The final surviving regular actor who had a lead role in the films is Jim Dale. Now aged 87, Dale - who is also a singer, comedian, narrator, and author - made his first appearance in 1963's Carry on Cabby.

Which actor made the most Carry On films?

The most prolific were the neurotic Kenneth Williams (26 appearances), the libidinous Sid James (19) and the campy Charles Hawtrey (23), while there was formidable female support from Joan Sims (24), Hattie Jacques (14) and Barbara Windsor (10).

Did the Carry-on team get along?

'Carry On' legend Jim Dale, 79, has lifted the lid on the tensions between the cast of the classic British comedy series and revealed how they snubbed him when he was on 'This Is Your life'.

Who was the English actor in the 11 Carry On movies?

Jim Dale appeared in 11 Carry On films, but he was convinced he'd ruined his prospects before he'd even started. Dale had a tiny role in Raising the Wind, which isn't officially part of the Carry On series but features many of its stars, including Kenneth Williams. Carry On veteran Jim Dale, pictured in 2015.

Was anyone in all of the Carry-on films?

Joan Sims (24) had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in Carry On films, being in all 20 films (excluding That's Carry On) from Carry On Cleo to Carry On Emmannuelle.

He Is the Last Surviving Actor from the Carry on Films Cast

Is there anyone alive from the Carry-on films?

The final surviving regular actor who had a lead role in the films is Jim Dale. Now aged 87, Dale - who is also a singer, comedian, narrator, and author - made his first appearance in 1963's Carry on Cabby.

Which is considered the best Carry On film?

Who was the fat woman in the Carry On movies?

Hattie Jacques (/dʒeɪks/; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the Carry On films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

Who was the little lady in Carry On films?

Esma Cannon(1905-1972)

What did Barbara Windsor say to Kenneth Williams?

Come back Pamela Anderson-meets-Frank Spencer Barbara, Barbara who warned Kenneth Williams on the set of Carry On Spying not to "yell at me with your Fenella Fielding minge hair stuck round your chops. I won't bloody stand for it." (And how Kenneth Williams balked with joy upon hearing it).

Why wasn't Sid James in Carry On Follow That Camel?

Phil Silvers replaced Sidney James in the role of Sgt. Nocker, which had been originally written for James; it turned out that James could not do the film due to commitments on George and the Dragon (1966). About two weeks into the filming of this picture James suffered a mild heart attack.

How much did Carry On actors get paid?

The cast were poorly paid—around £5,000 per film for a principal performer. In his diaries Kenneth Williams lamented this, and criticised several of the movies despite his declared fondness for the series as a whole.

What was the first color Carry On film?

Filming on Cruising began on 8 January 1962 and lasted two months. It was the first film of the series to be shot in colour and was released in April 1962. Carry On Cabby marked a return to the black and white format and was the first film in the series to star Jim Dale.

What was the last Carry On film ever made?

Between 1958 and 1979 there were 29 Carry On films made, most with variations of the same leading cast, plus many notable guests, the last of the regular series being Carry On Emmanuelle. A revival film, Carry on Columbus, was released in 1992.

How old was Sid James in Carry On Camping?

James and Sims are ridiculously old for their roles as a courting couple still trying to get to first base (he was fifty-five, she thirty-eight), as is Barbara Windsor as a naughty schoolgirl (she was thirty-one!).

Are there any living cast members of Carry On movies?

The final surviving regular actor who had a lead role in the films is Jim Dale. Now aged 87, Dale - who is also a singer, comedian, narrator, and author - made his first appearance in 1963's Carry on Cabby.

Why was Sid James not in Carry On England?

Series regular Sid James was unavailable for the film due to appearing in the stage play The Mating Season. On the opening night of the play at Sunderland Empire Theatre on 26 April 1976, James suffered a heart attack on stage and died, at the age of 62.

Why was Charles Hawtrey not in Carry On Cruising?

The role of the ship's cook Wilfred Haines was originally intended for Charles Hawtrey, but was re-written for Lance Percival, after Hawtrey quit in a dispute with the producer over billing and pay. He also demanded a gold star on his dressing room door.

Who is the old lady in Carry On cruising?

Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (née Cannon; 27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was an Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s.

How many Carry On films were made in order?

From that initial outing to the dreadful Carry on Columbus in 1992, 31 films were produced in total, raking in a ton of money from limited budgets, turning its core “Carry On Team” into national treasures and, most importantly, making a lot of people laugh along the way. The series was an instant success.

Who was the Swedish actress in Carry On films?

He's completely helpless. And consider Kenneth Williams, as the archaeologist Professor Roland Crump in Carry On Behind, getting into his tent with his Swedish colleague, played by the German actress Elke Sommer.

Who has the most appearances in carry on movies?

Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) (26 films including co-presenting That's Carry On!)

Which carry on films were never made?

[edit] Carry On Again Nurse

Three scripts were written for an intended sub-sequel to the successful Carry On Nurse film, the second installment of the Carry On series. All three attempts failed, and so the film has never been made.

How many carry-on films was Jim Dale in?

He then had a tiny role in the comedy Raising the Wind (1961) as a trombone player who thwarts orchestral conductor Kenneth Williams. However, he is best known in Britain for his appearances in eleven Carry On films, a long-running series of comedy farces, generally playing the hapless romantic lead.