Michael Crawford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 January 1942 · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting 41
- 2026Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2025now and then as Cornelius Hackl (archive footage)
- 2023Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 2023Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Reacher as Terry · 1 episode
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2016Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special as Frank Spencer
- 2013Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 2011The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall as The Phantom - Original Cast: Finale
- 2006It Started with Swap Shop as Self
- 2006Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask as Self - "Phantom" - Original Cast
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002Dance of the Vampires as Count Giovanni Von Krolock
- 2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self
- 1999Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve as Self
- 1998Michael Crawford in Concert as Himself
- 1996The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford as Self
- 1993David Foster's Christmas Album as Self
- 1993Once Upon a Forest as Cornelius (voice)
- 1992Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore as Self
- 1988The Phantom of the Opera as The Phantom
- 1986Barnum as Phineas Taylor Barnum
- 1981Condorman as Woody
- 1978Sorry... as Ferdinand Vanek
- 1977To Be Perfectly Frank as Self
- 1972Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as White Rabbit
- 1970The Policeman and the Cook as Constable Gough
- 1970The Games as Harry Hayes
- 1970Hello-Goodbye as Harry England
- 1969Hello, Dolly! as Cornelius Hackl
- 1967How I Won the War as Goodbody
- 1967The Jokers as Michael Tremayne
- 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Hero
- 1965The Knack... and How to Get It as Colin
- 1963Two Left Feet as Alan Crabbe
- 1962The War Lover as Sgt. Junior Sailen
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
- 1961Two Living, One Dead as Nils Lindwall
- 1960A French Mistress as Kent
- 1958Blow Your Own Trumpet as Jim Fenn
- 1958Soapbox Derby as Peter Toms
Writing 1
- 2016Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special · writer