William Rushton
Birthday: Born in 1937-08-18 in Chelsea, London, England, UK
Deathday: 1996-12-11
William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.
TV Credits
The Trap Door
Character: Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)
The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme but also for family entertainment, the show drew much from the genres of horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised ki...
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: The Ghost of Christmas Present
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett....
The Mind of David Berglas
Character:
David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The Mind of David Berglas, aired in 1986, where he interviewed and entertained celebrity guests including Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Peter Cook and Max Bygraves....
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Guest
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett....
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: The Ghost of Chrismtas Present
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett....
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Character: Astronomer (voice)
Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher....
The Persuaders!
Character: Lance
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime....
Wogan
Character: Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities....
Top Gear
Character: Self - Host
Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types....
Muzzy in Gondoland
Character: The King (voice)
Muzzy in Gondoland is an animated children's learning language course created originally as a way to teach English as a second language. After later being acquired by DMP Organization, it was translated and released into many different languages to learn how to speak. Originally released in 1986, the series has also had a complete reanimation using 3D CGI in favor of traditional animation in 2013....
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character: Toby Belch (voice)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet....
Up Pompeii!
Character: Plautus
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991....
Movie Credits
Twelve Plus One
Character: Bennet
Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him....
Flight of the Doves
Character: Tobias Cromwell
While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises....
Hamlet: The Video
Character: Host
The television campaign for Hamlet cigars, one of the longest running, most memorable and funniest campaigns in advertising history is now on video for the first time. One man who remembers the start of the 27 year campaign is Willie Rushton, one of the country's longest running humorists. Sit back and smile as he guides you through the cream of the ads that made Bach's 'Air on a C String' famous and the world aware that 'Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet'....
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Character: Self
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder....
Keep It Up Downstairs
Character: Snotty Shuttleworth
The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life......
Santa's Pocket Watch
Character: Narrator
Sam dreams of meeting Father Christmas, so when Santa arrives at his house Sam hides in the big guy's sack. Later, Santa discovers the stowaway, and invites him to a special Christmas dinner, where he presents Sam with a special watch....
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Character: Dylan's Assistant
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose....
The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
Character: Self
Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed with sketches and stand up routines from Kenny Everett....
The Best House in London
Character: Sylvester Wall
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel....
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Character: Walter Tumbril
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge....
Consuming Passions
Character:
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets....
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Character: the Ghost of Christmas Present
Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire"...
Two Old Farts in the Night
Character: Himself
Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire...
The Flying Alberts
Character: Self
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits to this film, both with their distinct ending. The other version is edited by Bruce Lacey and is four minutes shorter....
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Character: Dr. Watson
John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973....
Is This a Record?
Character:
John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records....
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Character:
Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat....
Scene Nun, Take One
Character:
An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of London....
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Character: Dodger
Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives....
Adventures of a Private Eye
Character: Wilfred Crimble
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue....
Nothing But the Best
Character: Gerry
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in Britain-even if it means murder!!!...
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Character: Tremayne Gascoyne
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?...
Death Becomes Me
Character: Lance
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investigate crimes....
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Character: Narrator
Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime....