Bud Flanagan

Born: 1896-10-14

From Wikipedia Bud Flanagan OBE (14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1959. Bud Flanagan is best remembered as part of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan and Allen. They had first met on active service in Flanders, but did not work together until 1926, touring with a Florrie Forde show. They established a reputation and were booked by Val Parnell at the Holborn Empire. As music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career as a duo and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were both members of The Crazy Gang, appearing in the first show at the London Palladium in 1931, and continued to work with the group, concurrently with their double-act career.


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Dunkirk

as Himself
Released: 1958-03-20

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their...

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Listen to Britain

as Self - Flanagan & Allen
Released: 1942-04-01

A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings...

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Gasbags

as Bud
Released: 1941-02-01

It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton &...

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The Wild Affair

as Sergeant Bletch
Released: 1965-12-05

Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is...

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Dreaming

as Bud
Released: 1944-11-28

When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are...

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The Frozen Limits

as Bud
Released: 1939-11-01

The Crazy Gang join the 1898 gold rush. Unfortunately it's now 1939 and they're a bit late.

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A Fire Has Been Arranged

as Bud
Released: 1935-06-01

A pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country...

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Life Is a Circus

as Bud
Released: 1960-02-16

Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved,...

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Here Comes the Sun

as Corona Flanagan
Released: 1945-01-12

When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure...

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Alf's Button Afloat

as Alf Higgins
Released: 1938-06-30

Alf discovers that one of the buttons on his pyjamas is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp...

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Theatre Royal

as Bob Parker
Released: 1943-07-26

The Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank...

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O-Kay for Sound

as Bud
Released: 1937-02-09

Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major...

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The Bailiffs

as Perkins
Released: 1932-09-30

Two incompetent Bailiffs men reposess the wrong house.

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