William Rushton

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Biography

William George Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.

Known For

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Tremayne Gascoyne

The Persuaders!

Lance

Top Gear

Self - Host

Monte Carlo or Bust!

John O'Groats Official

Twelve Plus One

Lionel Bennett

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Dodger Harris

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Passenger on Plane

Adventures of a Private Eye

Wilfred Crimble

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1996	Two Old Farts in the Night MOVIE	Himself
1996	Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives TV	Flight Lieutenant
1996	The Treacle People TV	Father Christmas (voice)
1996	Dennis the Menace and Gnasher TV	Astronomer (voice)
1995	One For The Road TV	Joe
1992	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales TV	Toby Belch (voice)
1992	Twelfth Night MOVIE	Toby Belch (voice)
1992	Hamlet: The Video MOVIE	Host
1991	Captain Zed and the Zee Zone TV	King Bee (voice)
1989	Muzzy Comes Back TV	The King (voice)
1989	The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball MOVIE	Self
1988	Consuming Passions MOVIE	Big Teddy
1987	Big Muzzy TV	The King (voice)
1986	Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On MOVIE	Narrator (Himself)
1986	The Trap Door TV	Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)
1985	The Mind of David Berglas TV	Self
1985	Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol MOVIE	the Ghost of Christmas Present
1984	Tickle on the Tum TV	Tommy Tidy
1982	Wogan TV	Self
1982	The Kenny Everett Television Show TV	The Ghost of Christmas Present
1982	The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video MOVIE	Various Characters
1981	The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box MOVIE	Self
1981	The Best of the Adventures MOVIE	Wilfred Crimble (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980	Santa's Pocket Watch MOVIE	Narrator
1980	Rushton's Illustrated TV	Self
1979	Friday Night, Saturday Morning TV	Self
1979	Death Becomes Me MOVIE	Lance (archive footage)
1978	Top Gear TV	Self - Host
1978	Adventures of a Plumber's Mate MOVIE	Dodger Harris
1977	Dawson and Friends TV	Kaiser
1977	Adventures of a Private Eye MOVIE	Wilfred Crimble
1976	Keep It Up Downstairs MOVIE	Snotty Shuttleworth
1976	The Chiffy Kids TV	Councillor Eldridge
1976	Decorators Limited MOVIE	Councillor Eldridge
1974	Alice in Label Land MOVIE	(voice)
1973	Grubstreet TV	Various Characters
1973	Is This a Record? MOVIE	Self
1973	Elementary, My Dear Watson MOVIE	Dr. Watson
1973	The Cobblers of Umbridge MOVIE	Walter Tumbril
1972	Colditz TV	Major Trumpington
1972	The Adventures of Barry McKenzie MOVIE	Passenger on Plane
1972	Up Sunday TV	Self
1971	Film '72 TV	Self
1971	The Persuaders! TV	Lance
1971	Flight of the Doves MOVIE	Tobias Cromwell
1969	Twelve Plus One MOVIE	Lionel Bennett
1969	Up Pompeii! TV	Plautus
1969	World in Ferment TV	Guest Magistrate
1969	The Best House in London MOVIE	Sylvester Wall
1969	Monte Carlo or Bust! MOVIE	John O'Groats Official
1969	'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View MOVIE	Self
1968	The Ugliest Girl in Town TV	Raul Plimpton
1968	The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom MOVIE	Dylan's Assistant
1967	The Mini-Affair MOVIE	Chancellor of the Exchequer
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes MOVIE	Tremayne Gascoyne
1965	The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit) MOVIE	Self
1964	Not Only... But Also TV	Self
1964	Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life TV	Self
1964	Scene Nun, Take One MOVIE	Self
1964	Late Night Line-Up TV	Self
1964	Nothing But the Best MOVIE	Gerry
1963	It's All Over Town MOVIE	Fat Friend
1963	Stars and Garters TV	Self - Host
1963	The Flying Alberts MOVIE	Self
1962	That Was the Week That Was TV	Self

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