![Michael Crawford](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/81cAX1ghOMKBpvVtoo7ya5wuno0.jpg)
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford CBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City.
With a career that spans over four decades, he is known both in and out of Britain for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which successfully earned him a place as a household name and made him famous to millions around the world.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.897 |
Birthday | 1942-01-19 |
Place of Birth | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK |
Also Known As | Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith, Michael Patrick Smith, |
![Hello-Goodbye](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8dshIjstWuMsPS0xCSrJsODbqa8.jpg)
1970
![Hello-Goodbye](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8dshIjstWuMsPS0xCSrJsODbqa8.jpg)
Hello-Goodbye
5.833/9
A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is a...
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Hello-Goodbye
![Once Upon a Forest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aGmed955Bv1ok2YBjjhAA71b7OF.jpg)
1993
![Once Upon a Forest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aGmed955Bv1ok2YBjjhAA71b7OF.jpg)
Once Upon a Forest
6.6/130
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
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Once Upon a Forest
![Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wM0gBkNpny7hLwb0BHDVzPdrOD6.jpg)
2006
![Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wM0gBkNpny7hLwb0BHDVzPdrOD6.jpg)
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
5.6/17
The story of the creation of the world's most successful musical.
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Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
![Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/GaiN6EjIlY6wiPynV5XAG1mCrX.jpg)
1972
![Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/GaiN6EjIlY6wiPynV5XAG1mCrX.jpg)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.195/41
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
![How I Won the War](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m3m6WC9JEKpCNht26OcFEDVU3V1.jpg)
1967
![How I Won the War](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m3m6WC9JEKpCNht26OcFEDVU3V1.jpg)
How I Won the War
5.5/36
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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How I Won the War
![Hello, Dolly!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aPZOt9BR3gnk1RyX924ySq81S4P.jpg)
1969
![Hello, Dolly!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aPZOt9BR3gnk1RyX924ySq81S4P.jpg)
Hello, Dolly!
7/358
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace...
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Hello, Dolly!
![The Knack... and How to Get It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xO2dJcCISY6lujaU4Qew3RzSErJ.jpg)
1965
![The Knack... and How to Get It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xO2dJcCISY6lujaU4Qew3RzSErJ.jpg)
The Knack... and How to Get It
5.9/66
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up wi...
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The Knack... and How to Get It
![Two Living, One Dead](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1961
![Two Living, One Dead](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Two Living, One Dead
7/1
Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee. The third one o...
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Two Living, One Dead
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h3S9DZMUZNsAqd8ZNBed7ttPWXk.jpg)
1966
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h3S9DZMUZNsAqd8ZNBed7ttPWXk.jpg)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6/107
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
![Condorman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wRe9kAvjN5IGAjPd0oCKhjyQDt0.jpg)
1981
![Condorman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wRe9kAvjN5IGAjPd0oCKhjyQDt0.jpg)
Condorman
5.523/130
Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hosti...
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Condorman
![The War Lover](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4YHNVfhiUuZ3bJ5J0OsOM60ppzB.jpg)
1962
![The War Lover](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4YHNVfhiUuZ3bJ5J0OsOM60ppzB.jpg)
The War Lover
5.983/30
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dange...
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The War Lover
![The Games](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kbLLTlxkBMvOsiP7twALSzTyQOX.jpg)
1970
![The Games](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kbLLTlxkBMvOsiP7twALSzTyQOX.jpg)
The Games
7.2/6
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the wor...
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The Games
![Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2023
![Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs
0/0
A celebration of the sitcom that brought us Michael Crawford's accident-prone Frank Spencer.
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs
![The Jokers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zk20ihdIQqsoPgpZi5gJVVxgfVT.jpg)
1967
![The Jokers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zk20ihdIQqsoPgpZi5gJVVxgfVT.jpg)
The Jokers
6/16
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famou...
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The Jokers
![Barnum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rmuBuEaUqMENa9V22bXfsPGktMa.jpg)
1986
![Barnum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rmuBuEaUqMENa9V22bXfsPGktMa.jpg)
Barnum
6.8/5
Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Grea...
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Barnum
![Michael Crawford in Concert](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xdqUXQfaPuCJLDnjw80U6fFoaeV.jpg)
1998
![Michael Crawford in Concert](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xdqUXQfaPuCJLDnjw80U6fFoaeV.jpg)
Michael Crawford in Concert
0/0
The Tony Award-winning originator of the title role in the global stage success The Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford brings his unique voice and...
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Michael Crawford in Concert
![My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/akOROWpo6GB9ceIHcdQKUo1xTV2.jpg)
2001
![My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/akOROWpo6GB9ceIHcdQKUo1xTV2.jpg)
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
5/1
Live from Carnegie Hall and hosted by Julie Andrews, a host of glittering Broadway stars sing Broadway's best and most enduring love songs. This prod...
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My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
![Two Left Feet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kmq9bvrTfqnvvKnh1LjsfDgVxtd.jpg)
1963
![Two Left Feet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kmq9bvrTfqnvvKnh1LjsfDgVxtd.jpg)
Two Left Feet
5/1
Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl wh...
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Two Left Feet
![The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2OQlHrriBPf8Rku7zTFZnOj96H3.jpg)
2023
![The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2OQlHrriBPf8Rku7zTFZnOj96H3.jpg)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
6.8/4
Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major...
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The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
![Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8ClrtqmNFykv3sPykX2XAqYrcLc.jpg)
2023
![Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8ClrtqmNFykv3sPykX2XAqYrcLc.jpg)
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
0/0
Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his sudden...
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Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
![Soapbox Derby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aJUbbLCNQTSK2unKkWvfIAcVSJ8.jpg)
1958
![Soapbox Derby](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aJUbbLCNQTSK2unKkWvfIAcVSJ8.jpg)
Soapbox Derby
5.2/4
The Battersea Bats are a gang of four kids who have their den in an abandoned building near the Thames, and they have a plan of action in mind because...
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Soapbox Derby
![Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/KXuj5hbf4qEOtp8HsQPlt8d3mG.jpg)
1992
![Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/KXuj5hbf4qEOtp8HsQPlt8d3mG.jpg)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
0/0
Tracks include "The Phantom Of The Opera," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Tell Me On A Sunday," "Pie Jesu," "Amigos Para Siempre," "Lo...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
![Broadway: The Next Generation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/arDu84gjj9HUw5JbzJaTFPcLinU.jpg)
2017
![Broadway: The Next Generation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/arDu84gjj9HUw5JbzJaTFPcLinU.jpg)
Broadway: The Next Generation
10/1
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
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Broadway: The Next Generation
![Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lvmCXerHo73nuM7zo67042g78J6.jpg)
2013
![Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lvmCXerHo73nuM7zo67042g78J6.jpg)
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
0/0
Patricia Ward Kelly remembers Gene Kelly directing "Hello, Dolly!"
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Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
![The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yrNUMwLT6Jm3hQoUe1V9qKlhGym.jpg)
1996
![The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yrNUMwLT6Jm3hQoUe1V9qKlhGym.jpg)
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
0/0
Though perhaps best known for his star turn in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera," Michael Crawford has more than 30 years' worth of credits to his...
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The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
![Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2zhIhomqfZty0ggjxSs1oHxBw1F.jpg)
2021
![Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2zhIhomqfZty0ggjxSs1oHxBw1F.jpg)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0/0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who...
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
![Blow Your Own Trumpet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/Af9bwV3b2HRaaHn1Jk6ED3KNMr2.jpg)
1958
![Blow Your Own Trumpet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/Af9bwV3b2HRaaHn1Jk6ED3KNMr2.jpg)
Blow Your Own Trumpet
7/2
A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance.
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Blow Your Own Trumpet
![The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1vf1ryVPBSV2J8dOfCmyv3u0Vu4.jpg)
2011
![The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1vf1ryVPBSV2J8dOfCmyv3u0Vu4.jpg)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
8.383/175
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he...
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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
![Sorry...](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/givUVZjvw7QEdg5OFbctQ7Ns4aF.jpg)
1978
![Sorry...](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/givUVZjvw7QEdg5OFbctQ7Ns4aF.jpg)
Sorry...
0/0
Two TV Plays by Vaclav Havel, one called 'Audience', and one called 'Private View'.
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Sorry...
![Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tcccHE4ZUk1lCjz7KRpX8B0fsNe.jpg)
1999
![Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tcccHE4ZUk1lCjz7KRpX8B0fsNe.jpg)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
9/5
Enchanting holiday tale of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shelter on a snow-filled Christmas Eve. Closed for dec...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
![Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/giyCQQjicoceXQ40jc1TnzOvT7X.jpg)
2016
![Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/giyCQQjicoceXQ40jc1TnzOvT7X.jpg)
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
6/1
Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known F...
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
![A French Mistress](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/liQOkaPszNUXMt6KkKEen0nE9Wl.jpg)
1960
![A French Mistress](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/liQOkaPszNUXMt6KkKEen0nE9Wl.jpg)
A French Mistress
5.7/6
The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French Mistr...
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A French Mistress
![It Started with Swap Shop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i5AVVmY1kW7lo8giDWhJZ0Vw48w.jpg)
2006
![It Started with Swap Shop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i5AVVmY1kW7lo8giDWhJZ0Vw48w.jpg)
It Started with Swap Shop
0/0
Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Saturday morning classic Swap Shop to celebrate its 3...
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It Started with Swap Shop
![To Be Perfectly Frank](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1977
![To Be Perfectly Frank](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
To Be Perfectly Frank
7/1
Film cameras take us behind the scenes as Michael Crawford explains the detailed preparations for some of the hilarious but extremely dangerous stunts...
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