William Rushton

William Rushton

b. 1937 — d. 1996 (aged 59) Chelsea, England
Actor Writer

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

Known For

Nothing But the Best
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★ 6.5
Nothing But the Best
1964
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
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★ 7.0
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
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★ 5.6
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Up Pompeii!
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★ 7.6
Up Pompeii!
1969

Filmography

The Treacle People
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★ 8.7
The Treacle People
1996 Actor
Father Christmas
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★ 5.7
Auntie's Sporting Bloomers
1995 Actor
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Britain at War
1995 Actor
Narrator
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Noel's Addicts
1992 Self
Muzzy Comes Back
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★ 7.7
Muzzy Comes Back
1989 Actor
The King
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We Interrupt This Year
1988 Self
Through the Keyhole
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★ 6.2
Through the Keyhole
1987 Self
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Music Match
1987 Self
Muzzy in Gondoland
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★ 7.5
Muzzy in Gondoland
1986 Actor
The King
The Mind of David Berglas
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★ 7.0
The Mind of David Berglas
1986 Self
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
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★ 7.1
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985 Actor
the Ghost of Christmas Present
The Trap Door
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★ 7.9
The Trap Door
1984 Actor Writer
The Thing Upstairs
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★ 6.5
Tell the Truth
1983 Self
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Jubilee!
1983 Self
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Babble
1983 Self
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Ultra Quiz
1983 Self
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Magic Micro Mission
1983 Self
The Magic Shop
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★ 4.4
The Magic Shop
1982 Actor
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Does the Team Think?
1982 Self
Santa's Pocket Watch
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★ 5.7
Santa's Pocket Watch
1980 Actor
Narrator
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Rushton's Illustrated
1980 Actor Writer
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
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★ 5.9
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979 Self
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Mad Dogs and Cricketers
1979 Self
Carry on Emmannuelle
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★ 3.2
Carry on Emmannuelle
1978 Writer
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The Beard
1978 Actor
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Dennis Waterman: With a Little Help from My Friends
1978 Self
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★ 7.1
Dawson and Friends
1977 Actor
Kaiser
Keep It Up Downstairs
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★ 3.7
Keep It Up Downstairs
1976 Actor
Snotty Shuttleworth
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★ 6.8
Star Turn
1976 Writer
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When Santa Rode the Prairie
1976 Actor Writer
Santa
Celebrity Squares
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★ 5.4
Celebrity Squares
1975 Self Actor
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★ 6.1
Alice in Label Land
1974 Actor
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★ 5.3
Quick on the Draw
1974 Self
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★ 6.6
Is This a Record?
1973 Actor
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The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973 Actor
Walter Tumbril
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★ 6.1
Up Sunday
1972 Self
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Grubstreet
1972 Actor
Various Characters
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The Kenneth Connor Show
1972 Writer
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Woolloomooloo: A Town Like Basil
1972 Actor Writer
Governor General
Flight of the Doves
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★ 6.2
Flight of the Doves
1971 Actor
Tobias Cromwell
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Private Eye TV
1971 Actor
12 + 1
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★ 5.8
12 + 1
1969 Actor
Lionel Bennett
The Best House in London
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★ 4.4
The Best House in London
1969 Actor
Sylvester Wall
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
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★ 5.6
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 Actor
Dylan's assistant
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Quiz of the Year
1968 Self
Jackanory
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★ 7.2
Jackanory
1965 Actor Writer
Storyteller
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The Flying Alberts
1965 Actor
It's All Over Town
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★ 5.4
It's All Over Town
1964 Actor Writer
Fat Friend
Late Night Line-Up
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★ 6.0
Late Night Line-Up
1964 Self
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★ 6.2
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964 Self Writer
Scene Nun, Take One
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★ 4.9
Scene Nun, Take One
1964 Actor
That Was the Week That Was
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★ 8.1
That Was the Week That Was
1962 Self Writer
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