Henry McGee

Henry McGee

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1929-05-14
Deathday: 2006-01-28 (76 years old)

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Biography

Henry James Marris-McGee (14 May 1928 – 28 January 2006) was a British actor, best known as straight man to Benny Hill for many years. McGee was also often the announcer on Hill's TV programme, delivering the upbeat intro "Yes! It's The Benny Hill Show!". He was familiar to British children throughout the 1970s as "Mummy" in the Sugar Puffs commercials, the catchphrase of which was "Tell them about the honey, Mummy". Born in South Kensington, London, and educated at Stonyhurst College, McGee hoped to become a doctor, but the death of his father when he was 17 put financial strains on the family that ended his plans. Having enjoyed acting as a boy, McGee decided to follow his mother's side of the family, which could trace its involvement in acting back to Kitty Clive. He went on to play supporting roles in films and television series and dramas, including The Italian Job (1969), The Saint and The Avengers, but it is for comedy roles that he is best remembered, primarily and most famously for his straight man interviewer in The Benny Hill Show. He was also remembered by some as the 'mummy' of Honey Monster, a large, yellow, furry creature in advertisements for the breakfast cereal Sugar Puffs.McGee played Two-Ton Ted in the video of "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)". Other comedy roles included the holiday centre manager in the 1973 film Holiday on the Buses, officious policemen in Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), the TV presenter Harold Hump in Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), opposite Charlie Drake in the ATV/ITV situation comedy The Worker (1965–1978), and There Was An Englishman, An Irishman and a Scotsman, a BBC Scotland comedy series written by Lew Schwarz. McGee was the Englishman, with Harry Towb as the Irishman and Roy Kinnear as the Scot. The show ran for one series in 1972. He also appeared in an episode of Rising Damp as a conman, Seymour. In 2003, he appeared in the episode "The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell" in Last of the Summer Wine. He had a long and successful theatre career, during which he tackled a wide range of roles, receiving plaudits for deadpan delivery in farces such as Plunder.

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Filmography

all 37

TV Shows 19

Movies 18

self 2

The Best Of Dick Emery

The Best Of Dick Emery (2005)

Movie
Various
Benny Hill: The Lost Years - The Good, the Bawd and the Benny

Benny Hill: The Lost Years - The Good, the Bawd and the Benny (2000)

Movie
Various
Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 2

Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 2 (1994)

Movie
Various
Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 1

Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 1 (1994)

Movie
Various Roles
Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991)

Movie
Mr. H Is Late

Mr. H Is Late (1988)

Movie
Various Roles
The Crazy World of Benny Hill

The Crazy World of Benny Hill (1988)

Movie
Dennis Newberry
Let There Be Love

Let There Be Love (1982)

TV
Harold Hump
Carry On Emmannuelle

Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)

Movie
Officer Bardot
Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Movie
5.63
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)

TV
Inspector Rogers
Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)

Movie
2.67
Cilla's Comedy Six

Cilla's Comedy Six (1975)

TV
Russell Stanhope
Cilla's Comedy Six

Cilla's Comedy Six (1975)

Movie
Seymour
Rising Damp

Rising Damp (1974)

TV
5.5
Self / Rodney Fairchild / Customs Agent
The Best Of Benny Hill

The Best Of Benny Hill (1974)

Movie
The Cherry Picker

The Cherry Picker (1974)

Movie
TV Announcer
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)

Movie
Reg Varney

Reg Varney (1973)

TV
Holiday Camp Manager
Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses (1973)

Movie
5.71
Goff Helliwell
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

TV
Frank
The Protectors

The Protectors (1972)

TV
The Goodies

The Goodies (1970)

TV
Self / Various Roles / Announcer
The Benny Hill Show

The Benny Hill Show (1969)

TV
Tailor
The Italian Job

The Italian Job (1969)

Movie
6
No - That's Me Over Here!

No - That's Me Over Here! (1967)

TV
Sir Peter Watling, F.R.I.B.A., M.T.P.I., Dip. Arch., M.R.San.I., G.B.E.
Pity About the Abbey

Pity About the Abbey (1965)

Movie
Mack Martinson
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way (1965)

TV
Mr. Pugh / Mr. Brinkley
The Worker

The Worker (1965)

TV
Reeves
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
Jeweller
The Scales of Justice

The Scales of Justice (1962)

TV
Maidwell
The Avengers

The Avengers (1961)

TV
6
Tell It To The Marines

Tell It To The Marines (1959)

TV
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place (1959)

TV
Cyril Dawson
No – That's Me Over Here!

No – That's Me Over Here!

TV
Champignol / Coustouillou / Etienne
Paris 1900

Paris 1900

TV
Mr. East
Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Tune On the Old Tax Fiddle

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.78
Based on 112 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1959
1969
1974
1973
2005
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1929-05-14

Deathday
2006-01-28 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Kensington, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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