Terry thomas

The post-war variety show Piccadilly Hayride at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London’s West-End is remembered for the comedian Sid Field’s big break. Field became a huge star but has almost been forgotten these days as his occasional film appearances never lived up to his huge success on the London stage. Piccadilly Hayride, however, was … Continue reading "I Say! What a Bounder – The Life of Terry-Thomas"

The post-war variety show Piccadilly Hayride at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London’s West-End is remembered for the comedian Sid Field’s big break. Field became a huge star but has almost been forgotten these days as his occasional film appearances never lived up to his huge success on the London stage. Piccadilly Hayride, however, was … Continue reading "I Say! What a Bounder – The Life of Terry-Thomas"

Actor, Comedian. Born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens in Finchley, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex, England, Thomas worked in cabaret and as a film extra before finding success as an entertainer during World War II. After the war, he worked in TV, radio and variety, but it was during the mid-1950s that...

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Terry Thomas

Thirty years since his death, Terry-Thomas remains the most English of screen stars. From 1968, however, the comedy icon lost his heart to a Spanish island in the middle of the Mediterranean...

Terry-Thomas

TerryThomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens 10 July 1911 8 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his many films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs an