enduring love songs. This production is a filmed record of a concert given on 16 October 2000 at the City Center for Music and Dance, Ne ...

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)

Enchanting holiday tale of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shelter on a snow-filled Christmas Eve. Closed for decades, the building is filled with countless discarded artifacts from the past. The girl is discovered by t ...

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Michael Crawford in Concert (1998)

The Tony Award-winning originator of the title role in the global stage success The Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford brings his unique voice and charismatic presence to this one-of-a-kind concert event. Crawford performs Broadway, inspirational and t ...

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The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford (1996)

Though perhaps best known for his star turn in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera," Michael Crawford has more than 30 years' worth of credits to his name. He also has plenty of stories to tell, as Tony Palmer's witty documentary reveals. Clips from rehea ...

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Once Upon a Forest (1993)

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

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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992)

Tracks include "The Phantom Of The Opera," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Tell Me On A Sunday," "Pie Jesu," "Amigos Para Siempre," "Love Changes Everything," "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "Oh, What A Circus," "Any Dream Will Do," " ...

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Condorman (1981)

Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. W ...

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Sorry... (1978)

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

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters. ...

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The Games (1970)

From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men ...

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Hello-Goodbye (1970)

A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is actually a baron's wife. Fortunately, the baron believes in open marriages and winds up hiring the Englishm ...

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Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to trav ...

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How I Won the War (1967)

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

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The Jokers (1967)

Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous. ...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

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

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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can't help but paint things white. ...

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Two Left Feet (1963)

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl who can offer him the experience he lacks. Every time Alan tries a manful stride into the jungle of sex, his ...

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The War Lover (1962)

Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings ...

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Two Living, One Dead (1961)

Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee. The third one offers no resistance and survives unscathed. Afterwards he begins to wonder if his refusal to resist was a ...

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A French Mistress (1960)

The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French Mistress) effect on the boys is swift and amazing. Suddenly everyone wants extra French Lessons just to glimpse ...

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Soapbox Derby (1958)

The Battersea Bats are a gang of four kids who have their den in an abandoned building near the Thames, and they have a plan of action in mind because in about a week there is a soapbox derby being held, a contest they mean to win. ...

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Blow Your Own Trumpet (1958)

A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance. ...

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Movies Made By Michael Crawford (1)

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special (2016)

Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an in ...

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