Daniel Patrick Carroll Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Danny La Rue was born on July 26, 1927 in County Cork, Irish Free State as Daniel Patrick Carroll. He was an actor, known for The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean (1992), Danny La Rue: The Ladies I Love (1974) and BBC Hall of Fame: Barbara Windsor (2000). He died on May 31, 2009 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
During the 1960s and '70s, he was one of the highest-paid performers on British television.
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He spent most of the WWII years in Devon, where he was evacuated during the Blitz.
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In 1969, he became the first drag act to appear in the Royal Variety Performance.
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He first donned his wig and eyelashes during a naval concert party, having been sent to Singapore as part of Lord Mountbatten's invasion task force towards the end of World War II.
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Preferred the term "comic in a frock", rather than "drag artiste".
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Suffered a stroke in January 2006.
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He was the son of an Irish-born British Armed Forces veteran.
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to charity and entertainment.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
1986
TV Movie
Stepmother
Come Spy with Me
1977
TV Movie
Danny
ITV Play of the Week
1973
TV Series
Queen of Hearts
Our Miss Fred
1972
Fred Wimbush
The Coward Revue
1969
TV Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1969
TV Series
Lord Fancourt Babberley
Seaside Swingers
1964
uncredited
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
3-2-1
1981
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Our Miss Fred
1972
performer: "Hitler has only One Brass Ball", "Falling in Love Again" - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roy Chubby Brown: From Inside the Helmet
1990
Video special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wonderland
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Richard & Judy
2007
TV Series
Himself
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
2006
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The Weakest Link
2005
TV Series
Himself
Gloria's Greats
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2004
TV Series
Himself
I'm Free! Inside the Comedy Closet
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Open House
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Heroes of Comedy
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
You Only Live Once
2001
TV Series
Himself
BBC Hall of Fame: Barbara Windsor
2000
TV Special
Himself
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
TV Special documentary
Himself
Funny Turns
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
What a Performance!
1999
TV Series
Himself
Television's Greatest Hits
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pantoland
1997
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Cilla's Celebration
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Mr. Bean
1993
TV Series
Himself
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean
1992
Video
Himself
Blankety Blank
1982-1990
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Night Out
1988
TV Series
Himself
New Faces
1987
TV Series
Himself - Judge
Royal Variety Performance 1987
1987
TV Movie
Himself
Entertainment Express
1984
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1984
TV Series documentary
Himself
Live from Her Majesty's
1984
TV Series
Himself
The Good Old Days
1970-1983
TV Series
Himself - Performer / Himself
The Bob Monkhouse Show
1983
TV Series
Himself
Looks Familiar
1973-1982
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Give Us a Clue
1982
TV Series
Himself
3-2-1
1981
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest Star
London Night Out
1978
TV Series
Himself
Blackpool Bonanza
1978
TV Series
Himself
Winner Takes All
1977
TV Series
Himself
Night of 100 Stars
1977
TV Special
Himself
All You Need Is Love
1977
TV Series documentary
Himself
Celebrity Squares
1976
TV Series
Himself
Look Who's Talking
1975
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Twiggs
1974
TV Series
Himself
Danny La Rue: The Ladies I Love
1974
TV Movie
Himself
The Golden Shot
1974
TV Series
Himself
A Birthday Gala Tribute Noel Coward
1970
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Max
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 1969
1969
TV Special
Himself
Decidedly Dusty
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Frankie Howerd Show
1969
TV Series
Himself
Set 'em Up Joe
1969
TV Series
Herself
A Night Out with Danny La Rue
1968
TV Movie
Himself
Frost on Sunday
1968
TV Series
Himself
ABC Stage 67
1967
TV Series
Himself
Secombe and Friends
1966
TV Special
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1966
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blackpool: Big Night Out
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Unforgettable Danny La Rue
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Merry Mishaps of Mr. Bean (1992) as Himself
Danny La Rue: The Ladies I Love (1974) as Himself
BBC Hall of Fame: Barbara Windsor (2000) as Himself
$950,000
