Paul Whitehouse
Birthday: Born in 1958-05-17 in Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK
Deathday: Alive
Paul Whitehouse is a Welsh actor and writer best known for his roles in 'Corpse Bride' (2005), 'Alice in Wonderland' (2010) and 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' (2004).
TV Credits
Shooting Stars
Character: Self
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, w...
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
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Harry Enfield's Television Programme was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in 1990 in the Thursday 9 pm slot, which became the traditional time for alternative comedy on television. Enfield was already an established name due to his 'Loadsamoney' character, but the series gave greater presence to his frequent collaborators Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke – so much so, that in 1994 the show was retitled Harry Enfield and Chums....
The One Show
Character: Self
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Comedy Connections
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Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows. The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series. Comedy Connections mostly documented BBC comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been f...
GamesMaster
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GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games....
The Fast Show
Character: Various Characters
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson....
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
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A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk....
Harry & Paul
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Harry & Paul is a BAFTA Award-winning British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 April 2007. Prior to broadcast it was trailed as The Harry Enfield Show. The show reunites the pair, who had success with Harry Enfield's Television Programme in the 1990s. The second series of the programme began on BBC One on 5 September 2008. This was the last series from the comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins who died shortly before the programm...
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
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The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer was a BBC TV sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. Its first series appeared in 1993 following the duo's move to the BBC after parting company with Channel 4. The show marked a continuation of Reeves & Mortimer's bizarre, anarchic and frequently silly comedy that they had first explored on Channel 4's Vic Reeves Big Night Out, with a number of important differences....
The Culture Show
Character: Self
A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more....
Murder, They Hope
Character: Monty
After their trip to Middlesbrough turned a little more explosive than they thought, Gemma and Terry finally decide to pack up the smouldering remains of their coach tour business and set out on a new adventure as fully-fledged private detectives....
Help
Character: Various
Help is a BBC television comedy series first screened on BBC Two in 2005. Written by and starring Paul Whitehouse and Chris Langham, it concerns a psychotherapist and his therapy sessions with a variety of patients almost all played by Whitehouse....
Harry Enfield and Chums
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Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show....
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Character: Askew
A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure....
Bellamy's People
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Radio phone-in host Gary Bellamy is given his own TV series in which he travels the length and breadth of the land to meet the British people....
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Character: Pat Quid
Brian Pern is an ageing rock star and former front-man of ground breaking progressive rock group Thotch. Like many artists of his age, rather than make new music, he spends more time trying to save the planet (including his campaign to teach gorillas how to Skype). Now, the BBC have asked him to front a major new documentary where he presents his guide to The Life Of Rock from prehistoric man to the present day....
The Catherine Tate Show
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Comedy legend Catherine Tate plays all her best-loved characters in this riotous sketch show. Expect sulky teens, offensive nans and the most tactless women in the world....
The Change
Character: Tony
Linda finds a new lease on life when she learns that she's experiencing menopause. So she heads to the forest on a journey of self-discovery....
Without Walls
Character: Mike Smash - Presenter
A weekly arts-based documentary series covering a diverse variety of subjects, everything from Roman orgies and the Elgin Marbles through The Yardbirds and Ike Turner to Aleister Crowley and Mother Teresa....
The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Paul Merton: The Series
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Fresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Paul starred in his own comedy series on Channel 4, featuring a mix of surreal sketches, links and stand-up routines...
A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover
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Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are back for another mad-cap road trip, this time beginning in Dingle, Ireland, and making their way over to the white cliffs of Dover. Along the way, the pair will be joined by a variety of special guests who will challenge them to audacious challenges they have never done before. With their celebrity guests, the two compete against each other to see who must take on the ultimate forfeit - dangling terrifyingly from a helicopter with a bungee rope....
Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist
Character: DJ Mike Smash
The UK's most fantabulous DJ and one half of everyone's favourite fab radio duo, Mike Smash, takes time out from his charity work and returns to TV screens this Christmas with his ding-dong-merrily-on-high-iest festive favourite tunes....
David Copperfield
Character: Pawnbroker
The tale of David Copperfield from his birth and idyllic upbringing through hardship and adventure leading to his eventual discovery of his vocation as a novelist. On his journey David encounters a gallery of Dickens' most memorable characters, including Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep, Steerforth, and others....
The Windsors
Character: George III
Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them before....
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Character: Himself
Comedians and lifelong friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their personal and hilarious life experiences while travelling around the UK fishing for elusive species....
Parkinson
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Michael Parkinson's third and final Interview show, running from 2002...
Toast of London
Character: Vic Titball
Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it....
The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out....
Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers
Character: Self - Presenter
Paul Whitehouse travels around England and Wales looking at the pressures affecting our rivers and waterways from water companies, intensive agriculture and growing population. Paul explores what is going on beneath the surface, why our rivers and waterways are in decline and what needs to be done to protect them....
Paul Whitehouse's Sketch Show Years
Character: Self
Personally curated and narrated by the iconic Paul Whitehouse, the series takes viewers on a journey through his favourite British sketch shows of the past 60 years....
The Chris McCausland Show
Character: Self
Start your Saturday with a laugh in the company of brilliant comedian Chris McCausland! Join Chris on his very brand-new chat show with a brilliant line-up of celebrity guests....
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Character: Self
This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering their favourite Python moments. Each guest chooses a sketch (or two) and it's played with their comments.....
The IT Crowd
Character: Himself
Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are never treated with any respect at all....
Parkinson
Character: Self
Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show....
Top of the Pops
Character: Self - Host
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show....
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Character: Self - Guest
The award-winning comedian, actor and writer meets four of the country’s most iconic comedians to explore just how to make comedy gold. Each episode sees Lenny carve up the career and work of his funny guest, taking a deep dive to discover how they – and other comedy icons – made their mark....
Vinnie Jones In The Country
Character: Self
Actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones takes on 2,000 acres of West Sussex countryside and a host of over-ambitious farmyard build projects. Over a hectic summer, Vinnie’s gang bicker, banter and bond revealing a side to his character never seen before....
Pointless Celebrities
Character: Self
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of....
Movie Credits
Corpse Bride
Character: William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living....
The IT Crowd Manual
Character: Self
This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans....
Alice in Wonderland
Character: The March Hare (voice)
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny....
The Craig Ferguson Show
Character: Various
Craig Ferguson tells jokes and introduces filmed skits....
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Character: Milkman
On a rainy day, a mother and daughter forego a trip to the park to bake pastries and partake in a two-person tea party when an unexpected guest menacingly invites himself into the house and ransacks the food and drink in the house....
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
Character: Smashie
On New Year's Day 1964, Jimmy Savile ushered in a revolution in television broadcasting - a weekly show devoted to the pop charts. In the first of an evening of programmes marking the 30th anniversary of Top of the Pops, Smashie and Nicey (Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse) pay tribute to this triumphant survivor from the days when the Beatles topped the chart with I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Three poptastic decades surrender their fab sounds, their hits and their haircuts, for our nostalgic enjoym...
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Character: Prancer (voice)
Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil Blitzen and his new-found partner-in-crime The White Rabbit. Robbie is having girl trouble too - Donner is feeling neglected and decides to give Robbie an ultimatum. Can Robbie save the day, keep his girl and unravel the mystery of the Legend of the Lost Tribe?...
Mortdecai
Character: Spinoza
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold....
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Character: Self
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two....
Dodger Special: Coronation
Character: Royston
Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to rob the Crown Jewels ahead of the Queen's Coronation....
Amnesty International's Big 30
Character: Mike Smash
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall....
The Love Box in Your Living Room
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Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution over the last century through the life of the BBC, by turning complete fictions into a staggering array of hard facts....
Ted & Ralph
Character: Ted / Rowley Birkin / Kevin Brown
One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded stately home. His only friend is Ted (Paul Whitehouse), the elderly Irish estate worker. But their way of life is under threat: Ralph must marry before his 35th birthday or lose everything. Just when it all seems hopeless, along comes Wendy (Kathy Burke). As Ralph's affection for Wendy grows, his dependence on Ted wanes. Is this the end of a beautif...
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Character: Prancer (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued by doubt regarding his ability, and sets out to regain his self-respect and the admiration of his team-mates....
The Death of Stalin
Character: Anastas Mikoyan
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?...
Ghost Stories
Character: Tony Matthews
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life....
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Character: Prancer (voice)
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal....
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character: Thackery (voice)
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter....
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Character: Self
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership....
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character: Sir Cadogan
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all....
Finding Neverland
Character: Stage Manager
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan....
King of Thieves
Character: Carl Wood
London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot....
The Fast Show Live
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Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases....
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Character: The Wise One
It's not 1985 anymore...it's 1986, and Chuck Steel is 'the best God damn cop on the force' according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn't play by the rules has his work cut out when the Governor of LA decides to reduce the licensing hours for clubs and bars triggering a sudden, inexplicable spate of high profile disappearances in the city. The disappearances all have the same thing in common, a cr...
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Character: Daniel Peggotty
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity....
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Character: Himself
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans....
The Weekenders
Character: Spencer Pedal
Two friends search for a quality sausage at an open air meat festival....
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Character: Bouncer
When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party island Ibiza, they see it as their big chance to become superstar club DJs and, more importantly, to lose their virginities. But they aren't prepared for the interference of top DJ Eyeball Paul, not to mention the embarrassment factor of Kevin's long-suffering parents....
Burke & Hare
Character: Gentleman Drunk
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist....
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
Character: Terry Collier / Michael Palin / Manuel / Frankie Howerd / Lurcio / Yosser Hughes / Lord Lawson / Stanley Baldrick / Alan Yentob / Rick / Dennis Potter / Evan Davis / Tim Canterbury / Rick Prog-Rock / Mary Berry / Jools Holland / Paul Merton / Sarah Silligan / Alan Davies / Diddy Andy Hamilton / Various
As part of the BBC2 50th anniversary celebrations comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the channel. It parodies the channel, its content and the history documentary....
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Character: Himself, Various Characters
Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its enduring success than with a two-hour extravaganza of archive clips, cast interviews and rarely seen footage?...
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Character: Various
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)...
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Character: Self
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews with the cast....