Spike Milligan
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1918-04-16
- Died
- 2002-02-27
- Place of birth
- Ahmed Nagar, India
- Also known as
- Spike 'Goon' Milligan · Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan · Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan · Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan
Biography
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles.
Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself
Blankety Blank
1979
Room 101
1994
as Self
World in Action
1963
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Fancy Fred
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Paki-Paddy / Indian Train Passenger
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as The Ghost of Marley
Tell Me Another
1976
as Himself
Super Gran
1985
as Zoo Keeper
Television
1985
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Plunder
1990
as Self
Wolves, Witches and Giants
1995
as Narrator
You Bet!
1988
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Himself
Q...
1969
Gormenghast
2000
as De'Ath
The Telegoons
1963
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Curry and Chips
1969
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
There's A Lot Of It About
1982
The World of Beachcomber
1968
as Various Roles
Son of Fred
1956
A Show Called Fred
1956
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956
The Ratties
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Oh In Colour
1970
Milligan's Wake
1964
Movies (76)
Life of Brian
1979
as Spike
The Three Musketeers
1973
as M. Bonancieux
Invasion Quartet
1961
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Mate
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Crumble
The Magic Christian
1969
as Traffic Warden
Yellowbeard
1983
as Flunkie
The Banana
1997
as Self
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
Cucumber Castle
1970
as The Court Jester
The Big Freeze
1993
as Der Schauspieler
Man About the House
1974
as Himself
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dot and the Kangaroo
1977
as Mr. Platypus (voice)
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
Postman's Knock
1962
as Harold Petts
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981
as Self (archive material)
The Last Goon Show of All
1972
as Self
The Last Impresario
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Spike Milligan on Treasure Island WC2
1961
as Self
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Tramp (segment "Sloth")
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Policeman
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Bill Bombay
Let's Go Crazy
1951
as Multiple Roles
Suspect
1960
as Arthur, lab orderly
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as Gryphon
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
as Dr. Harz
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot
1997
as Self
Calling All Cars
1954
as Freddie The Taxi (voice)
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
as E.W. Mackney
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Down Among the Z Men
1952
as Pvt. Eccles
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
as Landlord
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Leo Milligan
Right to Work March
1972
Group Madness
1983
as Self
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
as Self
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
as The White Rabbit
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995
as Self
What a Whopper
1961
as Tramp
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985
as the Ghost of Marley
Portrait of a Goon
1959
as Himself
Penny Points to Paradise
1951
as Spike Donnelly
The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000
as Self
The Great McGonagall
1975
as William Topaz McGonagall
Rentadick
1972
as a Customs officer
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
as Self
The Cherry Picker
1974
as Mr. Lal
Moonshadow
1977
as Narrator
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1983
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001
as Self (Archive footage)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Just Like That!
1989
as Self
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan
2005
as Self - (Archival)
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996
as Himself
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self
The Very Best of Spike Milligan
2007
as Self/Various
Fantastic Animation Festival
1977
as Narrator: "Moonshadow"
Thank You and Goodnight
The Best of Spike Milligan
2004
as Self
Sellers' Best
1992
as Self
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961
as Various
Barney
1976
as Hawker
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
1956
as Assorted
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
2010
as Himself
Spike
1996
as Self
Badjelly the Witch
2000
as Narrator / Himself
Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend
2001
About Spike Milligan
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, incl… With 110 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, Spike Milligan has appeared in 76 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Spike Milligan Movies
- Life of Brian (1979) — as Spike
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as M. Bonancieux
- Invasion Quartet (1961)
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969) — as Mate
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) — as Crumble
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