Tommy Trinder
Date of birth: 1909-03-24
Place of birth: Streatham, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Thomas Edward Trinder
Biography
Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) known as Tommy Trinder, was an English stage, screen and radio comedian of the pre- and post-war years whose catchphrase was 'You lucky people'.
Movie Credits
Make Mine a Million
1959-02-24
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem
Champagne Charlie
1944-08-25
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival m
The Foreman Went to France
1942-06-22
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent th
Save a Little Sunshine
1938-10-01
Dave Smalley buys a lost Archaeopteryx fossil by accident at an auction and uses the reward money fo
Under the Table You Must Go
1970-01-02
A trip around the clubs, pubs and discotheques in London, England.
Fiddlers Three
1944-10-01
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by
You Lucky People!
1955-07-18
Reservist Tommy Smart - who has made his fortune since the war selling army surplus - arrives at an
Bitter Springs
1950-07-05
A family buy land set around a water hole in a remote location, that is occupied by native Australia
The Bells Go Down
1943-05-16
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service)
The Beauty Jungle
1964-08-25
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943-01-01
Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all
Song of London
1964-02-14
A look at 60s London with Tommy Trinder and a host of other stars.
Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do
1989-02-16
A celebration of Max Miller , comedian and star. Presented by Gerald Scarfe with Max Bygraves Char
She Couldn't Say No
1939-04-20
A woman arranges a burglary to try to recover a stolen diary with compromising details written in it
Sailors Three
1940-12-14
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their m
Laugh It Off
1940-03-09
As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his
Eating Out with Tommy Trinder
1941-02-21
Tommy Trinder promotes the virtues of the wartime communal British Restaurants.
Millions Like Us
1943-06-01
When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the service
Almost a Honeymoon
1938-11-14
A young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial ser
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974-12-12
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern
The Coach Travellers
1965-01-01
Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit