Spike Milligan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 16, 1918
- Died
- Feb 27, 2002 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Ahmed Nagar, India
- Credits
- 112
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His 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.
Known for
Life of Brian
1979Movie
Spike
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
The Three Musketeers
1973Movie
M. Bonancieux
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
Yellowbeard
1983Movie
Flunkie
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self
Filmography
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Last Impresario
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
2010Movie
Himself
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008Movie
Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007Movie
Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Very Best of Spike Milligan
2007Movie
Self/Various
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan
2005Movie
Self - (Archival)
The Best of Spike Milligan
2004Movie
Self
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend
2001Movie
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001Movie
Self (Archive footage)
Badjelly the Witch
2000Movie
Narrator, Himself
The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000Movie
Self
Gormenghast
2000TV
De'Ath
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000TV
The Banana
1997Movie
Self
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot
1997Movie
Self
Spike
1996Movie
Self
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996Movie
Himself
Wolves, Witches and Giants
1995TV
Narrator
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995Movie
Self
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994TV
Himself
Room 101
1994TV
Self
The Big Freeze
1993Movie
Der Schauspieler
Sellers' Best
1992Movie
Self
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self
Plunder
1990TV
Self
Just Like That!
1989Movie
Self
The Ratties
1988TV
Narrator (voice)
You Bet!
1988TV
Mr. H Is Late
1988Movie
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985Movie
the Ghost of Marley
In Sickness and in Health
1985TV
Fancy Fred
Television
1985TV
Super Gran
1985TV
Zoo Keeper
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1983Movie
Self
Yellowbeard
1983Movie
Flunkie
Group Madness
1983Movie
Self
There's A Lot Of It About
1982TV
Wogan
1982TV
Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982TV
The Ghost of Marley
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981Movie
Self (archive material)
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
Life of Brian
1979Movie
Spike
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979Movie
Self
Blankety Blank
1979TV
The Marti Caine Show
1979TV
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978Movie
Policeman
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977Movie
Crumble
Moonshadow
1977Movie
Narrator
Fantastic Animation Festival
1977Movie
Narrator: "Moonshadow"
Dot and the Kangaroo
1977Movie
Mr. Platypus (voice)
Everyman
1977TV
Barney
1976Movie
Hawker
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
Tell Me Another
1976TV
Himself
The Great McGonagall
1975Movie
William Topaz McGonagall
Man About the House
1974Movie
Himself
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974Movie
Self
The Cherry Picker
1974Movie
Mr. Lal
The Three Musketeers
1973Movie
M. Bonancieux
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973Movie
Dr. Harz
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973Movie
Leo Milligan
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973Movie
Bill Bombay
Rentadick
1972Movie
a Customs officer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972Movie
Gryphon
Right to Work March
1972Movie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972Movie
Landlord
Milligan In...
1972TV
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972Movie
Self
The Last Goon Show of All
1972Movie
Self
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971Movie
Tramp (segment "Sloth")
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970Movie
E.W. Mackney
Cucumber Castle
1970Movie
The Court Jester
Oh In Colour
1970TV
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Magic Christian
1969Movie
Traffic Warden
Curry and Chips
1969TV
The Bed Sitting Room
1969Movie
Mate
Q...
1969TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
The World of Beachcomber
1968TV
Various Roles
One Pair of Eyes
1967TV
Till Death Us Do Part
1966TV
Paki-Paddy, Indian Train Passenger
Milligan's Wake
1964TV
The Telegoons
1963TV
World in Action
1963TV
Postman's Knock
1962Movie
Harold Petts
What a Whopper
1961Movie
Tramp
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961Movie
Various
Invasion Quartet
1961Movie
Spike Milligan on Treasure Island WC2
1961Movie
Self
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960Movie
The White Rabbit
Suspect
1960Movie
Arthur, lab orderly
Watch Your Stern
1960Movie
Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959Movie
Portrait of a Goon
1959Movie
Himself
Son of Fred
1956TV
Hancock's Half Hour
1956TV
A Show Called Fred
1956TV
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956TV
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
1956Movie
Assorted
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955Movie
Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
The Sooty Show
1955TV
Himself
Calling All Cars
1954Movie
Freddie The Taxi (voice)
Down Among the Z Men
1952Movie
Pvt. Eccles
Let's Go Crazy
1951Movie
Multiple Roles
Penny Points to Paradise
1951Movie
Spike Donnelly
Thank You and Goodnight
Movie