[2]. That's it. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and elder brother of Jonathan Dimbleby. Antony Hamilton Holles was a British stage and film actor. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) is a silent film made by L. Frank Baum's The Oz Film Manufacturing Company. The film is a farce about a mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley (played by Grant), who suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 15 critics. Needing a holiday, they visit Withnail's eccentric Uncle Monty to borrow the key to his country cottage in the Lake District. The title is a pun and can be literally taken as "How to Get a Head in Advertising". William Bletcher was an American actor and voice actor. Safety in Numbers is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film. Vivienne McKone as Sullivan Bristol Receptionist. [1], In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in 2019, Richard E. Grant said that Jim Carrey called him a genius for his work in the film. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987) and has had prominent roles in films such as How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), The Player (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Spice World (1997), Gosford Park (2001), The Iron Lady (2011), Logan (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 15 critics. The boil takes a cynical and unscrupulous view of the advertising profession in contrast to Bagley's new-found ethical concerns. Eventually, Bagley decides to have the boil removed in hospital but moments before he is taken into the operating room, the boil quickly grows into a replica of Bagley's head (only with a moustache) and covers Bagley's original head, asking doctors to lance it, which is done since nobody has noticed the switch from left to right nor the new moustache. It was based on the 1913 book The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor of stage, film and television, who achieved international recognition in his later years for his role as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 film version of the musical My Fair Lady. How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. They visit the cottage, but they find the country holiday proves less recuperative than expected. The "boil" eventually withers but doesn't die, yet Bagley resumes his advertising career rejuvenated and ruthless, although without his wife, who decides to leave his new cruel persona. Frank Orth was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He then develops a boil on his right shoulder that comes to life with a face and voice. The voice of the boil, although uncredited, is that of Bruce Robinson. Bagley, now with the boil head, moustache, and personality (the movie's third personification from Grant after the stressed executive and the raving lunatic) returns home to celebrate his wedding anniversary, with the original head merely resembling a boil on his left shoulder. To install click the Add extension button. After serving in the Marines and doing a variety of jobs including ranch hand and wrangler, Brimley became an extra for Westerns, and in little more than a decade he had established himself as a character actor in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982) and The Natural (1984). How to Get Ahead in Advertising; Directed by: Bruce Robinson: Produced by: David Wimbury George Harrison Denis O'Brien Ray Cooper: Written by: Bruce Robinson: Starring: Richard E. Grant Rachel Ward Richard Wilson: Music by: David Dundas; Rick Wentworth ; Cinematography: Peter Hannan: Production company . Vivienne McKone as Sullivan Bristol Receptionist. The voice of the boil, although uncredited, is that of Bruce Robinson. In 1982 she appeared in Coronation Street, babysitting for Gail's son Nicky. He has also presented and narrated documentary series on architecture and history. John Joseph Francis Mulhall was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. He is mostly well known for his role as the voice of Pete in the Mickey Mouse short films from 1932 to 1954. This article or section is under construction/expansion. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. Directed by Victor Schertzinger, it stars Buddy Rogers, and features Kathryn Crawford, Josephine Dunn, and Carole Lombard. He then develops a boil on his right shoulder that comes to life with a face and voice. Educated at Latymer School, Holles was on stage from 1916 in Charley's Aunt. How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. The boil takes a cynical and unscrupulous view of the advertising profession in contrast to Bagley's new-found ethical concerns. Richard Wilson plays John Bristol, Bagley's boss. We have created a browser extension. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series Boston Blackie. Jacqueline Tong is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. Ward plays his long-suffering but sympathetic wife. He is a member of the Dimbleby family. Set in France and England in 1789 during the French Revolution, it is a parody of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel. Ward plays his long-suffering but sympathetic wife. Marcel Dalio was a French character actor. The title is a pun and can be literally taken as "How to Get a Head in Advertising". Rex the Runt is a British live action stop motion animated claymation pixilation comedy franchise, primarily consisting of a television show and two short films produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. The Magic Christian is a 1969 British satirical black comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, with appearances by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Christopher Lee, Richard Attenborough and Roman Polanski. The film is a farce about a mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley (played by Grant), who suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream. The "boil" eventually withers but doesn't die, yet Bagley resumes his advertising career rejuvenated and ruthless, although without his wife, who decides to leave his new cruel persona. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Eventually, Bagley decides to have the boil removed in hospital but moments before he is taken into the operating room, the boil quickly grows into a replica of Bagley's head (only with a moustache) and covers Bagley's original head, asking doctors to lance it, which is done since nobody has noticed the switch from left to right nor the new moustache. How to Get Ahead in Advertising. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-British actor. Bagley, now with the boil head, moustache, and personality (the movie's third personification from Grant after the stressed executive and the raving lunatic) returns home to celebrate his wedding anniversary, with the original head merely resembling a boil on his left shoulder. It features regular team members Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey and Joan Sims. Bruce Robinson is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He was the son of the actor William Holles (1867-1947) and his wife Nannie Goldman. Hans Georg Conried Jr. was an American actor and comedian, who was known for several voice-over roles.