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Acting

Eric Morecambe

Profession
Acting
Born
May 14, 1926 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
May 28, 1984

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

The Sweeney poster
The Sweeney
Series · 1975 · ★ 8.1
The Magnificent Two poster
The Magnificent Two
Film · 1967 · ★ 3.3
The Ed Sullivan Show poster
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948 · ★ 6.8
That Riviera Touch poster
That Riviera Touch
Film · 1966 · ★ 6.0
The Intelligence Men poster
The Intelligence Men
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.1
Morecambe & Wise poster
Morecambe & Wise
Series · 1961 · ★ 6.5
Omnibus poster
Omnibus
Series · 1967
The Reluctant Vampire poster
The Reluctant Vampire
Series · 2026
Night Train to Murder poster
Night Train to Murder
Film · 1984
Simon Simon poster
Simon Simon
Film · 1970
The Morecambe & Wise Show poster
The Morecambe & Wise Show
Series · 1968
The Morecambe and Wise Show poster
The Morecambe and Wise Show
Series · 1980

Filmography