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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-12-05 (136 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK

Will Hay

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.

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Known For

Acting

2016

Will Hay and the Stars as Self - Archive

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as William Potts (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977

1943

My Learned Friend as William Fitch

1942

The Goose Steps Out as William Potts / Muller
The Big Blockade as Skipper
Go to Blazes as Father

1941

1939

Ask a Policeman as Sergt. Dudfoot
Where's That Fire as Captain Benjamin Viking

1938

Convict 99 as Dr. Benjamin Twist
Old Bones of the River as Prof. Benjamin Tibbetts
Hey! Hey! USA as Dr. Benjamin Twist

1937

Oh, Mr. Porter! as William Porter
Good Morning, Boys! as Dr. Benjamin Twist

1936

Where There's a Will as Benjamin Stubbins
Windbag the Sailor as Captain Ben Cutlet

1935

Boys Will Be Boys as Dr. Alec Smart
Dandy Dick as Rev. Richard Jedd

1934

Those Were the Days as Magistrate Brutus Poskett
Radio Parade of 1935 as William Garland

1928

Directing

1943

My Learned Friend as Director

Writing

1936

Where There's a Will as Screenplay

1935

Dandy Dick as Writer