William Rushton

Known for Acting

8/18/1937

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Biography

William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.

Known For (39 credits)

Movie

Two Old Farts in the Night

1996

Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire

6.3

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996

Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher.

6.4

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

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Hamlet: The Video

1992

The television campaign for Hamlet cigars, one of the longest running, most memorable and funniest campaigns in advertising history is now on video for the first time. One man who remembers the start of the 27 year campaign is Willie Rushton, one of the country's longest running humorists. Sit back and smile as he guides you through the cream of the ads that made Bach's 'Air on a C String' famous and the world aware that 'Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet'.

7.5

Movie

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.

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Consuming Passions

1988

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

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Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On

1986

Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime.

7.6

The Trap Door

1986

The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme but also for family entertainment, the show drew much from the genres of horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised kids' shows of the 1980s. Digital children's channel Pop started rerunning the show in 2010.

8.6

Muzzy in Gondoland

1986

Muzzy in Gondoland is an animated children's learning language course created originally as a way to teach English as a second language. After later being acquired by DMP Organization, it was translated and released into many different languages to learn how to speak. Originally released in 1986, the series has also had a complete reanimation using 3D CGI in favor of traditional animation in 2013.

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The Mind of David Berglas

1985

David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The Mind of David Berglas, aired in 1986, where he interviewed and entertained celebrity guests including Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Peter Cook and Max Bygraves.

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Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

1985

Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire"

4.5

Wogan

1982

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.