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The following actors are considered to be the core members of the Carry On team: Surviving cast members' names are in bold. Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) (26 films, including co-presenting That's Carry On!) played a range of character types, nearly always a lead character.
Carry On is a British comedy franchise comprising 31 films, four Christmas specials, a television series and stage shows produced between 1958 and 1992. Produced by Peter Rogers, the Carry On films were directed by Gerald Thomas and starred a regular ensemble that included Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott ...
The film was the first of two Carry On's to star Kenneth Cope. [87] Carry On Matron: 1972: Talbot Rothwell: Eric Rogers: Rank Organisation [88] £224,995 [62] Carry On Matron was the last medical-based film of the series. Norman Hudis was initially asked back to produce a script for what would be the 23rd Carry On film of the series.
Although the film was a critical success, he decided against a move to Hollywood, in part as he considered himself primarily a theatre actor and did not want to become "the poor man's David Niven". [8] [14] He began appearing in character roles in British comedy films including Brothers in Law and The Smallest Show on Earth (both 1957). [4]
Williams worked regularly in British film during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, mainly in the Carry On series (1958–1978) with its double entendre humour; and appeared in the series more than any other actor. [22] The films were commercially successful but Williams claimed the cast were poorly paid.
SPOILER ALERT: The following story and Q&A contain descriptions of several scenes and plotlines in “Carry-On.” In Netflix’s new action thriller “Carry-On,” Oscar nominee Taron Egerton ...
After the Carry On films, the cast with Douglas went to the Victoria Palace Theatre where they played to packed houses for the next 12 months in the stage show Carry On London. In 1978, Douglas released a novelty record called "Don't Forget The Beer, Dear", written by Gordon Haskell and produced by Sally Smith .
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