Jim Dale (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In British film, he became one of the regulars in the ''Carry On'' films, along with

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, Valerie Leon, Kenneth Cope, Julian Holloway, Hugh Futcher,

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, Amanda Barrie, Jacki Piper, Angela Douglas and Patricia Franklin. In the United States he is most recognised as a leading actor on Broadway, where he had roles in ''

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'', '' Barnum'', ''Candide'' and ''Me and My Girl'', as well as for narrating all seven of the ''

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'' audiobooks in the American market (for which he received two

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out of six nominations) and the ABC series ''

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'' (2007–2009); he also starred in the

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film '' Pete's Dragon'' (1977). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for portraying a young Spike Milligan in '' Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall'' (1973). As a lyricist, Dale was nominated for both an

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and

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for the song " Georgy Girl", the theme for the 1966 film of the same title.

Early life

Dale was born James Smith, to William Henry and Miriam Jean (''née'' Wells) Smith in Rothwell, Northamptonshire. He was educated at

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. He trained as a dancer for six years before his debut as a stage comic in 1951."Jim Dale Biography"
AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2014 He did two years of

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in the

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Career

Music

At the age of 22, Dale became the first pop singer to work with Parlophone head

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. He achieved four hits on the

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; "Be My Girl" (1957, UK No. 2), "Just Born (To Be Your Baby)" (1958, UK No. 27), "Crazy Dream" (1958, UK No. 24), and "Sugartime" (1958, UK No. 25). Dale recorded an album with Martin, '' Jim!'' (1958), and appeared contemporaneously as a presenter and performer on

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's '' Six-Five Special'', but he was vocal about comedy aspirations and his career as a teen idol was ultimately short-lived. As a songwriter, Dale is best remembered as the lyricist for the film theme " Georgy Girl", for which he was nominated for the

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and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1966. The song (performed by

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) reached number 2 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100

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the following year, it also made number 3 in Dale's native UK and Number 1 in Australia, going on to sell over 11 million records around the world. He also wrote lyrics for the title songs of the films ''The Winter's Tale'', ''

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'', '' Twinky'' (''Lola'' in the United States) and '' Joseph Andrews''. He also wrote and recorded the song "Dick-a-Dum-Dum (King's Road)", which became a hit for Des O'Connor in 1969.

Film

Dale's film debut was in ''Break-In'' (1956), a War Office information film. He next appeared in ''Six Five Special'' (1958), a spin-off from the BBC TV series of the same title. This film was also released under the name ''Calling All Cats''. He then had a tiny role in the comedy '' Raising the Wind'' (1961) as a trombone player who thwarts orchestral conductor Kenneth Williams. However, he is best known in Britain for his appearances in eleven ''Carry On'' films, a long-running series of comedy farces, generally playing the hapless romantic lead. His ''Carry On'' career began in small roles: first as an expectant father in '' Carry On Cabby'' (1963), which was followed by '' Carry On Jack'' (1964). From '' Carry On Spying'' (1964) onwards, his roles were more substantial. Following '' Carry On Cleo'' (1964), his first principal role was '' Carry On Cowboy'' (1965), set in the

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, where he played an immigrant English sanitary engineer called Marshall P. Knutt who is mistakenly hired as a police

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. Then came ''

Carry On Screaming! ''Carry On Screaming!'' is a 1966 British black comedy horror film, the twelfth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The Rank Organisatio ...

'' (1966), '' Don't Lose Your Head'' (1966), ''

Follow That Camel ''Follow That Camel'' is a 1967 British comedy film, the 14th in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Like its predecessor ''Don't Lose Your Head'', it does not have the words "Carry On" in its original title (though for screenin ...

'' (1967), '' Carry On Doctor'' (1967), ''

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'' (1969) and the 1992 revival '' Carry On Columbus''. Dale played Harold, the policeman in the 1965 comedy film '' The Big Job'' with two of his regular Carry On co-stars, Sidney James and Joan Sims. In 1973 he appeared in the role of Spike Milligan in '' Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall,'' the film adaptation of the first volume of Spike Milligan's autobiography. It starred Dale as the young Terence "Spike" Milligan, while Milligan himself plays the part of his father, Leo. Dale was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his performance. He played Dr. Terminus in

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's ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977). In the 1978

comedy film ''

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'' he played three characters, including both lead male parts, whilst 1973 saw him co-star in '' The National Health''.

Stage

At the age of 17, Dale became one of the youngest professional comedians in Britain, touring all the variety music halls. In 1970

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invited Dale to join the National Theatre Company in London, then based at the Old Vic. At the

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Theatre, he created the title role in ''

'' (ca. 1970), which he co-adapted with Frank Dunlop,Billington, Michael
"Young Vic at 40: the Young and the restless"
''The Guardian'', 19 October 2010 and played Petruchio in ''

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''. His other UK credits include '' The Card'' (1973), and ''The Wayward Way'' in London. He appeared in ''

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'' as Autolycus and ''

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'' as Bottom at the Edinburgh Festivals in 1966 and 1967 for Frank Dunlop's Pop Theatre. He took over the part of Fagin in Cameron Mackintosh's ''

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'' at the London Palladium in September 1995. For his Broadway performances, Dale has been nominated for five

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s, winning one for '' Barnum'' (1980) for which the ''

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'' described him as "The Toast of Broadway","Jim Dale"
masterworksbroadway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014 also winning the second of five Drama Desk Awards, and the second of five Outer Critics Awards."Jim Dale Credits and Awards"
playbillvault.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014 Other work includes ''Scapino'' (1974) (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (1985) (Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), '' Me and My Girl'' (1986) ''

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'' (1997) (Tony Award Nomination) and ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006) for the Roundabout Theatre Company. Dale played Mister Peacham and won a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics' Award, The Richard Seff Award and a Tony Award nomination. Credits Off-Broadway include '' Travels with My Aunt'' (1995) (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Award), '' Privates On Parade'' (1989), '' Comedians'' (2003) (Drama Desk Award nomination and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination) and '' Address Unknown'' (2004). Dale's other stage work includes ''

'' as Petruchio with the Young Vic, London (1970) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York (1974); ''

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'' U.S. tour (1984),"Jim Dale Biography"
filmreference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014 and '' The Invisible Man'' at the Cleveland Play House (1998). He played the part of Ebenezer Scrooge in '' A Christmas Carol: The Musical'' at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, from 28 November to 27 December 2003. In November 2006 Dale starred as Charlie Baxter in a one-night only concert version of the Sherman brothers musical, ''

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'' alongside Glenn Close. This was a benefit for the York Theatre Company, and was held at Hunter College in New York City. He wrote and appeared in his one-man show, ''Just Jim Dale'', looking back over nearly sixty years in show business. It opened on 15 May 2014 at the Roundabout Theatre Company Laura Pels Theatre, winning Dale his fifth Outer Critics Circle Award, and his fifth Drama Desk Award. It opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End in May 2015.

Television

Source: ''The New York Times''"Filmography"
''The New York Times''. Retrieved 16 June 2014 * '' Six-Five Special'' (1957) – BBC (Host) * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1965–66) – ITV (Host) * '' Join Jim Dale'' (1969) – ITV (Host) * '' Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' (1973) – (Host) * ''Cinderella'' (Host) Ballet (1981) * ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1986) – ''American Playhouse'' for PBS * ''The American Clock'' (1993) – by Arthur Miller * '' The Bill Cosby Show'' (1998) * '' The Ellen Burstyn Show'' * '' The Dinah Shore Show'' * '' Meet Jim Dale'' – ATV London * '' The Jim Dale Show'' – ATV London * '' The Equalizer'' – Episode – Mama's Boy – as Gilbert Dale opened every episode of the ABC drama ''

'' (2009) as the unseen narrator." ''Pushing Daisies'' Overview"
allmovie.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014

Voice work

In the United States, Jim Dale is known as the voice of the ''

'' audiobooks. He has recorded all seven books in the ''Harry Potter'' series as audiobooks, and as a narrator he has won two

(in 2001 and 2008) and received seven Grammy nominations and a record ten Audie Awards including "Audio Book of the Year 2004" for ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', "Best Children's Narrator 2001/2005/2007/2008," "Best Children's Audio Book 2005," two Benjamin Franklin Awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (one of these was in 2001 for ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'') and 23 ''AudioFile'' Earphone Awards. He narrates the ''Harry Potter'' video games and many of the interactive "extras" on the ''Harry Potter'' DVD releases. He also holds one current and two former

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s. He holds one current record for occupying the first six places in the Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada 2005. Previously he held records for creating the most character voices for an audiobook (134 for ''

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'' in 2003, followed by 146 voices for ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' in 2007), though the record was later awarded to Roy Dotrice for his 2004 recording of '' A Game of Thrones''. Dale opened every episode of the ABC drama ''

'' as the unseen narrator. In the mid-1960s, Dale presented '' Children's Favourites'' on BBC Radio for a year. He narrated ''

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'' (2004) audio book, and its three sequels. In 2018, Dale narrated ''SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical'' by Edelman and Fishman, noted as being the first audiobook musical of its kind. ''SPIN'' was released by Harper Audio on 9 January 2018. In 2019, Dale narrated ''Puss In Boots a Musical'', by Edelman and Fishman, adapted for the audiobook by Edelman, Fishman, and Khristine Hvam, released by Harper Audio on 27 August 2019.

Honours

In 2003, Dale was awarded the MBE, as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List, for his work in promoting children's English literature.

Selected filmography

Source: ''The New York Times'' * ''Break-In'' (1956) as Private Berry * '' Six Five Special'' (1958) as Presenter * '' Raising the Wind'' (1961) as Violinist * ''

The Iron Maiden ''The Iron Maiden'' is a 1963 British comedy film. The film was directed by Gerald Thomas, and stars Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell and Alan Hale, Jr. There are minor roles for '' Carry On'' stalwarts Jim Dale and Joan Sims, and th ...

'' (1962) as Bill * ''

Nurse on Wheels ''Nurse on Wheels'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas, and starring Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, and Joan Sims. ''Nurse on Wheels'' shares its cast and production team with the ''Carry On'' films, but the film is not an of ...

'' (1963) as Tim Taylor * '' Carry On Cabby'' (1963) as Expectant Father * '' Carry On Jack'' (1964) as Carrier * '' Carry On Spying'' (1964) as Carstairs * '' Carry On Cleo'' (1964) as Horsa * '' The Big Job'' (1965) as Harold * '' Carry On Cowboy'' (1965) as Marshall P. Knutt * ''

'' (1966) as Albert Potter * '' Don't Lose Your Head'' (1967) as Lord Darcy de Pue * ''

'' (1967) as Bertram Oliphant (BO) West * '' Carry On Doctor'' (1967) as Dr. Jim Kilmore * '' The Plank'' (1967) as Painter * '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' (1969) as Lusty * ''

'' (1969) as Dr. Jimmy Nookey * '' Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World'' (1973) as Jeff Eldon * '' The National Health'' (1973) as Barnet/ Dr. Boyd * '' Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall'' (1973) as Terence "Spike" Milligan * ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977) as Dr. Terminus * '' Joseph Andrews'' (1977) as Pedlar * ''

'' (1978) as Jasper Bloodshy/Wild Billy Bloodshy/Eli Bloodshy * '' Unidentified Flying Oddball'' (1979) as Sir Mordred * '' Scandalous'' (1984) as Inspector Anthony Crisp * '' Carry On Columbus'' (1992) as Christopher Columbus * '' The Hunchback'' (1997) as Cloplin

Awards and nominations

Sources: allmusic.com; Playbillvault; Audio Publisher ;Awards * 1966 International Laurel Award – Best Song – ''Georgy Girl'' * 1974 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Performance – ''

'' * 1974 Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Actor – ''Scapino'' * 1980 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Actor in a Musical – ''Barnum'' * 1980 Tony Award – Best Actor in a Musical – ''Barnum'' * 1984 Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Actor – ''Joe Egg'' * 1995 Drama Desk Award – Unique Theatrical Ensemble Experience – ''Travels with My Aunt'' * 1995 Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Actor – ''Travels with My Aunt'' * 2001 Grammy Award – Best Spoken Word Album for Children – ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' * 2001 Audie Award – Best Male Narrator – ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' * 2004 Audie Award – Audiobook of the Year – ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' * 2004 Audie Award – Children's Title – ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' * 2005 Audie Award –

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– ''A Christmas Carol'' * 2005 Audie Award – Best Male Narrator – ''Peter and the Star Catchers'' * 2005 Audie Award – Children's Title – ''Peter and the Starcatchers'' * 2006 Thespian Award – Friars Club, New York. * 2006 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – ''The Threepenny Opera'' * 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Actor – ''The Threepenny Opera'' * 2006 The Richard Seff Award – ''The Threepenny Opera'' * 2006 The Order of St. George's Society, New York * 2007 Audie Award – Best Male Narrator – ''Peter and the Shadow Thieves'' * 2008 Audie Award – Best Male Narrator – ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' * 2008 Grammy Award – Best Spoken Word Album for Children – ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' * 2009 Audie Award – Young Listeners' Title – ''James Herriot's Treasury For Children'' * Twenty-three Audiofile Headphone Awards * 2009 – Inducted into the

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. * 2018 – Urban Stages' 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award * 2019 Audie Award – Original Work – ''SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical'' * 2019 SOVAS Awards - Audiobook Narration (Infant to 12) - ''Puss in Boots: A Musical'' ;Nominations * 1967 Academy Award – Best Music, Original Song – ''Georgy Girl'' (shared with Tom Springfield for the song "Georgy Girl") * 1967 Golden Globe Award – Best Music, Original Song – ''Georgy Girl'' (shared with Tom Springfield for the song "Georgy Girl") * 1974 BAFTA Academy Award – Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles – ''Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall'' * 1975 Tony Award – Best Actor in Play – ''Scapino'' * 1985 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Actor in a Play – ''Joe Egg'' * 1985 Tony Award – Best Actor in Play – ''Joe Egg'' * 1997 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Actor in a Musical – ''Candide'' * 1997 Tony Award – Best Actor in a Musical – ''Candide'' * 2003 Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Actor in a Play – ''Comedians'' * 2006 Tony Award – Best Featured Actor in a Musical – ''The Threepenny Opera''

References

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