This page will contain discussion groups about Marty Feldman, as they become available.Marty FeldmanMarty Feldman (July 8, 1933 - December 2, 1982). English writer, comedian and film and television actor, famous for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition. Like Spike Milligan, Feldman started his show-business career as a trumpet player, but soon turned to comedy. He formed a flourishing writing partnership with Barry Took in 1954. For British television they wrote sitcoms The Army Game, Bootsie and Snudge, and most notably the ground-breaking BBC radio show Round the Horne, which starred Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. He was also a writer on The Frost Report with several future Pythons. The television sketch comedy series At Last the 1948 Show featured Feldman's first screen performances. In one memorable sketch, first broadcast on March 1, 1967, Feldman harassed a patient shop assistant (John Cleese) for a series of fictitious books, finally achieving success with Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying. The sketch was revived as part of the Monty Python stage show repertoire (without Feldman). Following his success on At Last the 1948 Show, Feldman had a memorable series of his own shows on the BBC, called It's Marty. His performances on American television included The Dean Martin Show and Marty Feldman's Comedy Machine. He is remembered for his role as the hunchback Igor in Young Frankenstein - in which, as usual, many of his lines were improvised. Feldman appeared in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother and several Mel Brooks films, including Silent Movie and Young Frankenstein. He directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste and died from a heart attack in Mexico filming his last performance in the film Yellowbeard. He also released one long playing record called I Feel A Song Going Off (1969), re-released as The Crazy World of Marty Feldman. The songs were written, not by him, but by Dennis King, John Junkin and Bill Solly (a writer for Max Bygraves and The Two Ronnies).1 Feldman was an active member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. References1Kettering Magazine (http://www.bodnotbod.org.uk/kettering) Issue #2. This page about Marty Feldman includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Marty Feldman News stories about Marty Feldman External links for Marty Feldman Videos for Marty Feldman Wikis about Marty Feldman Discussion Groups about Marty Feldman Blogs about Marty Feldman Images of Marty Feldman |
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1Kettering Magazine (http://www.bodnotbod.org.uk/kettering) Issue #2. He was born in Mbabane, Swaziland, went to university in Cape Town, South Africa, and moved to London in 1982. Feldman was an active member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen on May 5, 1957) is a British actor. The songs were written, not by him, but by Dennis King, John Junkin and Bill Solly (a writer for Max Bygraves and The Two Ronnies).1. Richard E. He also released one long playing record called I Feel A Song Going Off (1969), re-released as The Crazy World of Marty Feldman. Grant. He directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste and died from a heart attack in Mexico filming his last performance in the film Yellowbeard. With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E. Feldman appeared in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother and several Mel Brooks films, including Silent Movie and Young Frankenstein. The Miracle Maker - stop motion story of Jesus Christ. He is remembered for his role as the hunchback Igor in Young Frankenstein - in which, as usual, many of his lines were improvised. Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (online (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/shalka/)). His performances on American television included The Dean Martin Show and Marty Feldman's Comedy Machine. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1998) as Sir Percy Blakeney. Following his success on At Last the 1948 Show, Feldman had a memorable series of his own shows on the BBC, called It's Marty. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002). The sketch was revived as part of the Monty Python stage show repertoire (without Feldman). Gosford Park (2001). In one memorable sketch, first broadcast on March 1, 1967, Feldman harassed a patient shop assistant (John Cleese) for a series of fictitious books, finally achieving success with Ethel the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying. Keep The Aspidistra Flying (1997). The television sketch comedy series At Last the 1948 Show featured Feldman's first screen performances. Jack and Sarah (1995). He was also a writer on The Frost Report with several future Pythons. Story (1991). For British television they wrote sitcoms The Army Game, Bootsie and Snudge, and most notably the ground-breaking BBC radio show Round the Horne, which starred Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. L.A. Like Spike Milligan, Feldman started his show-business career as a trumpet player, but soon turned to comedy. He formed a flourishing writing partnership with Barry Took in 1954. Mountains of the Moon (1990). English writer, comedian and film and television actor, famous for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition. Withnail and I (1987). Marty Feldman (July 8, 1933 - December 2, 1982). |