Acting
Freddie Frinton
Born January 17, 1909 · Grimsby, England, UK
Died October 16, 1968 · aged 59
Frinton was born in Hainton Avenue, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the illegitimate child of a seamstress, Florence Elisabeth Coo, and was brought up by foster parents. He started working in a Grimsby fish processing plant, where he is said to have entertained his colleagues with parodies and jokes, but was ultimately sacked. He moved into music hall, where he enjoyed modest success and renamed himself Fr…
Known For
Dinner for One · 1963Dinner for One
★ 7.31963
MovieComedy
A very old woman wants to have dinner with her friends. As they are all dead, the butler has to play the role of every guest.
Trouble in the Air · 1948Trouble in the Air
★ 8.01948
MovieComedy
A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
What a Whopper · 1961What a Whopper
★ 6.21961
MovieComedy
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and then travel to Scotland to see if they can convince the locals.
Make Mine Mink · 1960Make Mine Mink
★ 6.91960
MovieComedy
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Terry Thomas as a retired army officer leads the gang, which includes Athene Seyler and Hattie Jacques, on a series of capers that nearly go awry when their maid, Billie Whitelaw, an ex-con and also a resident of the block, falls for a police officer.
Forces' Sweetheart · 1953Forces' Sweetheart
★ 5.71953
MovieComedyMusic
Forces sweetheart, Judy James, is back in town and that means various admirers are showing up at the hotel where she stays.
Glückwunsch, Miss Sophie – 50 Jahre „Dinner for one“: Das Erfolgsgeheimnis des Kultsketches · 2013Glückwunsch, Miss Sophie – 50 Jahre „Dinner for one“: Das Erfolgsgeheimnis des Kultsketches
2013
Movie
Stars in Your Eyes · 1956Stars in Your Eyes
★ 7.01956
MovieComedyMusic
A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts – but unscrupulous property developers also want the theatre and resort to dirty tricks to disrupt the first night's performance!
Dinner for Kerl · 2023Dinner for Kerl
2023
MovieComedy
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Dinner for Kerl · 2023Dinner for Kerl
2023
MovieComedy
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