Portrait of Spike Milligan

Acting

Spike Milligan

Career

Active from 1951 to 2004, busiest in 1956 and 1972 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dot and the Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Spike Milligan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 7
  • Classic British Comedy 6
  • Cult Classic 5
  • Wit & Wordplay 5
  • Spike Milligan 4
  • British Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Meta-Narrative 3
  • Goon Show Legacy 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • British Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Spike Milligan
The Best of Spike Milligan (2004)

Writer

Puckoon
Puckoon (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

Gormenghast
Gormenghast (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as De'Ath

Badjelly the Witch
Badjelly the Witch (2000)

as Himself / Narrator

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)

TV show

1990s

2 titles
Wolves, Witches and Giants
Wolves, Witches and Giants (1995)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze (1993)

as Der Schauspieler

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 62
The Ratties
The Ratties (1988)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

You Bet!
You Bet! (1988)

TV show

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)

as the Ghost of Marley

In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Fancy Fred

Super Gran
Super Gran (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Zoo Keeper

Television
Television (1985)

TV show

Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983)
GoodWatch score 38

as Flunkie

There's A Lot Of It About
There's A Lot Of It About (1982)

TV show

The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as The Ghost of Marley

History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution

1970s

25 titles ยท average score 52
Life of Brian
Life of Brian (1979)
GoodWatch score 84

as Spike

Dot and the Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Platypus (voice)

Fantastic Animation Festival
Fantastic Animation Festival (1977)

as Narrator: "Moonshadow"

Barney
Barney (1976)

as Hawker

The Great McGonagall
The Great McGonagall (1975)
GoodWatch score 47

as William Topaz McGonagall

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Harz

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bill Bombay

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
GoodWatch score 40

as Leo Milligan

The Last Goon Show of All
The Last Goon Show of All (1972)

Writer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gryphon

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Landlord

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

as Tramp (segment "Sloth")

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 60
Q...
Q... (1969)

TV show ยท Creator

Curry and Chips
Curry and Chips (1969)

TV show

The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Traffic Warden

The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mate

The World of Beachcomber
The World of Beachcomber (1968)

TV show ยท as Various Roles

One Pair of Eyes
One Pair of Eyes (1967)

TV show

Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Paki-Paddy / Indian Train Passenger

The Telegoons
The Telegoons (1963)

TV show

World in Action
World in Action (1963)

TV show

Postman's Knock
Postman's Knock (1962)
GoodWatch score 51

as Harold Petts

Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value (1961)

as Various

Watch Your Stern
Watch Your Stern (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 60
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Assorted

Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)

TV show

A Show Called Fred
A Show Called Fred (1956)

TV show

Son of Fred
Son of Fred (1956)

TV show

A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)

Calling All Cars
Calling All Cars (1954)

as Freddie The Taxi (voice)

The Super Secret Service
The Super Secret Service (1953)

Writer

Down Among the Z Men
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 43

as Pvt. Eccles

Let's Go Crazy
Let's Go Crazy (1951)

as Multiple Roles

Penny Points to Paradise
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

as Spike Donnelly