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George Frederick Joffre Hartree (30 November 1914 – 27 October 1988), known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English actor, comedian, singer, pianist and theatre director. He began at an early age as a boy soprano, in which role he made several records, before moving on to radio.
Charles Hawtrey. Actor: Carry on Don't Lose Your Head. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.
Apr 14, 2010 · Charles Hawtrey: The Carry On clown who hated everyone. ON the front wall of 117 Middle Street, an 18th-century smuggler’s cottage close to the seafront at Deal in Kent, is a blue plaque ...
Actor: Carry on Don't Lose Your Head. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.
Apr 27, 2010 · Tue 27 Apr 2010 11:30. A revealing insight into Charles Hawtrey, one of Britain's most memorable comedy actors.
Charles Hawtrey (1914 - 1988) "Oh, Hello!" It's possibly the simplest catchphrase ever, but whenever Charles Hawtrey popped up in the Carry On films he made it his own. He was born in Middlesex, the son of an engineer, and christened George Hartree.
Actor. On stage from 1925 and in London from 1927, in children's plays, the paper-thin, twittery Charles Hawtrey (real name Hartree) became famous for his participation in the Carry On series, where his camp behaviour and pursuit of the opposite sex lent sexual ambiguity to his persona.
Oct 29, 1988 · Charles Hawtrey, an actor who became a mainstay of the long-running ''Carry On'' series of film comedies, died Thursday in a nursing home in Walmer, in southeast England. He was 73 years old.
Charles Hawtrey, 1914-1988: The Man who was Private Widdle. Roger Lewis. Faber & Faber, 2001 - Actors - 115 pages. Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody's...
Bibliographic information. This is a small masterpiece of biographical investigation, and fitting testament to a comic genius whose place in British cultural history is now assured. Charles...
