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[[caption-width-right:473:[[Theatre/MyFairLady For Gawd's sake, get him to the church on time!]]]]
Stanley Augustus Holloway, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]], (1 October 1890 -- 30 January 1982), was a British actor best known for playing Alfred P. Doolittle in ''Film/MyFairLady''. He had five children, one of which was Creator/JulianHolloway, another actor.
He acted on stage before fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. Following the war, he starred in the musical ''Kissing Time'' after it transferred to the West End. In 1921, he joined the concert party The Co-Optimists at first as a singer, but his skills as an actor and comic quickly became noticed. Once The30s rolled around, he was a star of variety, {{Pantomime}}, and musical comedy.
Once UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started, Holloway made propaganda films for Creator/BritishFilmInstitute. He continued appearing in regular films, playing roles in ''Major Barbara'', ''The Way Ahead'', ''Film/ThisHappyBreed'', and ''The Way to the Stars''. When the war ended, he starred in ''Film/BriefEncounter'' and became an Creator/EalingStudios star thanks to his leading roles in ''Film/PassportToPimlico'', ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'', and ''Film/TheTitfieldThunderbolt''.
In 1956, he was cast in the musical ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', playing Alfred P. Doolittle on Broadway, in the West End, and in the 1964 film adaptation (only appearing in the latter after Creator/JamesCagney pulled out at the last minute). ''My Fair Lady'' brought Holloway international fame and nominations for a Tony and MediaNotes/AcademyAward. As his career continued, Holloway continued to appear in stage plays and in films including ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' and ''Film/UpTheFront''.
He died of a stroke at the age of 91.
Not to be confused with Creator/SterlingHolloway.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/ThisHappyBreed'' (1944) -- Bob Mitchell
* ''Film/BriefEncounter'' (1945) -- Albert Godby
* ''Film/CaesarAndCleopatra'' (1945) -- Belzanor
* ''{{Film/Hamlet|1948}}'' (1948) -- Gravedigger
* ''{{Film/The Winslow Boy|1948}}'' (1948) -- AsHimself
* ''Film/PassportToPimlico'' (1949) -- Arthur Pemberton
* ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' (1951) -- Alfred "Al" Pendlebury
* ''Film/TheTitfieldThunderbolt'' (1953) -- Walter Valentine
* ''Film/MyFairLady'' (1964) -- Alfred P. Doolittle
* ''Film/InHarmsWay'' (1965) -- Clayton Canfil
* ''[[Literature/AndThenThereWereNone Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) -- William Blore
* ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' (1968) -- G.G. Brown
* ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes'' (1970) -- Gravedigger
* ''Film/UpTheFront'' (1972) -- The Great Vincento
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/TheRedSkeltonShow'', episode "Goofy Goofy Gander" (1965) -- Lord Richwealth
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[[caption-width-right:473:[[Theatre/MyFairLady For Gawd's sake, get him to the church on time!]]]]
Stanley Augustus Holloway, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]], (1 October 1890 -- 30 January 1982), was a British actor best known for playing Alfred P. Doolittle in ''Film/MyFairLady''. He had five children, one of which was Creator/JulianHolloway, another actor.
He acted on stage before fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. Following the war, he starred in the musical ''Kissing Time'' after it transferred to the West End. In 1921, he joined the concert party The Co-Optimists at first as a singer, but his skills as an actor and comic quickly became noticed. Once The30s rolled around, he was a star of variety, {{Pantomime}}, and musical comedy.
Once UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started, Holloway made propaganda films for Creator/BritishFilmInstitute. He continued appearing in regular films, playing roles in ''Major Barbara'', ''The Way Ahead'', ''Film/ThisHappyBreed'', and ''The Way to the Stars''. When the war ended, he starred in ''Film/BriefEncounter'' and became an Creator/EalingStudios star thanks to his leading roles in ''Film/PassportToPimlico'', ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'', and ''Film/TheTitfieldThunderbolt''.
In 1956, he was cast in the musical ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', playing Alfred P. Doolittle on Broadway, in the West End, and in the 1964 film adaptation (only appearing in the latter after Creator/JamesCagney pulled out at the last minute). ''My Fair Lady'' brought Holloway international fame and nominations for a Tony and MediaNotes/AcademyAward. As his career continued, Holloway continued to appear in stage plays and in films including ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' and ''Film/UpTheFront''.
He died of a stroke at the age of 91.
Not to be confused with Creator/SterlingHolloway.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/ThisHappyBreed'' (1944) -- Bob Mitchell
* ''Film/BriefEncounter'' (1945) -- Albert Godby
* ''Film/CaesarAndCleopatra'' (1945) -- Belzanor
* ''{{Film/Hamlet|1948}}'' (1948) -- Gravedigger
* ''{{Film/The Winslow Boy|1948}}'' (1948) -- AsHimself
* ''Film/PassportToPimlico'' (1949) -- Arthur Pemberton
* ''Film/TheLavenderHillMob'' (1951) -- Alfred "Al" Pendlebury
* ''Film/TheTitfieldThunderbolt'' (1953) -- Walter Valentine
* ''Film/MyFairLady'' (1964) -- Alfred P. Doolittle
* ''Film/InHarmsWay'' (1965) -- Clayton Canfil
* ''[[Literature/AndThenThereWereNone Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965) -- William Blore
* ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter'' (1968) -- G.G. Brown
* ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes'' (1970) -- Gravedigger
* ''Film/UpTheFront'' (1972) -- The Great Vincento
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/TheRedSkeltonShow'', episode "Goofy Goofy Gander" (1965) -- Lord Richwealth
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