Dick Emery

Acting

Dick Emery

Born February 19, 1915 · Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Died January 2, 1983 · aged 67

No biography available.

Known For

Yellow SubmarineYellow Submarine · 1968
Yellow Submarine
7.21968
MovieMusicAnimation
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
Crooks AnonymousCrooks Anonymous · 1962
Crooks Anonymous
6.11962
MovieComedyCrime
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
The Fast LadyThe Fast Lady · 1962
The Fast Lady
5.81962
MovieComedy
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
Baby LoveBaby Love · 1969
Baby Love
5.31969
MovieDrama
Following the suicide of her mother, an emotionally disoriented schoolgirl is swept away to live in the countryside by wealthy family friends. Her entangled need for comfort and desire to explore her powers of sexual fascination soon embroils the entire household.
The Wrong Arm of the LawThe Wrong Arm of the Law · 1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.71963
MovieCrimeComedy
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
The Best Of Dick EmeryThe Best Of Dick Emery · 2005
The Best Of Dick Emery
2005
MovieComedy
Compilation of classic clips, featuring the best performances from across the much-loved comedian's long BBC career, including examples of Emery's best-known slapstick routines and catchphrases. All the greatest clips from Dick Emery's long-running BBC career - a chance for fans both old and new to see what a huge contribution Emery made to contemporary slapstick comedy. All the classic characters appear: the father and son skinheads (with Roy Kinnear), "Oooh! You Are Awful", and a plethora of slapstick Lords, little old ladies, vicars and schoolmasters.
The Super Secret ServiceThe Super Secret Service · 1953
The Super Secret Service
4.51953
MovieComedy
Burlesque comedy dealing with "MI-15", the Super Secret Service, on the trail of a mysterious foreign spy named Q.
Find the LadyFind the Lady · 1976
Find the Lady
3.81976
MovieComedy
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns Officers Kopek and Broom to track her down and bring her back safe and sound.

Movies

Yellow SubmarineYellow Submarine · 1968
Yellow Submarine
7.21968
MovieMusicAnimation
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
Crooks AnonymousCrooks Anonymous · 1962
Crooks Anonymous
6.11962
MovieComedyCrime
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
The Fast LadyThe Fast Lady · 1962
The Fast Lady
5.81962
MovieComedy
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
Baby LoveBaby Love · 1969
Baby Love
5.31969
MovieDrama
Following the suicide of her mother, an emotionally disoriented schoolgirl is swept away to live in the countryside by wealthy family friends. Her entangled need for comfort and desire to explore her powers of sexual fascination soon embroils the entire household.
The Wrong Arm of the LawThe Wrong Arm of the Law · 1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.71963
MovieCrimeComedy
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
The Best Of Dick EmeryThe Best Of Dick Emery · 2005
The Best Of Dick Emery
2005
MovieComedy
Compilation of classic clips, featuring the best performances from across the much-loved comedian's long BBC career, including examples of Emery's best-known slapstick routines and catchphrases. All the greatest clips from Dick Emery's long-running BBC career - a chance for fans both old and new to see what a huge contribution Emery made to contemporary slapstick comedy. All the classic characters appear: the father and son skinheads (with Roy Kinnear), "Oooh! You Are Awful", and a plethora of slapstick Lords, little old ladies, vicars and schoolmasters.
The Super Secret ServiceThe Super Secret Service · 1953
The Super Secret Service
4.51953
MovieComedy
Burlesque comedy dealing with "MI-15", the Super Secret Service, on the trail of a mysterious foreign spy named Q.
Find the LadyFind the Lady · 1976
Find the Lady
3.81976
MovieComedy
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns Officers Kopek and Broom to track her down and bring her back safe and sound.
Livin' EasyLivin' Easy · 1970
Livin' Easy
1970
MovieComedy
Dick Emery and dance troupe The Young Generation invite you to "simply pay through Giro" in this musical money promo.
To See Such FunTo See Such Fun · 1977
To See Such Fun
10.01977
MovieComedyDocumentary
Compilation of classic British comedy moments
Ooh...You Are AwfulOoh...You Are Awful · 1972
Ooh...You Are Awful
4.81972
MovieComedy
Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their flight out, Charlie is arrested for scamming an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss bank and after Charlie is released, is about to tell him where...when he is suddenly killed by Sid Sabbath's gang, whose girlfriend was dating the (now) deceased! The only leads are four tattoos on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail, but Sabbath is on Charlie's trail, and the tricked Italians have contracted the mob - to find the money, and then kill him...
The Big JobThe Big Job · 1965
The Big Job
6.71965
MovieComedyCrime
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.
Light Up the Sky!Light Up the Sky! · 1960
Light Up the Sky!
6.01960
MovieComedyWar
Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
On FormOn Form · 1967
On Form
1967
MovieComedy
Why more people who use paper requiring carbon are buying N.C.R. paper. Intended to be used only at sales seminars.
LootLoot · 1970
Loot
5.71970
MovieComedyCrime
Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott.
Mrs. Gibbons' BoysMrs. Gibbons' Boys · 1962
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
7.01962
Movie
Two convicts escape from prison, complicating life for their widowed mother when they return home to hide out.
Follow a StarFollow a Star · 1959
Follow a Star
6.21959
MovieComedyMusic
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.
Just for FunJust for Fun · 1963
Just for Fun
5.31963
MovieMusic
When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party.
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 · 1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
Movie
Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".
Thirty Miles an HourThirty Miles an Hour · 1949
Thirty Miles an Hour
1949
Movie
Short road safety film.
The Plain Man's Guide to AdvertisingThe Plain Man's Guide to Advertising · 1962
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
8.01962
MovieComedyAnimation
A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

TV Shows

Hancock's Half HourHancock's Half Hour · 1956
Hancock's Half Hour
7.41956
SeriesComedy
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
CillaCilla · 1968
Cilla
8.01968
Series
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
The Army GameThe Army Game · 1957
The Army Game
7.01957
SeriesComedy
Follows the exploits of Hut 29, a dysfunctional group of soldiers and their National Service conscription into the British Army during the post war years.
Harry's GirlsHarry's Girls · 1963
Harry's Girls
6.01963
SeriesComedy
Harry's Girls is an American situation comedy which appeared on NBC from September 13, 1963, to January 3, 1964. The series stars Larry Blyden portraying Henry Burns, the leader of a vaudeville troupe consisting of three young women. The co-stars were Dawn Nickerson as Lois, Susan Silo as Rusty, and Diahn Williams as Terry.
It's a Square WorldIt's a Square World · 1961
It's a Square World
7.01961
SeriesComedy
It's a Square World was a groundbreaking British comedy show starring Michael Bentine and produced by the BBC. It ran from 1960 till 1964. The series led Bentine to a BAFTA award in 1962 for Light Entertainment and a compilation show, screened by the BBC in 1963, won that year's Press Prize at the Rose d'Or Festival in Montreux. The shows were devised and written by Michael Bentine and John Law. Some sketches were released on an LP.
Dick Emery - The Thames Television SpecialsDick Emery - The Thames Television Specials · 1979
Dick Emery - The Thames Television Specials
1979
SeriesComedy
Three hour-long television specials filmed for Thames Television during Dick Emery's brief hiatus from his 15 successful years at the BBC. The shows feature all of Emery's best-loved comic characters, including favourites such as Hettie the sex-starved spinster, Gaylord the bovver boy, camp Clarence with his catchphrase 'Hello, honky-tonk!', and busty middle-aged blonde Mandy ('Ooh, you are awful!'). Guest stars include Lulu, Lynda Carter, Richard Todd, the Three Degrees, Gemma Craven and Beryl Reid.
The Dick Emery ShowThe Dick Emery Show · 1963
The Dick Emery Show
8.01963
SeriesComedy
A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers including Pat Coombs, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Joan Sims and Josephine Tewson.