Line #6 Creator/FrankieHowerd


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3	->''"Ooh!"''
4	-->--'''Frankie's trademark ReactionShot'''
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6	Francis Alick "Frankie" Howerd, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992) was an English comedian and comic actor working in theatre, film and TV, whose career, described by fellow comedian Barry Cryer as "a series of comebacks", spanned six decades. Howerd presented a CampGay persona on screen, but never came out as gay during his life because of the fear of professional suicide; this was only revealed posthumously by his life partner Dennis Heymer.
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8	His work includes the TV series and film versions of ''Series/UpPompeii'', and two of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films.
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11	!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
12	[[AC:Films]]
13	* ''{{Film/The Ladykillers\|1955}}'' (1955) -- Barrow Boy
14	* ''Film/{{Help}}'' (1965) -- Sam Ahab (DeletedRole)
15	* ''Film/TheGreatStTriniansTrainRobbery'' (1966) -- Alfred Askett
16	* ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Mr. Francis Bigger
17	* ''Film/CarryOnUpTheJungle'' (1970) -- Professor Inigo Tinkle
18	* ''Film/UpPompeii'' (1971) -- Lurcio/Tour Guide
19	* ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'' (1972) -- Lurkalot[=/=]UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionheart
20	* ''Film/UpTheFront'' (1972) -- Private Lurk
21	* ''Film/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' (1978) -- Mean Mr. Mustard
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23	* ''Series/UpPompeii'', 16 episodes:
24	** 16 episodes (1969-91) -- Lurcio
25	** "The Ides of March" (1970) -- UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar
26	* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', episode ''Carry On Christmas'' (1969) -- Robert Browning/Fairy Godmother
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28	* ''{{VideoGame/Deus ex Machina\|1984}}'' (1984) -- Defect Police
29	!!Titter ye not at these tropes:
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31	* BreakingTheFourthWall: He was renowned for directly addressing the audience.
32	* CampGay: Howerd's comedy persona.
33	* CharacterCatchphrase: Several, most enduringly "Titter ye not", as Lurcio (his character in ''Series/UpPompeii'') would admonish the audience after another DoubleEntendre.
34	* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A master of this, he would speak a line that sounded absolutely filthy and then act innocent and claim that any filth was in the audience's mind
35	* MyNaymeIs: According to at least one newspaper interview, his real surname was actually Howard and the unusual spelling was a deliberate career move to help people remember him.
36	* OopNorth: Born in York, North Yorkshire.
37	* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: For a couple of years, Howerd claimed he was born in 1922.
38	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Howerd would often break off in long tangential discourses which had little to do with the plot or the script.
39	* StylisticSuck: As noted above, would often sound like he'd lost his way in the script, he would stutter through lines as if not knowing what he was supposed to say, and act bemused when the audience reacted a particular way. According to those who worked with him, absolutely every pause, stutter and sigh was meticulously rehearsed by Howerd.
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