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Jim Dale

Date of birth: 1935-08-15

Place of birth: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England

Known for: Acting

Also known as: James Smith

Jim Dale

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jim Dale, MBE (born James Smith, 15 August 1935) is an English actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. He is best known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances in the Carry On series of films and in the US for narrating the Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards, and the ABC series Pushing Daisies. In the 1970s Dale was a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
2.4

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

1973-06-12

London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly o

Carry On Screaming!
3.2

Carry On Screaming!

1966-05-20

The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning the

Don't Lose Your Head
3.3

Don't Lose Your Head

1967-03-02

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to En

Carry On Doctor
3.3

Carry On Doctor

1967-12-02

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over ma

Carry On Cowboy
3.1

Carry On Cowboy

1965-11-26

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a

Carry On Cleo
3.3

Carry On Cleo

1964-11-08

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved b

Pete's Dragon
3.2

Pete's Dragon

1977-11-03

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes in

Follow That Camel
2.9

Follow That Camel

1967-08-10

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign L

Carry On Jack
3

Carry On Jack

1964-02-23

Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas

Carry On Spying
3.3

Carry On Spying

1964-06-01

Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movi

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
2.9

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978-07-05

Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their father'

Joseph Andrews
2.5

Joseph Andrews

1977-03-09

Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye

6.5 Special
0

6.5 Special

1958-03-01

A spin-off from the BBC television show. At the suggestion of her girlfriend, a young singer decides

The Big Job
3.4

The Big Job

1965-01-01

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught a

Unidentified Flying Oddball
2.7

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979-07-19

A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arth

That's Carry On!
2.9

That's Carry On!

1977-11-10

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Will

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
2.3

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

1973-12-01

Digby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of gigantic

The Plank
3.1

The Plank

1967-05-18

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music a

Scandalous
1.3

Scandalous

1984-01-29

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder,

Carry On Columbus
1.9

Carry On Columbus

1992-10-02

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the Kin

Carry On Again Doctor
3

Carry On Again Doctor

1969-12-05

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion b

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
0

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996-04-13

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

The Iron Maiden
3.2

The Iron Maiden

1963-06-07

The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is

The Hunchback
3

The Hunchback

1997-03-16

Based on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame,

The National Health
3.4

The National Health

1973-03-06

Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A rioto

Lock Up Your Daughters
2.3

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969-03-29

Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down.

Carry On Cabby
3.3

Carry On Cabby

1963-06-01

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy,

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3.4

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1986-02-10

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilizat

The Winter's Tale
0

The Winter's Tale

1968-05-27

King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. Wh

Nurse on Wheels
2.9

Nurse on Wheels

1963-01-03

Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up he

Raising the Wind
3.1

Raising the Wind

1961-09-06

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Rober

The Dancing Princesses
0

The Dancing Princesses

1978-01-01

A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring

The American Clock
3.3

The American Clock

1993-01-02

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed

Break-In
0

Break-In

1956-04-30

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that s

Jeepers Creepers
2

Jeepers Creepers

2020-10-12

After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star

Lincoln
3.4

Lincoln

1992-12-26

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civ

What's a Carry On?
3.9

What's a Carry On?

1998-12-29

Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips a