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Frank Muir(1920-1998)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Frank Muir
Frank Muir was born on 5 February 1920 in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Seven Faces of Jim (1961), The Frost Report (1966) and Chanson de Paris (1952). He was married to Polly McIrvine. He died on 2 January 1998 in Thorpe, Surrey, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1920
DiedJanuary 2, 1998(77)
BornFebruary 5, 1920
DiedJanuary 2, 1998(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Ronnie Barker, Jimmy Edwards, and June Whitfield in The Seven Faces of Jim (1961)
The Seven Faces of Jim
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Frost Report (1966)
The Frost Report
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Mischa Auer in Chanson de Paris (1952)
Chanson de Paris
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1952
Don't Look Now
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • What-a-Mess (1995)
    What-a-Mess
    7.3
    TV Series
    • books
    • 1995
  • Okelorreur (1979)
    Okelorreur
    7.3
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1979–1980
  • The Glums (1978)
    The Glums
    5.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Is This a Record? (1973)
    Is This a Record?
    6.6
    Short
    • additional material
    • 1973
  • Jimmy Edwards in Whacko! (1956)
    Whacko!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956–1972
  • A Tale of Two Microbes (1971)
    A Tale of Two Microbes
    Short
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Tuesday's Documentary (1968)
    Tuesday's Documentary
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Dick Bentley and Frank Muir in We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1968)
    We Have Ways of Making You Laugh
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Marty (1968)
    Marty
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968–1969
  • The Frost Report (1966)
    The Frost Report
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966–1967
  • Jedan i tri
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Save, Insure and Prosper
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • The Big Noise
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964
  • A Last Word on the Election
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1964
  • A Degree of Frost
    TV Special
    • special material by
    • 1964

Actor



  • What-a-Mess (1995)
    What-a-Mess
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Frank
    • 1995
  • Comedy Tonight
    TV Movie
    • Host
    • 1980
  • Okelorreur (1979)
    Okelorreur
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1979–1980
  • Turandot (1974)
    Turandot
    Short
    • Narrator (English version, voice)
    • 1974
  • Is This a Record? (1973)
    Is This a Record?
    6.6
    Short
    • Commentator
    • 1973
  • Grasshopper Island (1971)
    Grasshopper Island
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Dr. Hopper
    • 1971
  • A Tale of Two Microbes (1971)
    A Tale of Two Microbes
    Short
    • Basil Salmonella
    • 1971
  • Not Only... But Also (1965)
    Not Only... But Also
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1970
  • John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman, and Tim Brooke-Taylor in At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
    At Last the 1948 Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Saudi entourage
    • 1967
  • How to Be an Alien
    TV Series
    • 1964
  • Does the Team Think?
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • This Is the BBC (1959)
    This Is the BBC
    6.3
    • 1959
  • Laurence Harvey and Mara Lane in Week-end à Paris (1953)
    Week-end à Paris
    5.8
    • George's Friend
    • 1953
  • La bergère et le ramoneur (1952)
    La bergère et le ramoneur
    7.1
    • Commentator (English version, voice)
    • 1952
  • The Clouded Crystal
    • Frank Butler
    • 1948

Script and Continuity Department



  • Richard Briers in Brothers in Law (1962)
    Brothers in Law
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1962
  • Frankly Howerd
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.98 m
  • Born
    • February 5, 1920
    • Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 2, 1998
    • Thorpe, Surrey, England, UK(unknown, possibly stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Polly McIrvineJuly 16, 1949 - January 2, 1998 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jamie Muir
  • Other works
    Was a regular panel member on the BBC Radio Game shows "My Word" and "My Music"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Two children: Jamie (born 1952) and Sally (born 1954).

FAQ

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  • When did Frank Muir die?
    January 2, 1998
  • How did Frank Muir die?
    Unknown, possibly stroke
  • How old was Frank Muir when he died?
    77 years old
  • Where did Frank Muir die?
    Thorpe, Surrey, England, UK
  • When was Frank Muir born?
    February 5, 1920

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