Eric Morecambe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 14, 1926
- Died
- May 28, 1984 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Known For
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Filmography
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
Movie · as Self
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Eric & Ernie's Home Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Morecambe & Wise
TV · as Himself · 9 eps
Bring Me Morecambe & Wise
TV · 5 eps
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words
Movie · as Himself
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
Movie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Morecambe & Wise
Movie · as Himself
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Eric Morecambe (archive footage)
Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise
Movie · as Self - Guest
Night Train to Murder
Movie · as Eric
The Passionate Pilgrim
Movie · as The Pilgrim
Late Flowering Love
Movie
Russell Harty
TV · 1 ep
The Morecambe and Wise Show
TV · 26 eps
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Movie · as Himself
Everyman
TV · 1 ep
The Sweeney
TV · as Eric Morecambe · 1 ep
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Eric & Ernie Live
Movie
Val Meets The VIPS
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Simon Simon
Movie · as Roof Tiler
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
Movie
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
TV · as Himself · 8 eps
The Morecambe & Wise Show
TV · as Self · 62 eps
The Magnificent Two
Movie · as Eric/Fernando Torres
Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke
Movie · as Self
Piccadilly Palace
TV · 15 eps
Omnibus
TV · as Narrator, Self · 1 ep
One Pair of Eyes
TV · 1 ep
That Riviera Touch
Movie · as Eric Simpson
The Intelligence Men
Movie · as Eric Morecambe
Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive
Movie
Morecambe & Wise
TV · as Self · 170 eps
Two of a Kind
TV · as Self · 71 eps
Running Wild
TV · as Host/Presenter · 6 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep