Michael Crawford
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1942-01-19 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith · Michael Patrick Smith
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Play for Today
1970
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Private Eyes
2016
as Attendant
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Howard Garland
One Step Beyond
1959
as Tony Hudson
Film '72
1971
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Miss Universe
1955
as Self - Entertainment
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Tony
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as John Drake
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
as Frank Spencer
The Story of Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dermot Drage / Edward
All Star Musicals
2017
as Self - Mentor
Movies (36)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Cornelius Hackl
Once Upon a Forest
1993
as Cornelius (voice)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
2011
as The Phantom - Original Cast: Finale
How I Won the War
1967
as Goodbody
A French Mistress
1960
as Kent
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Colin
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Hero
The War Lover
1962
as Sgt. Junior Sailen
Condorman
1981
as Woody
Two Left Feet
1963
as Alan Crabbe
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Soapbox Derby
1958
as Peter Toms
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
David Foster's Christmas Album
1993
as Self
The Policeman and the Cook
1970
as Constable Gough
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
1996
as Self
The Games
1970
as Harry Hayes
The Jokers
1967
as Michael Tremayne
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as White Rabbit
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Nils Lindwall
Hello-Goodbye
1970
as Harry England
Sorry...
1978
as Ferdinand Vanek
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999
as Self
Barnum
1986
as Phineas Taylor Barnum
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self
Blow Your Own Trumpet
1958
as Jim Fenn
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
2006
as Self - "Phantom" - Original Cast
To Be Perfectly Frank
1977
as Self
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
2023
as Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
1992
as Self
Michael Crawford in Concert
1998
as Himself
It Started with Swap Shop
2006
as Self
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
2016
as Frank Spencer
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
2013
as Self (archive footage)
About Michael Crawford
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 hi… With 55 credits spanning from 1955 to 2023, Michael Crawford has appeared in 36 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Crawford Movies
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) — as Cornelius Hackl
- Once Upon a Forest (1993) — as Cornelius (voice)
- The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) — as The Phantom - Original Cast: Finale
- How I Won the War (1967) — as Goodbody
- A French Mistress (1960) — as Kent
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