William Rushton

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William Rushton

ACTING

1937-08-18

1996-12-11

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Biography

William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.

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Biography

William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.

Best known for:

Filmography:

It's All Over Town poster

It's All Over Town(1963)

Fat Friend

Nothing But the Best poster

Nothing But the Best(1964)

Gerry

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

Tremayne Gascoyne

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom poster

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom(1968)

Dylan's Assistant

Up Pompeii! poster

Up Pompeii!(1969)

Plautus

Twelve Plus One poster

Twelve Plus One(1969)

Bennet

The Best House in London poster

The Best House in London(1969)

Sylvester Wall

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!(1971)

Lance

Flight of the Doves poster

Flight of the Doves(1971)

Tobias Cromwell

The Cobblers of Umbridge poster

The Cobblers of Umbridge(1973)

Walter Tumbril

Elementary, My Dear Watson poster

Elementary, My Dear Watson(1973)

Dr. Watson

Keep It Up Downstairs poster

Keep It Up Downstairs(1976)

Snotty Shuttleworth

Adventures of a Private Eye poster

Adventures of a Private Eye(1977)

Wilfred Crimble

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate poster

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate(1978)

Dodger Harris

Santa's Pocket Watch poster

Santa's Pocket Watch(1980)

Narrator

The Best of the Adventures poster

The Best of the Adventures(1981)

Wilfred Crimble (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show(1982)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol poster

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol(1985)

the Ghost of Christmas Present

The Trap Door poster

The Trap Door(1986)

Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)

Additional Writing

Big Muzzy poster

Big Muzzy(1987)

The King (voice)

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales(1992)

Toby Belch (voice)

Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night(1992)

Toby Belch (voice)

Hamlet: The Video poster

Hamlet: The Video(1992)

Host

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher poster

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher(1996)

Astronomer (voice)