Eric Morecambe
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. He is best remembered for the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for some of its Christmas episodes gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-eight million people.[1] The duo's reputation enabled them to have a number of prestigious guests on the show, including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson, Tom Jones, Elton John, The Beatles and even former Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Acting
TV
The Sweeney
as Eric Morecambe
1975
Movie
The Magnificent Two
as Eric/Fernando Torres
1967
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
That Riviera Touch
as Eric Simpson
1966
Movie
The Intelligence Men
as Eric Morecambe
1965
TV
Morecambe & Wise
as Self
1961
TV
Omnibus
as Narrator
1967
TV
Omnibus
as Self
1967
Movie
Night Train to Murder
as Eric
1984
Movie
Simon Simon
as Roof Tiler
1970
Movie
The Passionate Pilgrim
as The Pilgrim
1984
TV
The Morecambe & Wise Show
as Self
1968
TV
The Morecambe and Wise Show
1980
Movie
The Best Of Morecambe & Wise
as Himself
2001
Movie
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Late Flowering Love
1981
TV
Running Wild
as Host/Presenter
1954
TV
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Movie
Eric & Ernie Live
1973
Movie
Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive
1963
Movie
Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words
as Himself
2008
Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Movie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Movie
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
1969