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William Rushton(1937-1996)

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William Rushton was born on 18 August 1937 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tout ou rien (1964), Ces merveilleux fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines (1965) and Un amant dans le grenier (1968). He was married to Arlene Dorgan. He died on 11 December 1996 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 18, 1937
DiedDecember 11, 1996(59)
BornAugust 18, 1937
DiedDecember 11, 1996(59)
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Known for

Tout ou rien (1964)
Tout ou rien
6.5
  • Gerry
  • 1964
Ces merveilleux fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines (1965)
Ces merveilleux fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines
7.0
  • Tremayne Gascoyne
  • 1965
Un amant dans le grenier (1968)
Un amant dans le grenier
5.6
  • Dylan's assistant
  • 1968
Up Pompeii! (1969)
Up Pompeii!
7.6
TV Series
  • Plautus

Credits

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  • The Treacle People (1996)
    The Treacle People
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Father Christmas (voice)
    • 1996
  • Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives (1996)
    Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Flight Lieutenant
    • 1996
  • Kerry Shale and Richard Pearce in Dennis the Menace (1996)
    Dennis the Menace
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Astronomer (voice, as Willie Rushton)
    • 1996
  • Britain at War
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1995
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Storyteller
    • British Ambassador to Flüt
    • 1973–1995
  • One for the Road (1995)
    One for the Road
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Joe (as Willy Rushton)
    • 1995
  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Toby Belch (voice)
    • 1992
  • Capitaine Z et la patrouille des rêves (1991)
    Capitaine Z et la patrouille des rêves
    7.6
    TV Series
    • King Bee (voice)
    • 1992
  • Winnie l'ourson (1990)
    Winnie l'ourson
    6.8
    Video
    • Narrator (as William George Rushton)
    • 1990
  • Muzzy Comes Back (1989)
    Muzzy Comes Back
    7.6
    TV Series
    • The King (voice)
    • 1989
  • Consuming Passions (1988)
    Consuming Passions
    5.5
    • Big Teddy
    • 1988
  • Tickle on the Tum (1984)
    Tickle on the Tum
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Tommy Tidy (as Willie Rushton)
    • 1986–1987
  • Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On (1986)
    Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Narrator
    • 1986
  • Derek Griffiths, Miriam Margolyes, Jack May, William Rushton, and Susan Sheridan in Muzzy in Gondoland (1986)
    Muzzy in Gondoland
    7.5
    TV Series
    • The King
    • Stomachache Patient
    • Computer (voice)
    • 1986
  • The Trap Door (1984)
    The Trap Door
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Berk
    • Boni (voice, as Willie Rushton) ...
    • 1984–1986

Writer



  • The Trap Door (1984)
    The Trap Door
    7.9
    TV Series
    • additional material (as Willie Rushton)
    • 1984–1986
  • Rushton's Illustrated (1980)
    Rushton's Illustrated
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Graeme Garden in Star Turn (1976)
    Star Turn
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1979
  • Carry on Emmannuelle (1978)
    Carry on Emmannuelle
    3.2
    • additional material (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • book
    • 1973–1977
  • When Santa Rode the Prairie
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1976
  • The Kenneth Connor Show
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Woolloomooloo: A Town Like Basil
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964–1965
  • It's All Over Town (1964)
    It's All Over Town
    5.3
    • additional material
    • 1964
  • That Was the Week That Was (1962)
    That Was the Week That Was
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962–1963

Art Department



  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • illustrator
    • 1973–1977
  • Lynn Redgrave, Michael York, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl, Anna Quayle, and Rita Tushingham in 2 Anglaises en délire (1967)
    2 Anglaises en délire
    5.9
    • title sequence illustrator (uncredited)
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mr. William Rushton
  • Born
    • August 18, 1937
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 11, 1996
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Arlene Dorgan1968 - December 11, 1996 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Was presenter on a video documentary chronicling the history of cigar adverts for Hamlet cigars.

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  • Trivia
    He died two days after his last recording of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he had been a panel member since 1974. No permanent panel member was chosen to take his place.

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