Lance Percival
British actor and comedian (1933-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
John Lancelot Blades Percival, known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to improvise comic calypsos about current news stories. He later became successful as an after-dinner speaker.
Lance Percival is read about 90 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2015Died6 January 20151998
What's a Carry On?Film1996Noel's Telly YearsSeries1990
Jekyll & HydeFilm, Beresford Mount, Prince's Private Secretary1989BluebirdsSeries, Derek Proudfoot1982
CountdownSeries1981
BullseyeSeries
An Audience with Dudley MooreFilm, 19811979
ShoestringSeries, Jake Rivere1978
Rosie Dixon - Night NurseFilm, Jake Fletcher1977
Confessions from a Holiday CampFilm, Lionel1973
Up The WorkersSeries, Creator
The Cobblers of UmbridgeFilm, 1973Ralph Beverly1972
The AdventurerSeries, Carl Gardner
Our Miss FredFilm, 1972Squadron Leader Herbert Smallpiece1970
Darling LiliFilm, T.C. Carstairs1968
CillaSeries
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterFilm, 1968Percy Sutton1965
The BeatlesSeries, Paul McCartney / Ringo Starr (voice) (uncredited)
Joey BoyFilm, 1965Clarence Doubleday1964
The Yellow Rolls-RoyceFilm, Assistant Car Salesman1962
That Was The Week That WasSeries
Carry On CruisingFilm, 1962Wilfred Haines1961
On the FiddleFilm, MacTaggart (Uncredited)1958
The Boy with Two HeadsFilm, Stanley Thornton1933Born26 July 1933
What's a Carry On?Film1996Noel's Telly YearsSeries1990Jekyll & HydeFilm, Beresford Mount, Prince's Private Secretary1989BluebirdsSeries, Derek Proudfoot1982CountdownSeries1981BullseyeSeriesAn Audience with Dudley MooreFilm, 19811979ShoestringSeries, Jake Rivere1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseFilm, Jake Fletcher1977Confessions from a Holiday CampFilm, Lionel1973Up The WorkersSeries, CreatorThe Cobblers of UmbridgeFilm, 1973Ralph Beverly1972The AdventurerSeries, Carl GardnerOur Miss FredFilm, 1972Squadron Leader Herbert Smallpiece1970Darling LiliFilm, T.C. Carstairs1968CillaSeriesMrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterFilm, 1968Percy Sutton1965The BeatlesSeries, Paul McCartney / Ringo Starr (voice) (uncredited)Joey BoyFilm, 1965Clarence Doubleday1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceFilm, Assistant Car Salesman1962That Was The Week That WasSeriesCarry On CruisingFilm, 1962Wilfred Haines1961On the FiddleFilm, MacTaggart (Uncredited)1958The Boy with Two HeadsFilm, Stanley Thornton1933Born26 July 1933People around Lance
Close ties
Gerald Thomas Directed Carry On Cruising and The Big Job
Liz Fraser Also in Raising the Wind and Carry On Cruising- Peter Rogers Produced Carry On Cruising and The Big Job
Kenneth Williams Also in Raising the Wind and Carry On Cruising
Frankie Howerd Also in Up Pompeii and Up the Chastity Belt
Frank Thornton Also in The Big Job and Our Miss Fred- Aubrey Woods Also in Up Pompeii and Up the Chastity Belt
Stanley Holloway Also in Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968)- Bob Todd Also in Postman's Knock (1962)
- Rita Webb Also in Up Pompeii and Up the Chastity Belt
Robert Aldrich Directed Too Late the Hero (1970)
Spike Milligan Also in What a Whopper and Postman's Knock
Jill Ireland Also in Raising the Wind (1961)
Anthony Asquith Directed The V.I.P.s and The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Moira Lister Also in The Yellow Rolls-Royce and Joey Boy- Sid James Also in The Big Job and Carry On Cruising
Michael Hordern Directed The V.I.P.s (1963)
Wanda Ventham Also in Joey Boy and The Big Job
Michele Lupo Directed The Weekend Murders (1970)
Robert Coote Also in The V.I.P.s and Up the Front- Joan Benham Also in The V.I.P.s (1963)
- Esma Cannon Also in Raising the Wind and Carry On Cruising
Leslie Ash Also in The Boy with Two Heads (1958)
Willie Rushton Also in It's All Over Town (1963)
Known for
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Yellow Submarine 1968
Too Late the Hero 1970
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964
The V.I.P.s 1963
Carry On Cruising 1962
Filmography 33
47 credits on file
Television 13
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2015 · aged 81
