Spike Milligan
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.
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Films (79)
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Last Impresario
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
2010 · Himself
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 · Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Very Best of Spike Milligan
2007 · Self/Various
The Unseen Spike Milligan
2005 · Self (archive footage)
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan
2005 · Self - (Archival)
The Best of Spike Milligan
2004 · Self, Writer
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Puckoon
2002 · Novel
Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend
2001
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001 · Self (Archive footage)
Badjelly the Witch
2000 · Narrator, Himself, Writer
Peter Sellers, l'inconnu
2000 · Self
The Banana
1997 · Self
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot
1997 · Self
Spike
1996 · Self
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996 · Himself
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995 · Self
The Big Freeze
1993 · Der Schauspieler
Sellers' Best
1992 · Self
Just Like That!
1989 · Self
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985 · the Ghost of Marley
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1983 · Self
Yellowbeard
1983 · Flunkie
Group Madness
1983 · Self
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981 · Self (archive material)
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
Life of Brian
1979 · Spike
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979 · Self
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978 · Policeman
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 · Crumble
Moonshadow
1977 · Narrator
Fantastic Animation Festival
1977 · Narrator: "Moonshadow"
Dot and the Kangaroo
1977 · Mr. Platypus (voice)
Barney
1976 · Hawker
The Great McGonagall
1975 · William Topaz McGonagall, Screenplay
Man About the House
1974 · Himself
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974 · Self
The Cherry Picker
1974 · Mr. Lal
The Three Musketeers
1973 · M. Bonancieux
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973 · Dr. Harz
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973 · Leo Milligan, Novel
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973 · Bill Bombay
Rentadick
1972 · a Customs officer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 · Gryphon
Right to Work March
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Landlord
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972 · Self
The Last Goon Show of All
1972 · Self, Writer
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 · Tramp (segment "Sloth"), Writer
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970 · E.W. Mackney
Cucumber Castle
1970 · The Court Jester
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Magic Christian
1969 · Traffic Warden
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 · Mate, Author
Postman's Knock
1962 · Harold Petts
What a Whopper
1961 · Tramp
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961 · Various, Writer
Invasion Quartet
1961
Spike Milligan on Treasure Island WC2
1961 · Self
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960 · The White Rabbit
Suspect
1960 · Arthur, lab orderly
Watch Your Stern
1960 · Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959 · Writer
Portrait of a Goon
1959 · Himself
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
1956 · Assorted, Additional Writing
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955 · Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
Calling All Cars
1954 · Freddie The Taxi (voice)
The Super Secret Service
1953 · Writer
Down Among the Z Men
1952 · Pvt. Eccles
Let's Go Crazy
1951 · Multiple Roles, Writer
Penny Points to Paradise
1951 · Spike Donnelly, Original Music Composer
Thank You and Goodnight
Séries (40)
Badjelly
2025 · Book
Gormenghast
2000 · De'Ath
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Wolves, Witches and Giants
1995 · Narrator
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Himself
Room 101
1994 · Self
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self
Plunder
1990 · Self
The Ratties
1988 · Narrator (voice)
You Bet!
1988
In Sickness and in Health
1985 · Fancy Fred
Television
1985
Super Gran
1985 · Zoo Keeper
There's A Lot Of It About
1982
Wogan
1982 · Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982 · The Ghost of Marley
Blankety Blank
1979
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Everyman
1977
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
The Melting Pot
1976 · Creator
Tell Me Another
1976 · Himself
Milligan In...
1972
Six Dates with Barker
1971 · Writer
Oh In Colour
1970
Curry and Chips
1969
Q...
1969 · Creator
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The World of Beachcomber
1968 · Various Roles, Additional Writing
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · Paki-Paddy, Indian Train Passenger
Milligan's Wake
1964
The Telegoons
1963
World in Action
1963
Son of Fred
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
A Show Called Fred
1956
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956
The Sooty Show
1955 · Himself
Oh In Colour
· Creator