William Rushton Net Worth

Tom Ford
0

William Rushton Net Worth is
$600,000

William Rushton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

William Rushton was born on August 18, 1937 in Chelsea, London, England as William George Rushton. He was an actor and writer, known for That Was the Week That Was (1962), Hamlet: The Video (1992) and The Trap Door (1984). He was married to Arlene Dorgan. He died on December 11, 1996 in London.

Date Of BirthAugust 18, 1937
Place Of BirthChelsea, London, England, UK
ProfessionActor, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
Star SignLeo
#Fact
1A lifelong member of the Labour Party, he opposed Alec Douglas-Home in a 1963 by-election for the seat of Kinross in 1963, but ended up with only 45 votes.
2Made his professional debut on the stage in Spike Milligan's satire "The Bed-Sitting Room" at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury (1961).
3The son of a publisher, he was noted as a humorist, illustrator and cartoonist. His cartoons were featured not only in "Private Eye", but in "The Daily Telegraph" and "Literary Review". He also published several satirical books with titles like "The Filth Amendment" (1981) and "Spy Thatcher" (1987).
4He died two days after his last recording of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he had been a panel member since 1974. No permanent panel member was chosen to take his place.
5Had diabetes for many years.
6Is an old Salopian, i.e. he went to top English public school Shrewsbury, where he founded what is now 'Private Eye' with Richard Ingrams and Paul Foot.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Treacle People1997TV SeriesSanta Claus
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives1996TV SeriesFlight Lieutenant
Dennis the Menace1996TV SeriesAstronomer
Sticky Christmas1996TV MovieFather Christmas
One for the Road1995TV SeriesJoe
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales1992TV Mini-SeriesToby Belch
Winnie the Pooh1990VideoNarrator (as William George Rushton)
Muzzy Comes Back1989TV SeriesThe King (voice)
Consuming Passions1988Big Teddy
Tickle on the Tum1986-1987TV SeriesTommy Tidy
Muzzy in Gondoland1986TV SeriesThe King / Stomachache Patient / Computer
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol1985TV MovieGhost Of Christmas Present
The Kenny Everett Television Show1982-1985TV SeriesVarious
The Trap Door1984TV SeriesBerk, Boni
Jackanory1983TV SeriesStoryteller
The Magic Shop1982Short
The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box1981Video
Rushton's Illustrated1980TV Series
Santa's Pocket Watch1980ShortNarrator (voice, as Willy Rushton)
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate1978Dodger
Dawson and Friends1977TV SeriesKaiser
Adventures of a Private Eye1977Wilfred
Keep It Up Downstairs1976Snotty Shuttleworth
The Chiffy Kids1976TV SeriesCouncillor Eldridge
Alice in Label Land1974Short voice
Colditz1974TV SeriesMajor Trumpington
Comedy Playhouse1973TV SeriesDr. Watson
Is This a Record?1973Short
The Cobblers of Umbridge1973TV MovieWalter Tumbril
Grubstreet1972TV Series
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie1972Passenger on Plane
The Persuaders!1972TV SeriesLance
Private Eye TV1971TV Movie
Flight of the Doves1971Tobias Cromwell
Up Pompeii!1970TV SeriesPlautus
Not Only... But Also1970TV Series
12 + 11969Lionel Bennet
World in Ferment1969TV Series
The Best House in London1969Sylvester Wall
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies1969John O'Groats Official
The Ugliest Girl in Town1969TV SeriesRaul Plimpton
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom1968Dylan's assistant
The Mini-Mob1967Chancellor of the Exchequer
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes1965Tremayne Gascoyne
The Flying Alberts1965Short
Nothing But the Best1964Gerry
It's All Over Town1964Fat Friend

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Trap Door1984TV Series additional material - as Willie Rushton
Rushton's Illustrated1980TV Series 5 episodes
Carry on Emmannuelle1978additional material - uncredited
The Kenneth Connor Show1972TV Series
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life1964TV Series
It's All Over Town1964additional material
That Was the Week That Was1962-1963TV Series writer - 37 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tickle on the Tum1986-1987TV Series performer - 2 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Gentleman Factory1981TV Movie documentary commentator
Mrs. Wilson's Diary1969TV Movie cartoonist

Art Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Smashing Time1967title sequence illustrator - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Auntie's Sporting Bloomers1996TV SeriesHimself
Omnibus1995TV Series documentaryHimself
This Is Your Life1987-1995TV Series documentaryHimself
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game1981-1994TV SeriesHimself
Through the Keyhole1994TV SeriesHimself - Panellist
Celebrity Squares1975-1993TV SeriesHimself
Noel's Addicts1992TV SeriesHimself
Hamlet: The Video1992Video shortHimself - Host (as Willie Rushton)
The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball1989TV Movie documentaryHimself
No 731987TV SeriesHimself
Music Match1987TV SeriesHimself - Team Captain
The Mind of David Berglas1986TV SeriesHimself
Blankety Blank1979-1985TV SeriesHimself
Ultra Quiz1984TV SeriesHimself - Presenter
Countdown1983TV SeriesHimself
Does the Team Think?1982TV SeriesHimself - Panellist
The Kenny Everett Television Show1982TV SeriesHimself
Scoop1981TV SeriesHimself
Friday Night, Saturday Morning1979-1980TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Host
It's a Knockout1979TV SeriesHimself
Mad Dogs and Cricketers1979TV Movie documentaryHimself
Dennis Waterman: With a Little Help from My Friends1978TV MovieHimself
Those Wonderful TV Times1977TV SeriesHimself
The Golden Shot1975TV SeriesHimself
Quick on the Draw1974TV SeriesHimself - Cartoonist
Up Sunday1972-1973TV SeriesHimself
Score with the Scaffold1970TV SeriesHimself
Barry Humphries' Scandals1970TV SeriesHimself
Stars and Garters1965TV SeriesHimself - Co-Host / Himself - Co-host
The Eamonn Andrews Show1964-1965TV SeriesHimself
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life1964-1965TV SeriesHimself
Juke Box Jury1964TV SeriesHimself - Panellist
That Was the Week That Was1964TV SeriesHimself
That Was the Week That Was1962-1963TV SeriesHimself
This Week1963TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse2010TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)
Frost on Satire2010TV Movie documentaryHimself - Satirist (as Willie Rushton)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story2008TV MovieHimself / Harold Wilson (uncredited)
Timeshift2007TV Series documentaryHimself - Storyteller, Jackanory
Hitler: The Comedy Years2007TV Movie documentaryAdolf Hitler (uncredited)
The Comedy Map of Britain2007TV Series documentaryHimself
Gerald Scarfe: Drawing Blood2003TV Movie documentaryHimself (1981) (as Willie Rushton)
Monkey Business1993Video documentary shortPG Tips Chimp

Known for movies

Writer

That Was the Week That Was (1962-1963)
as Writer

Himself - Host

Hamlet: The Video (1992)
as Himself - Host

Berk, Boni

The Trap Door (1984)
as Berk, Boni

Fat Friend

It's All Over Town (1964)
as Fat Friend

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

Tags

Tags

Related Articles

June 5, 2022
1,149

Jim J. Bullock Net Worth

September 10, 2017
6

Fanny Evelyn Garrett Net Worth

July 26, 2020
50

Amadeus August Net Worth

October 1, 2017
8

Charles Hawkins Net Worth

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.