Spike Milligan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spike Milligan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Life of Brian

as Spike

History of the World: Part I

as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

The Three Musketeers

as M. Bonancieux

Yellowbeard

as Flunkie

The Bed Sitting Room

as Mate

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Gryphon

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as Crumble

The Magic Christian

as Traffic Warden

Gormenghast