Fred Emney
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Frederick Arthur Round "Fred" Emney (12 February 1900 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian.
Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire, the son of Blanche (née Round) and Fred Emney, a music hall entertainer. His great-uncle was the actor Arthur Williams. Emney junior grew up in London and was educated at Cranleigh School.
He made his film debut in 1935, having previously worked in music hall. He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle. During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him. Some were released on record. He had a short spell as straight man to puppets Pinky and Perky.
His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions.
Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex on Christmas Day 1980.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.229 |
| Birthday | 1900-02-11 |
| Place of Birth | Preston, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Frederick Arthur Round 'Fred' Emney, Frederick Arthur Round Emney, |
1969
The Italian Job
6.943/856
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose...
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The Italian Job
1970
Under the Table You Must Go
8/1
A trip around the clubs, pubs and discotheques in London, England.
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Under the Table You Must Go
1938
Jane Steps Out
10/1
Wallflower Jane Wilton has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful and popular sister Beatrice. Making things worse, Beatrice is spiteful and crue...
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Jane Steps Out
1955
Fun at St. Fanny's
5.8/5
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Fun at St. Fanny's
1942
Let the People Sing
6.786/7
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
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Let the People Sing
1966
The Sandwich Man
6.5/8
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
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The Sandwich Man
1940
The Middle Watch
7/2
Through a series of unforeseen events, two glamorous young ladies find that they are obliged to spend the night on board the battleship HMS Falcon, wh...
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The Middle Watch
1940
Just William
7/2
A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two j...
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Just William
1938
Hold My Hand
8/2
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Hold My Hand
1938
Yes, Madam?
10/1
The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.
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Yes, Madam?
1938
Luck of the Navy
8/2
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
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Luck of the Navy
1935
Brewster's Millions
8/2
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns...
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Brewster's Millions
1965
I've Gotta Horse
6.25/4
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I've Gotta Horse
1939
Just like a Woman
10/1
A group of private detectives working for a jeweler pursue a gang of thieves in Argentina.
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Just like a Woman
1939
She Couldn't Say No
9/1
A woman arranges a burglary to try to recover a stolen diary with compromising details written in it.
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She Couldn't Say No
1937
Let's Make a Night of It
6/2
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Let's Make a Night of It
1935
Come Out of the Pantry
9/1
A Duke's son plays the part of a footman and shows himself amusing in the pantry.
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Come Out of the Pantry
1965
San Ferry Ann
6.364/11
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San Ferry Ann
1968
Oliver!
7.042/478
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys he...
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Oliver!
1970
Doctor in Trouble
5/11
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise sh...
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Doctor in Trouble
1937
The Lilac Domino
7/1
In this musical, an enigmatic masked woman catches the roving eye of a wily playboy gambler at a masquerade ball. If he knew that she was using her wi...
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The Lilac Domino
1964
A Home of Your Own
6.571/7
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A Home of Your Own
1964
Father Came Too!
5.885/13
When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up them...
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Father Came Too!
1962
The Fast Lady
5.818/22
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
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The Fast Lady
1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.785/195
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the Engl...
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
4.348/23
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complicati...
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Adventures of a Private Eye
1975
The Amorous Milkman
2.5/4
Davey's milk delivery job offers him scant excitement. But when a few of the lonely housewives, including the alluring Rita, want him to deliver a lit...
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The Amorous Milkman
1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
6/3
Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down.
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Lock Up Your Daughters
1972
Up the Chastity Belt
4.136/22
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Up the Chastity Belt
1981
The Best of the Adventures
6.333/3
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventures of series!
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The Best of the Adventures
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.235/206
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
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