George Robey Net Worth

George Robey Net Worth is
$13 Million

George Robey Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Sir George Robey, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), born George Edward Wade, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, Robey mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed with Violet Loraine in the revue The Bing Boys Are Here (1916). One of his best-known original characters in his six-decade long career was the Prime Minister of Mirth.Born in London, Robey came from a middle-class family. After schooling in England and Germany, and a series of office jobs, he made his debut on the London stage, at the age of 21, as the straight man to a comic hypnotist. He soon developed his own act and appeared at the Oxford Music Hall in 1890, where he earned favourable notices singing "The Simple Pimple" and "He'll Get It Where He's Gone to Now". In 1892, Robey appeared in his first pantomime, Whittington Up-to-date in Brighton, which brought him to a wider audience. More provincial engagements followed in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, and he soon became a mainstay of the popular Christmas pantomime scene.Robey's music hall act matured in the first decade of the 1900s, and he undertook a number of foreign tours. He starred in the Royal Command Performance in 1912 and regularly entertained before aristocracy. He was an avid sportsman, playing cricket and football at a semi-professional level. During the First World War, he achieved great success in The Bing Boys Are Here (1916) and several other revues. He raised money for many war charities and was appointed a CBE in 1919. From 1918, he created sketches based on his Prime Minister of Mirth character and used a costume he had designed in the 1890s as a basis for the character's attire. He made a successful transition from music hall to variety shows and starred in the revue Round in Fifty in 1922, which earned him still wider notice. With the exception of his performances in revue and pantomime, he appeared as his Prime Minister of Mirth character in all the other entertainment media including variety, music hall and radio.In 1913 he debuted in film, but he only had modest success in the medium. He continued to perform in variety theatre in the inter-war years and, in 1932, starred in Helen!, his first straight theatre role. His appearance brought him to the attention of many influential directors, including Sydney Carroll, who signed him to appear on stage as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 in 1935, a role that he later repeated in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film, Henry V. During the Second World War, Robey raised money for charit

Date Of BirthSeptember 20, 1869
Died1954-11-29
Place Of BirthHerne Hill, London, England, UK
Height5' 6" (1.68 m)
ProfessionActor, Writer, Soundtrack
Star SignVirgo
#Fact
1He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1954 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
2Noted for his performances of Falstaff, both on stage, and in Olivier's "Henry V" on screen.
3On the London stage from 1891, in films from 1900. His famous early comic screen persona was a country parson with an ill-fitting bowler hat and thick, black eyebrows.
4Forced to abandon his studies at Cambridge University, due to financial difficulties experienced by his engineer father.
5Was famous for telling his live audiences to stop laughing during one of his comedy routines by exclaiming "Desist!" This, of course, made them laugh even harder.
6Entertained troops overseas during World War I.
7When he was on the music halls he was billed as "The Prime Minister of Mirth".

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Pickwick Papers1952Tony Weller
Cabaret Cruise1946TV Series
The Trojan Brothers1946Old Sam
Waltz Time1945Vogel
Henry V1944Sir John Falstaff
They Met in the Dark1943Pawnbroker
Salute John Citizen1942Corder
A Girl Must Live1939Horace Blount
Comedy Cabaret1938TV Series
Southern Roses1936Mr. Higgins
Men of Yesterday1936
Birds of a Feather1935Henry Wortle
Chu Chin Chow1934Ali Baba
Don Quixote1933Sancho Panza
Marry Me1932Aloysius Novak
The Temperance Fete1932Bindle
Mrs. Mephistopheles1929ShortMrs. Mephistopheles
Safety First1928Short
The Barrister1928Short
The Prehistoric Man1924He-of-the Beetle Brow
Harlequinade1923Short
Don Quixote1923Sancho Panza
One Arabian Night1923Widow Twan-Kee
The Rest Cure1923George
Doing His Bit1917/IShortThe man
£66.13.9 ¾ for Every Man, Woman and Child1916ShortThe man
Blood Tells; or, The Anti-Frivolity League1916ShortThe Man
And Very Nice Too1913Short
Good Queen Bess1913Short
The Rats1900Short

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mrs. Mephistopheles1929Short writer
Safety First1928Short writer
The Barrister1928Short story
The Prehistoric Man1924story
The Rest Cure1923novel
Doing His Bit1917/IShort
£66.13.9 ¾ for Every Man, Woman and Child1916Short
Blood Tells; or, The Anti-Frivolity League1916Short
George Robey Turns Anarchist1914Short

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
American Masters1997TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Variety1946-1947TV SeriesHimself
Variety Jubilee1943Himself
Cabaret1938TV SeriesHimself - Comedian
Comedy Cabaret1938TV SeriesHimself - Comedian
Calling the Tune1936Himself - Cameo appearance
Regal Cavalcade1935Himself
The Bride1929ShortHimself
George Robey's Day Off1918ShortHimself
George Robey Turns Anarchist1914ShortHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance2012TV Movie documentaryHimself
American Masters1997TV Series documentaryHimself
Turns1984TV Series documentary

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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