49 Faces Remembered
Every star, one at a time
A rolling slideshow of everyone featured on the site — or use the full Portfolio to browse and filter by show or film.
Carry On Legends
Sid James
1913–1976
Star of 19 Carry On films (Carry On Camping, Carry On Cleo); Hancock's Half Hour
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Kenneth Williams
1926–1988
Appeared in 26 of the 31 Carry On films (Carry On Up the Khyber); Round the Horne
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Joan Sims
1930–2001
Appeared in 24 Carry On films — more than any other actress; As Time Goes By; One Foot in the Grave
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Charles Hawtrey
1914–1988
23 Carry On films (Carry On Cabby, Carry On Camping), instantly recognisable in his round glasses
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Hattie Jacques
1922–1980
Matron in the Carry On films; Eric Sykes's on-screen sister in Sykes
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Dame Barbara Windsor
1937–2020
Nine Carry On films (Carry On Camping); Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders
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Leslie Phillips
1924–2022
“Ding dong!” in the early Carry On and Doctor films; the Sorting Hat's voice in Harry Potter
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Kenneth Connor
1918–1993
Seventeen Carry On films (Carry On Teacher); Monsieur Alphonse in 'Allo 'Allo!
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Peter Butterworth
1915–1979
Sixteen Carry On films (Carry On Abroad, Carry On Screaming!)
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Bernard Bresslaw
1934–1993
Fourteen Carry On films (Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping)
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Patsy Rowlands
1931–2005
Nine Carry On films (Carry On at Your Convenience); Bless This House
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Dame June Whitfield
1925–2018
Four Carry On films; Terry and June; Mother in Absolutely Fabulous
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Sitcom and Comedy Icons
Wilfrid Brambell
1912–1985
Albert Steptoe in Steptoe and Son; Paul McCartney's grandfather in A Hard Day's Night
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Harry H. Corbett
1925–1982
Harold Steptoe in Steptoe and Son
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Ruth Madoc
1943–2022
“Hi-de-Hi, campers!” — Gladys Pugh in Hi-de-Hi!
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Leslie Dwyer
1906–1986
Mr Partridge, the Punch and Judy man, in Hi-de-Hi!
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John Le Mesurier
1912–1983
Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army
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Clive Dunn
1920–2012
“Don't panic!” — Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's Army
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Frank Thornton
1921–2013
Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?
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Mollie Sugden
1922–2009
Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served?
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John Inman
1935–2007
“I'm free!” — Mr Humphries in Are You Being Served?
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Wendy Richard
1943–2009
Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served?; Pauline Fowler in EastEnders
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Ronnie Barker
1929–2005
The Two Ronnies; Fletcher in Porridge; Arkwright in Open All Hours
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Ronnie Corbett
1930–2016
The Two Ronnies; Timothy Lumsden in Sorry!
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Leonard Rossiter
1926–1984
Rigsby in Rising Damp; the title role in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
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Yootha Joyce
1927–1980
Mildred Roper in Man About the House and George and Mildred
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Peter Sallis
1921–2017
Cleggy in Last of the Summer Wine; the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit
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Oliver!
Ron Moody
1924–2015
Fagin in Oliver! (stage and 1968 film) — Oscar-nominated
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Oliver!
Oliver Reed
1938–1999
Bill Sikes in Oliver! (1968); a young officer in Zulu; Proximo in Gladiator
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Oliver!
Jack Wild
1952–2006
The Artful Dodger in Oliver! (1968) — Oscar-nominated at 16
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Zulu
Sir Stanley Baker
1928–1976
Lieutenant John Chard VC in Zulu (also producer); The Guns of Navarone
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Zulu
Jack Hawkins
1910–1973
Reverend Otto Witt in Zulu; The Bridge on the River Kwai; Ben-Hur
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British Film and TV Legends
John Thaw
1942–2002
Inspector Morse; Jack Regan in The Sweeney
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British Film and TV Legends
Dennis Waterman
1948–2022
George Carter in The Sweeney; Terry McCann in Minder; New Tricks
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British Film and TV Legends
George Cole
1925–2015
Arthur Daley in Minder; “Flash Harry” in the St Trinian's films
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Pete Postlethwaite
1946–2011
In the Name of the Father; Brassed Off; The Usual Suspects
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Bob Hoskins
1942–2014
The Long Good Friday; Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Mona Lisa
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Sir John Hurt
1940–2017
The Elephant Man; Alien; Midnight Express; the War Doctor in Doctor Who
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Alan Rickman
1946–2016
Severus Snape in Harry Potter; Hans Gruber in Die Hard
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Robbie Coltrane
1950–2022
Hagrid in Harry Potter; Fitz in Cracker
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Dame Maggie Smith
1934–2024
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; Downton Abbey; Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter
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Dame Diana Rigg
1938–2020
Emma Peel in The Avengers; On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones
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