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Michael Knowles(I)

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Michael Knowles in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
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Michael Knowles was born on 26 April 1937 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for You Rang, M'Lord? (1988), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) and Are You Being Served? (1972). He has been married to Linda James since 1964. They have two children.
BornApril 26, 1937
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    Known for

    You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
    You Rang, M'Lord?
    8.7
    TV Series
    • The Honourable Teddy Meldrum
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Captain Jonathan Ashwood
    Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? (1972)
    Are You Being Served?
    8.0
    TV Series
    • The Customer
    • The Bold Check
    Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977)
    Come Back Mrs. Noah
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Fanshaw

    Credits

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    Actor

    • David Walliams and Jack Whitehall in Walliams & Friend (2015)
      Walliams & Friend
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Dad
      • 2016
    • DJ Kat Show (1985)
      DJ Kat Show
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Norrinton Byng
      • 1995
    • KTV (1994)
      KTV
      TV Series
      • Norrington
      • Various
      • 1994–1995
    • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
      You Rang, M'Lord?
      8.7
      TV Series
      • The Honourable Teddy Meldrum
      • 1988–1993
    • David Jason and Amanda Root in The BFG (1989)
      The BFG
      6.7
      • Head Of The Air Force (voice)
      • 1989
    • Karl Howman in Brush Strokes (1986)
      Brush Strokes
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Vicar
      • 1988
    • Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Beals in Vampire's Kiss (1988)
      Vampire's Kiss
      6.1
      • Andrew
      • 1988
    • The End of the World Man (1985)
      The End of the World Man
      5.1
      • Sir George
      • 1985
    • Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon in Cannon and Ball (1979)
      Cannon and Ball
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Ship Captain
      • 1983
    • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
      It Ain't Half Hot Mum
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Captain Jonathan Ashwood
      • 1974–1981
    • Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)
      The Dick Emery Show
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Grahame Pring
      • Cyclist
      • 2nd Lieutenant Ponsonby ...
      • 1975–1981
    • Martin Jarvis and Diane Keen in Rings on Their Fingers (1978)
      Rings on Their Fingers
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Leslie
      • 1979
    • The Dawson Watch (1979)
      The Dawson Watch
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Card Shop Customer
      • 1979
    • Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977)
      Come Back Mrs. Noah
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Fanshaw
      • 1977–1978
    • Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
      Jackanory Playhouse
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Duke
      • 1977

    Writer

    • High & Dry (1985)
      High & Dry
      5.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 1985–1987
    • Saturday Stayback (1983)
      Saturday Stayback
      4.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1983
    • Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? (1972)
      Are You Being Served?
      8.0
      TV Series
      • by
      • script by
      • 1974–1975

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    Vampire's Kiss
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    Vampire's Kiss

    Personal details

    • Born
      • April 26, 1937
      • Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Linda James1964 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Wrote, with Harold Snoad, the radio adaptation of Dad's Army (1968).

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    • Trivia
      In 1988, Knowles played The Honourable Teddy Meldrum in Jimmy Perry and David Croft's last collaboration You Rang, M'Lord? which ran until 1993. The series was a success in Eastern Europe and especially in Hungary. In 2018, Knowles along with four other former cast members attending an event in Budapest with 900 Hungarian fans.

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