- Born
- Died
- Birth nameErnest Wiseman
- Height1.65 m
- Ernie Wise was born on November 27, 1925 in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968), Night Train to Murder (1984) and Two of a Kind (1961). He was married to Doreen Blythe. He died on March 21, 1999 in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- SpouseDoreen Blythe(January 18, 1953 - March 21, 1999) (his death)
- Theme song was "Bring Me Sunshine"
- He made the first mobile phone call in the UK on 1 January 1985, from St Katherine's Dock, near Tower Bridge in London, to Vodafone's headquarters in Newbury.
- He was the straight man of the comic duo, his fictitious toupee and 'short, fat hairy legs' being the butt of countless Morecambe jibes.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment.
- With Eric Morecambe they received the Top Comedy Act award at the 1973 Sun Awards.
- His only break in his long show business career was when he was in the Merchant Navy during the war.
- We became Morris and Morecambe. This partnership did not last long, however.
- Things really began to move for us. In 1953 I could afford to marry Doreen.
- In 1958, we decided to go to Australia. We were there for six months, and all the shows went well.
- We took the whole thing far too seriously. After all, those were early days in television.
- I met my wife, Doreen, who was a dancer in the show.
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