Jimmy Thompson, born James Edward Thompson, (30 October 1925 – 21 April 2005), was a British actor best known for his work on stage and for playing Sam Turner, the barman in Carry On Cruising.
In 1956, he became famous for his impersonation of Liberace on stage in For Amusement Only. He and his wife, Nina, co-authored a musical comedy called The Quiz Kid in 1959.
In The '60s, he appeared in three Carry On films, then worked for Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas again in Raising the Wind, and in 1967, starred in Lieutenant Tenant, the first BBC2 play to be shown in colour.
After his wife died in 1999, Thompson retired to York. He died at the age of 79.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film
- Doctor in Love (1960) — Doctor (Uncredited Role)
- Carry On Regardless (1961) — Mr. Delling
- Raising the Wind (1961) — Alex Spendlove
- Carry On Cruising (1962) — Sam Turner
- Carry On Jack (1964) — Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) — Photographer
- Doctor in Trouble (1970) — Dr. Houston
- The Benny Hill Show, 2 episodes (1970-72) — Various
- It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling..., episode "A New Lease" (1971) — Hugo
- George & Mildred, episode "And So to Bed" (1978) — Bed Salesman
