Will Hay
Date of birth: 1888-12-05
Place of birth: Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William Thomson 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Hay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Ask a Policeman
1939-04-29
The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and J
Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937-10-05
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Convict 99
1938-09-26
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the
Good Morning, Boys!
1937-05-27
Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s s
Where There's a Will
1936-08-10
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to fin
My Learned Friend
1943-10-25
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the lis
Boys Will Be Boys
1935-07-01
Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby publi
Windbag the Sailor
1936-12-01
Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coa
Old Bones of the River
1938-12-01
Hay plays Professor Benjamin Tibbetts, representative of the Teaching & Welfare Institution for the
The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941-02-04
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The
Where's That Fire
1939-06-29
Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
Dandy Dick
1935-03-01
The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, wi
The Goose Steps Out
1942-08-01
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by Brit
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942-02-23
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a
Those Were the Days
1934-04-02
A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern
Hey! Hey! USA
1938-10-01
While working as a porter Benjamin Twists mistakenly ends up on a cruise ship heading for the USA. U
Radio Parade of 1935
1934-12-12
One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadca
The Big Blockade
1942-01-19
Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early y
Go to Blazes
1942-01-01
Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat
Camera Interviews: Will Hay
1928-12-15
Will Hay – the schoolmaster laughter-maker at the recent Command Performance. When the cat's away th
To See Such Fun
1977-11-01
Compilation of classic British comedy moments
Will Hay and the Stars
2016-11-07
As well as being one of Britain's most popular stage and screen comedians, Will Hay was an avid astr
Thora Hird Tribute
2003-03-30
Friends, colleagues and fans, including Julie Walters, Jonathan Ross, Norman Wisdom, Keith Barron an