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Eric Morecambe

1926 - 1984

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John Eric Bartholomew (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire. He was the co-star of the BBC1's television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for the 1977 Christmas episode gained UK viewing figures of over 28 million people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Morecambe is the 10,052nd most popular actor (up from 10,080th in 2024), the 6,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,467th in 2019) and the 1,099th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Eric Morecambe ranks 10,052 out of 13,578. Before him are Laia Costa, Aya Hirano, Eva Habermann, Dileep Rao, Claire Dodd, and Han Sun-hwa. After him are James Mackay, David DeLuise, Graham Rogers, Bonnie Franklin, Tami Stronach, and Wheeler Oakman.

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Among people born in 1926, Eric Morecambe ranks 557. Before him are Bud Yorkin, Alex Groza, James M. Beggs, Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, and John Dingell. After him are Nalini Jaywant, Johnny Boyd, Yash Pal, Richard Schweiker, Shakti Samanta, and Sergio Franchi. Among people deceased in 1984, Eric Morecambe ranks 279. Before him are Ernest Tubb, Ann Little, John Davis, Randall Thompson, Meredith Willson, and Jennifer Kendal. After him are Jack Mercer, David Vetter, Norman Petty, Willie Ormond, and Sohrab Modi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Morecambe ranks 6,608 out of 8,785. Before him are Virginia Field (1917), Mark Hudson (1982), Alan Johnson (1950), Poly Styrene (1957), Jacob Collier (1994), and Walter Nash (1882). After him are Tamzin Merchant (1987), Rob Knox (1989), Marcus du Sautoy (1965), John Boyega (1992), Adam le Fondre (1986), and Nicola Walker (1970).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eric Morecambe ranks 1,099. Before him are Khalid Abdalla (1980), Alistair Petrie (1970), Paul Kaye (1964), Elyes Gabel (1983), Sam Hazeldine (1972), and Virginia Field (1917). After him are Tamzin Merchant (1987), Rob Knox (1989), John Boyega (1992), Nicola Walker (1970), Toby Regbo (1991), and Jessie Mei Li (1995).

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