How very courageous and out there was this man! It was illegal to be gay when he was being so 'out there'. He was a fabulous artist and much loved...to this very day. what an adorable person he seems. Harmless and laughter giving. God bless him. x
he never give you much away??? hes a mystery even now?? his secrets could be worth fortunes which so many celebs wld sell now at the drop of a hat? his secrets remain with him..... priceless...
a sadly missed actor of a time when comedy was comedy and not full of bad language like comments below if you didnt like him why watch the clip ? r i p charles hawtrey comedy actor and legend < thanks for reading
@dilwich123 He died from peripheral vascular disease brought on by heavy smoking, not from AIDS. Serously, get an education and make an educated comment. The man was gay, so what, he was a very bitter, angry man. But he also took care of his mother who had dementia. He was a stinking drunk. It was just unfortunate that he was almost seen as second class to the likes of Sid and Kenneth from the carry on films which brought him fame.
Sorry about that,my sister told me this,i guess i should of researched it more,like you say very sad,these guys were a tonic when i was young growing up,still a good watch,
I remember watching this when first aired, Seems so long ago..@tazzarman He died of a cardiovascular illness not suicide, Your probably thinking of Kenneth Williams who did commit suicide, Charles Hawtrey i believe lost both his legs before he died.
I'm besotted with this era. The carry on cast intrigue me so much. The way they lived and sadly died. So much pathos in their lives. So many stories about the trio of James, Williams and this legend.
@paulsimpson123 DEARY I BET YOUR ONLY HAPPY WHEN YOUR FXXXXXX A BOYS ARSEHOLE, YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM THAN ME, OLD FAGGOT. I CAN SEE YOU NOW IN YOUR CHEAP BAGGY Y,FRONTS.
@michaelwright999 Just who the hell do you think you are? Some brain-damaged social retard?
Ranting on in caps on vidoes about fine actors and fine people, the boots of whom you are not fit to lick.
Kindly piss off, you ignorant, poorly educated pissant.
PS I'm not Only happy when fucking arseholes. But is is nice. I'd happily fuck yours. Mught help get you over this violent homophobia. Or it might just hurt like hell. We'll see how I feel, 'deary'.
Wow! There's so many negative feedback on someone who has only been talking for 4:11. Put his personal life aside and remember the laughs on the carry on films. We're not perfect creatures.
Not true, he was sacked from the Carry-ons because he became unreliable due to his drinking problems. Otherwise, he was a unique voice. Strangely (?), K. Williams did not like him, although of the same sexual persuasion
@michaelwright999 No, as already stated, he refused a life-saving operation to have his legs amputated. His arteries were wasted, and gangrene was setting in following a broken hip he received after falling over trying to enter a hotel round the corner from his house while he was drunk. Despite his ailments, he was rumoured to have appeared in a special edition of the childrens' show "SUPERGRAN" during the last year of his life, but I can't confirm that.
@haggismuncher ..so thats what it was! I knew he wasn't totally himself! sorry to hear from these comments he got shafted by the industry. YT is great -- all these gay jokes in movies went over my head when i was young - i just thought they were sweet. R.I.P Charles.
Christ! People can even get into an argument over Charles Hawtrey :/. Anyway, poor Charles he died penniless and I know he was very bitter he didn't make much money from the Carry On films. Great screen actor and sadly missed as with all the Carry On stars.
you've already proved your a internet warrior retard! Oh and ive got a great job very well paid! It must be a boring life your leading by looking up old queens on youtube to talk shit about! Are you sure you replyed to the right person this time! Oh and assuming ain't proof! fuckin retard!
Carry On Brokeback Mountain: ) Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey play a pair of cowboys who grow closer as they try and fail to rob the bank in a town ruled by lecherous, loveable sheriff Sid James. A potential intimate moment in their tent is foiled when Williams throws Hawtrey out just as they start to get it on and gives him a vicious write-up in his diary instead.
To kevinturvy. Your a fucking right asshole! they were paid a pittance while the producers etc made millions. I would be a bit pissed off if I was them!......Just because they were gay doesnt mean the actors you mentioned were perverts and pedos and the other crap you went on with. Wheres your evidence? Your a sad fuck! Get a life you cunt!
@kavallan So he died in poverty... don't make me laugh by saying they had a hard life, the only thing they had that was hard was there own cocks when they went into public toilets.
@bertiedump Semi-literate homophobes skulking around gay British comedians.
Charles Hawtrey, Ken Williams,et all were all drunken nasty bits of work in real life, Wilfred Brambel was a Paedohphile who hunted out underage sex in the gay clubs of asia in the 1960s.
Hawtrey was a pervert in real life, not to mention a drunken foul mouthed nasty piece of work.
Time to put away your idols and accept them for what they were, a style of comedy aimed at Halfwits
@kevinturvy Was wilfred bramble ever charged with paedohphillia? answer no! hawtrey was a perv? you know that for a fact? or are you latching on to how people perceived him? Your just blatantly ignorant! you didn't know them personally. you fucking halfwit.
@TheShepster80 No because he was famous, but he was cautioned for an offence and was a homosexual so was breaking the law and had a criminal conviction.. ASSHOLE.
Hawtrey was a fuckin drunk and everyone who knew him says the same thing...Twat.
Did you know any of them?
Same her now fuck off back under your rock, bloody internet warriors hiding behind there keyboards trying to defend convicted criminals make me sick.
@kevinturvy oh i see so famous people don't get jailed! well aren't you a dumbo. So what if hawdrey was a drunk.So was george best and he was a genius. And your contradiction about keyboard warriors makes me laugh especially as your the king of the keyboard warriors. You fuckin thick cunt.
@kevinturvy Fuck i ain't trying to defend criminals. If you could back up your claims instead of passing shit on as a fact then i may agree with you but i rarely agree with retards!! you are the ultimate internet warrior! Also do you really think the bbc would of had bramble on there books if he was a paedo think not.
@TheShepster80 You are the one that needs to back up claims not me idiot.. i have made the accusation now it is down to you to prove me wrong, when there is so much proof that proves me right.
Fuckin trolling internet warriors trying to defend people who would piss in the face is beyond me..
It must be a boring life that your leading if you have to look up old queens to defend on youtube..
I suggest you get yourself off down to the job centre and find gainful employment, i do not need to pal..
@Rob23 I feel its still quiet hard for celebs to come out though. Im pretty sure there are still 100's of celebs who are gay but feel they cant because of the obvious biased press/public.
just finished reading a great biography of the carry on movies and loved learning all about this amazing actors. charlie drank a lot and was half pissed most the time you saw him in some films. i don't care, he created wonderfully funny characters and gave me lots of good fun. a big thank you to all the original actors who worked on these uniquely british comedies that have stood the test of time. most of them are gone now but their work will always be entertaining.
@Nickthegreek123 from what i see, it was mostly nearer the end of his life he started making enemys. Mostly of fans who would come up and want him to put on an act for them and his friends there and then in the street :( Thats what ive heard/seen anyway. Its the same with kenneth williams. I remmber hearing a few celebs saying he told a few fans to 'f**k off' when they come up and start asking him to do the 'OOOH matron' I cant really blame him though. Id do the same. :( i do love charles tho:D
@Nickthegreek123 He really was a bastard, the kind of man who would tell a 5 year old kid to go Fuck himself, his did not give a shit about anyone, he saw his fans as scum who were beneath him and had no right to speak to him.
Hawtrey lived in a time where you just couldn't come out and be gay & proud and it really effected him. You prats judging him have no idea about how life would have been for somebody like him in the 40s and 50s, no idea whatsoever.
This programme was actually transmitted Jan 1981. Hawtrey here in a dodgy toupee seems drunk and vague. One of the endlessly fascinating Carry On team who died a lonely, embittered man at Deal in Kent. A big pity because I thought he was really funny when I was a kid
Yes - and it's so strange how most of the people who gave so much fun and pleasure to millions for so little have major problems, and/or die unhappily... Should be a crime against it...
@SuperClagnut He blew nothing. A true individual who never compromised his personality, despite how many people he rubbed up the wrong way. I know he was a nightmare,, but I will always love him dearly.
when they were taking auditions for the carry on films he would have just turned up and they would have said "ÿour in" without saying a word pure genius
Charles was so full of himself he demanded that he should be paid more than any other carry on cast and was an alcoholic tragic the way he passed away but he deserved it as he just didn't look after himself i have no sympathy for people like that
The audience could have been a little warmer,after all the Carry On films are legendary & every actor in these movies are well remembered & respected to this day.Long live Carry On & its cast.
The audience could have been a little warmer,after all the Carry On films are legendary & every actor in these movies are well remembered & respected to this day.Log live Carry On & its cast.
Among all the stand-out (and you Barbara!) characters in the Carry On films this guy came on from left field and always gave a brilliant cameo. "Bright and gay" just about sums it up.
Nothing beats the old school comedy actors and Charles was definitely one of the finest and funniest. What a loss to the comedy world it was the day he died<3
The British theatre tradition threw up (if that's the word!), a whole generation of truly unique character actors. Alistair Sim being one such memorable "eccentric", Charles Hawtrey another. We could do with a few more of 'em now, in my opinion!
aww a great interview, thanks. poor charles, he was always my favourite Carry On-ner. what a pity he wasn't able to be as happy as he made all of us. x
@wootlanter LOL. Fireman's helmet, long hose, big chopper. ect. He was a legend. I loved Carry On Up the Kyber, Bernard Bresslaw as Afghan Chief Bungdit Din told Indian Magician Cardew Robinson (who I always thought was played by Bob Grant, the Chippie off On the Buses), to FAKIR OFF;. lol.
That reminds me of that wonderfully quirky Welsh actor Hugh Griffith. He was once asked whether he thought his drunken scenes were easier to play convincingly when he was drunk or when he was sober. He said he didn't know - he'd never tried playing them sober!
@Scooby71Doo Great comment. Gerald Thomas always took parts of the actors own faults and foibles and added them to the characters they played. This is what makes 'Carry On' still watchable. The fine line between humour and tragedy. Very obvious with Kenneth Williams, as well as Charles Hawtrey...and Frankie Howerd.
For 35 years, I've been a huge fan of the "Carry On" films. My favorite is probably Carry On Nurse, although Carry On Cleo is a very close second. Charles Hawtrey wasn't in all of them, but he seemed to steal the ones that he WAS in.
How very courageous and out there was this man! It was illegal to be gay when he was being so 'out there'. He was a fabulous artist and much loved...to this very day. what an adorable person he seems. Harmless and laughter giving. God bless him. x
tyjeffries 4 days ago
loved carry on constable but i think his best was in carry on teacher and carry on don't loose your head LOL he was one of my favourites
swanneysgirl 1 week ago
wot Rankintrev sed
tnimbus 1 week ago
aww he was a gentleman mr hawtrey rip
james7167 1 week ago
Fascinating glimpse, have to agree with others, if not for internet, this would all be lost. We have total time travel of a sort now.
sundersart 3 weeks ago
he never give you much away??? hes a mystery even now?? his secrets could be worth fortunes which so many celebs wld sell now at the drop of a hat? his secrets remain with him..... priceless...
smithywick 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Syrup alert!!!!!
supernffc 1 month ago 2
@supernffc lol
tyjeffries 4 days ago
That is some syrup I tell ya.
HughieDixon 1 month ago
You have the problem rankingtrevor
lincoln1948 1 month ago
For some reason, always irresistible to watch.
PaleSilverLight 1 month ago
A drunk queer! Most distasteful.
rankingtrevor 1 month ago
Legend!!! - RIP, Mr Hawtrey; the world misses you :(
Edam3000 2 months ago 2
I didn't realise such a thing existed. Brilliant video!
guv859 2 months ago
It's a shame he died before the revival of the carry ons, wiki states that no friends or family attended his funeral.
MrTallSimon 2 months ago
All the interviews on Movie Memories are pretty short sadly.
ATVNETWORKLIMITED 2 months ago
he was a piss head
wigansinger 2 months ago
a sadly missed actor of a time when comedy was comedy and not full of bad language like comments below if you didnt like him why watch the clip ? r i p charles hawtrey comedy actor and legend < thanks for reading
alan24362 2 months ago 4
sheldon coopers dad
romeoonelove1 2 months ago
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If you look under AIDS in the Oxford Dictionary theres a picture of bent Hawtrey.
dilwich123 2 months ago
@dilwich123
I just checked under under 'cunt', and it just says "dilwich123".
swampthing20 2 months ago 4
@swampthing20 Thats why i used it :)
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@dilwich123 He died from peripheral vascular disease brought on by heavy smoking, not from AIDS. Serously, get an education and make an educated comment. The man was gay, so what, he was a very bitter, angry man. But he also took care of his mother who had dementia. He was a stinking drunk. It was just unfortunate that he was almost seen as second class to the likes of Sid and Kenneth from the carry on films which brought him fame.
markshaw59 2 months ago
Sorry about that,my sister told me this,i guess i should of researched it more,like you say very sad,these guys were a tonic when i was young growing up,still a good watch,
tazzarman 3 months ago
I remember watching this when first aired, Seems so long ago..@tazzarman He died of a cardiovascular illness not suicide, Your probably thinking of Kenneth Williams who did commit suicide, Charles Hawtrey i believe lost both his legs before he died.
163TM847 3 months ago
@163TM847 he was supposed to have his legs removed but refused surgery. "I would prefer to die with my boots on" quote from his biog.
markshaw59 2 months ago
Shame would have been good to see the full unedited interview, this was originally broadcast 28th January 1981
acesigma06 3 months ago
The Carry Ons weren't as good after Hawtrey left.
meadowlane37 3 months ago
OOHH HELLO!!!---classman
warmeggs 3 months ago
He committed suicide,very sad
tazzarman 3 months ago
@tazzarman It was Kenneth WIlliams who committed suicide. Charles Hawtry died from peripherial vasular disease. Still sad though.
101sch 3 months ago
oh hello, comic genius but sad life.
slubglurge 4 months ago 2
I'm besotted with this era. The carry on cast intrigue me so much. The way they lived and sadly died. So much pathos in their lives. So many stories about the trio of James, Williams and this legend.
pcalf101 4 months ago
He was always in the pubs in Deal and Walmer near Dover in Kent such a shame great man.
kevinsd9672 4 months ago
Loved this dude when I was a little kid, he would always make me laugh =] I adore the Carry Ons x
Jabberwoxx 4 months ago
Looks like the guy off the X factor.
1234mfc 4 months ago
@1234mfc lol, he does alright
bfmb79 4 months ago
@1234mfc .....Louise Walsh?
coltsuperocean10 3 months ago
rip
CK1223 4 months ago
timmy mallet???
lac6480 4 months ago
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FUCKING LITTLE FAG WILL BE BURNING IN HELL NOW!
71shoelover 5 months ago
he was always outclassed by sid james but he was funny too.they made 3-4 a year didn't they? he was on a smiths cd.
gailmckennag 5 months ago
Poor old Charlie. Steaming. Bloody shame.
JackDaniels267 5 months ago
@JackDaniels267 steaming and flaming.lol.
gailmckennag 5 months ago
He always reminded me of C3PO
GeogaddiHaze 5 months ago 6
charles hawtrey is so funny especially in carry on abroad / carry on camping mr muggings so funny.
earth123ism 6 months ago
did well for an emotionally crippled person. Poor old fugger
wiffybiffy 6 months ago
The irony was he was the name and a lot of the others were newcomers...doesn't seem that drunk in this, he had that drawl naturally?
timbearcub 6 months ago
omg roy hudd.
timbearcub 6 months ago
What's going on with his syrup? Its a great shame he was clearly in such a mess.
baward 6 months ago
Never be another one !
Gawd Bless Charlie !
Charles UK
jazzmanzoot 6 months ago
Fantastic amazing person as are all the carry on crew!!!!!!! RIP and LAUGH's Charlie x
olsaai 6 months ago
This was from a show called "MOVIE MEMORIES", the interview was recorded in December, 1980.
mistofoles 6 months ago
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WHY DO GAY MEN ALL WANT 2 KILL THEMSELFS. ???
michaelwright999 7 months ago
@michaelwright999 get a life not all!
paulsimpson123 6 months ago
@paulsimpson123 WELL DEARY ALL THE ONES I HAVE MET HEARD ABOUT ETC, ANYWAY WHO CARES.
michaelwright999 6 months ago
@michaelwright999 who cares well not you for sure perhaps if you wernt such an arsehole you would !
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@paulsimpson123 DEARY I BET YOUR ONLY HAPPY WHEN YOUR FXXXXXX A BOYS ARSEHOLE, YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM THAN ME, OLD FAGGOT. I CAN SEE YOU NOW IN YOUR CHEAP BAGGY Y,FRONTS.
michaelwright999 6 months ago
@michaelwright999 Just who the hell do you think you are? Some brain-damaged social retard?
Ranting on in caps on vidoes about fine actors and fine people, the boots of whom you are not fit to lick.
Kindly piss off, you ignorant, poorly educated pissant.
PS I'm not Only happy when fucking arseholes. But is is nice. I'd happily fuck yours. Mught help get you over this violent homophobia. Or it might just hurt like hell. We'll see how I feel, 'deary'.
VIPHighlander 6 months ago 7
@VIPHighlander TOUCHED A NERVE HAVE I Ohh DEARY GET A NEW BOY.
michaelwright999 6 months ago
@VIPHighlander Ha ha ha ha!
ginger8172 6 days ago
@VIPHighlander Tell it how it is! xx
tyjeffries 4 days ago
Wow! There's so many negative feedback on someone who has only been talking for 4:11. Put his personal life aside and remember the laughs on the carry on films. We're not perfect creatures.
rockinrex 7 months ago 2
Not true, he was sacked from the Carry-ons because he became unreliable due to his drinking problems. Otherwise, he was a unique voice. Strangely (?), K. Williams did not like him, although of the same sexual persuasion
racingrubberbiker 7 months ago
@bertiedump - They're just projecting
MrSyrett 8 months ago
He died alone, and a pauper. Such a fine actor he was though.
wayneleon1000 8 months ago 2
i must say, i got absolutely no enjoyment watching this.
broom2000 9 months ago
oh hello..!
davycrocketful 9 months ago
terrible wig
LeamingtonSteve 9 months ago
Is it true he killed himsellf ?
michaelwright999 9 months ago
@michaelwright999 He refused have his legs amputated to save his life. He said he'd rather die with his boots on.
trouble05uk 9 months ago
@trouble05uk HE WAS A GREAT COMIC HE MADE EVERYONE LAUGH. ANOTHER 1 TO MISS.
michaelwright999 9 months ago
@michaelwright999 No, as already stated, he refused a life-saving operation to have his legs amputated. His arteries were wasted, and gangrene was setting in following a broken hip he received after falling over trying to enter a hotel round the corner from his house while he was drunk. Despite his ailments, he was rumoured to have appeared in a special edition of the childrens' show "SUPERGRAN" during the last year of his life, but I can't confirm that.
mistofoles 9 months ago
@mistofoles Unbeliveable! Just seen it on here! He makes a brief appearance in the second half of a SUPERGRAN episode called "A ROYAL EVENT"!
mistofoles 9 months ago
He made me laugh so much as a child
tyblonde 9 months ago
thers no queen like a gay queen.
michaelwright999 9 months ago
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no matter you say. he was a legend in his own right.
boomboxbadboy1 10 months ago
Christ he's absolutely pissed, which is not surprising as he was a terminal alcoholic!!!!sad that that happened to a rare breed of actor
haggismuncher 10 months ago 2
@haggismuncher ..so thats what it was! I knew he wasn't totally himself! sorry to hear from these comments he got shafted by the industry. YT is great -- all these gay jokes in movies went over my head when i was young - i just thought they were sweet. R.I.P Charles.
IdaSputum 9 months ago
Charles Hawtrey looks like John Lennon
helicopter618 10 months ago
If not for for the Internet and Youtube, how on earth would we get to see stuff like this?
1FineYoungCannibal 10 months ago 22
@1FineYoungCannibal i agree.
deanmartinfan65 3 months ago
@RichardElden Why are you watching a video of him then?
INDIANBLANKET 10 months ago
@RichardElden you must be a justin beiber fan
sweetypie000 11 months ago
he was magnificent
sweetypie000 11 months ago
@RichardElden takes one to know one ducky :-)
freddiesback 11 months ago
Christ! People can even get into an argument over Charles Hawtrey :/. Anyway, poor Charles he died penniless and I know he was very bitter he didn't make much money from the Carry On films. Great screen actor and sadly missed as with all the Carry On stars.
Andrewjk73 11 months ago 34
you've already proved your a internet warrior retard! Oh and ive got a great job very well paid! It must be a boring life your leading by looking up old queens on youtube to talk shit about! Are you sure you replyed to the right person this time! Oh and assuming ain't proof! fuckin retard!
TheShepster80 11 months ago
He's obviously had a few! but i would say he was pissed he's not exactly slurring.
TheShepster80 11 months ago
Carry On Brokeback Mountain: ) Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey play a pair of cowboys who grow closer as they try and fail to rob the bank in a town ruled by lecherous, loveable sheriff Sid James. A potential intimate moment in their tent is foiled when Williams throws Hawtrey out just as they start to get it on and gives him a vicious write-up in his diary instead.
kevinturvy 11 months ago
To kevinturvy. Your a fucking right asshole! they were paid a pittance while the producers etc made millions. I would be a bit pissed off if I was them!......Just because they were gay doesnt mean the actors you mentioned were perverts and pedos and the other crap you went on with. Wheres your evidence? Your a sad fuck! Get a life you cunt!
kavallan 11 months ago
@kavallan You keep worshiping these disgusting vile creatures i an sure you would fit along nicely with there ways.
But then again, you would be the one doing hard time for your crimes and they would be laughing at you.
You do not like the truth, that is not my fault, grow up and see people for what they were
kevinturvy 11 months ago
@kavallan So he died in poverty... don't make me laugh by saying they had a hard life, the only thing they had that was hard was there own cocks when they went into public toilets.
They were loaded, you really are a fuckin prick
kevinturvy 11 months ago
said "thank you, no"... yeah right
TheodorBjork 1 year ago
boss shirt kid,
shaftsbury94 1 year ago
@bertiedump Semi-literate homophobes skulking around gay British comedians.
Charles Hawtrey, Ken Williams,et all were all drunken nasty bits of work in real life, Wilfred Brambel was a Paedohphile who hunted out underage sex in the gay clubs of asia in the 1960s.
Hawtrey was a pervert in real life, not to mention a drunken foul mouthed nasty piece of work.
Time to put away your idols and accept them for what they were, a style of comedy aimed at Halfwits
kevinturvy 1 year ago
@kevinturvy Was wilfred bramble ever charged with paedohphillia? answer no! hawtrey was a perv? you know that for a fact? or are you latching on to how people perceived him? Your just blatantly ignorant! you didn't know them personally. you fucking halfwit.
TheShepster80 11 months ago
@TheShepster80 No because he was famous, but he was cautioned for an offence and was a homosexual so was breaking the law and had a criminal conviction.. ASSHOLE.
Hawtrey was a fuckin drunk and everyone who knew him says the same thing...Twat.
Did you know any of them?
Same her now fuck off back under your rock, bloody internet warriors hiding behind there keyboards trying to defend convicted criminals make me sick.
Half-witted moron
kevinturvy 11 months ago
@kevinturvy oh i see so famous people don't get jailed! well aren't you a dumbo. So what if hawdrey was a drunk.So was george best and he was a genius. And your contradiction about keyboard warriors makes me laugh especially as your the king of the keyboard warriors. You fuckin thick cunt.
TheShepster80 11 months ago
@TheShepster80 your other comment on ken williams about him earning 500 quid a week back in the early 70s, you daft bastard.
Famous people rarely go to prison, for fuck sake, i do not mind debating but come on don't come up with this crap..
Your an internet warrior, trying to defend criminals and acting like the hard man.
Even assholes who want to be on your side are laughing at your stupid fuckin comments
kevinturvy 11 months ago
@kevinturvy Fuck i ain't trying to defend criminals. If you could back up your claims instead of passing shit on as a fact then i may agree with you but i rarely agree with retards!! you are the ultimate internet warrior! Also do you really think the bbc would of had bramble on there books if he was a paedo think not.
TheShepster80 11 months ago
@TheShepster80 You are the one that needs to back up claims not me idiot.. i have made the accusation now it is down to you to prove me wrong, when there is so much proof that proves me right.
Fuckin trolling internet warriors trying to defend people who would piss in the face is beyond me..
It must be a boring life that your leading if you have to look up old queens to defend on youtube..
I suggest you get yourself off down to the job centre and find gainful employment, i do not need to pal..
kevinturvy 11 months ago
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26highstreet 10 months ago
Roy Hudd, such a suck up creep
destructivedandy 1 year ago
Back in the 70's and 80's, it was deemed 'wrong' to be gay, and actors just couldn't admit they were gay - it was a horrible time for them.
It was only until the very late 80's, early 90's, celebrities started coming out of the closet.
Rob23 1 year ago
@Rob23 I feel its still quiet hard for celebs to come out though. Im pretty sure there are still 100's of celebs who are gay but feel they cant because of the obvious biased press/public.
chubbylilloser85 1 year ago
You have to be very unhappy to drink like that before an interview.
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
just finished reading a great biography of the carry on movies and loved learning all about this amazing actors. charlie drank a lot and was half pissed most the time you saw him in some films. i don't care, he created wonderfully funny characters and gave me lots of good fun. a big thank you to all the original actors who worked on these uniquely british comedies that have stood the test of time. most of them are gone now but their work will always be entertaining.
remotewall 1 year ago
he was very funny in the carry on films
NikkiClo 1 year ago
I've heard that he was a right nasty piece of work towards every1 he met.
Nickthegreek123 1 year ago
@Nickthegreek123 from what i see, it was mostly nearer the end of his life he started making enemys. Mostly of fans who would come up and want him to put on an act for them and his friends there and then in the street :( Thats what ive heard/seen anyway. Its the same with kenneth williams. I remmber hearing a few celebs saying he told a few fans to 'f**k off' when they come up and start asking him to do the 'OOOH matron' I cant really blame him though. Id do the same. :( i do love charles tho:D
chubbylilloser85 1 year ago
@Nickthegreek123 He really was a bastard, the kind of man who would tell a 5 year old kid to go Fuck himself, his did not give a shit about anyone, he saw his fans as scum who were beneath him and had no right to speak to him.
kevinturvy 1 year ago
Amazing, what a man should have won an oscar for his career!
sydezrez 1 year ago
Hawtrey lived in a time where you just couldn't come out and be gay & proud and it really effected him. You prats judging him have no idea about how life would have been for somebody like him in the 40s and 50s, no idea whatsoever.
Dungarth 1 year ago 2
one word PISSED!!
cooking23 1 year ago
This programme was actually transmitted Jan 1981. Hawtrey here in a dodgy toupee seems drunk and vague. One of the endlessly fascinating Carry On team who died a lonely, embittered man at Deal in Kent. A big pity because I thought he was really funny when I was a kid
myfanwy7 1 year ago 3
@myfanwy7
Yes - and it's so strange how most of the people who gave so much fun and pleasure to millions for so little have major problems, and/or die unhappily... Should be a crime against it...
ilovecollecting 1 year ago
Egotistical muppet that annoyed just about everyone he met. He had his chance and blew it big time.
SuperClagnut 1 year ago
@SuperClagnut He blew nothing. A true individual who never compromised his personality, despite how many people he rubbed up the wrong way. I know he was a nightmare,, but I will always love him dearly.
theghostofchristmasp 1 year ago 2
i dig a pygmy
free2fleewithme 1 year ago
Where are the 'deaf aids'?
drkatz33 1 year ago
when they were taking auditions for the carry on films he would have just turned up and they would have said "ÿour in" without saying a word pure genius
endracismguy 1 year ago
the god old days when poofs werent as gay as they are today all this talk of bums and willies ooooh
oranbhoy67 1 year ago
Charles was so full of himself he demanded that he should be paid more than any other carry on cast and was an alcoholic tragic the way he passed away but he deserved it as he just didn't look after himself i have no sympathy for people like that
MrDontstareitsrude 1 year ago
Hawtrey = C3PO
SirCliveCalculator 1 year ago
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@sourjellybaby Suck my fucking dick like your mum was last night..YOU FUCKING FAG!
matsui2001 1 year ago
Awful wig
TheAnOnAlly 1 year ago
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The audience could have been a little warmer,after all the Carry On films are legendary & every actor in these movies are well remembered & respected to this day.Long live Carry On & its cast.
jfcjake 1 year ago
The audience could have been a little warmer,after all the Carry On films are legendary & every actor in these movies are well remembered & respected to this day.Log live Carry On & its cast.
jfcjake 1 year ago
Among all the stand-out (and you Barbara!) characters in the Carry On films this guy came on from left field and always gave a brilliant cameo. "Bright and gay" just about sums it up.
kevinastraw 1 year ago
Nothing beats the old school comedy actors and Charles was definitely one of the finest and funniest. What a loss to the comedy world it was the day he died<3
TheSilverDollarQueen 1 year ago
Ha! Charles Hawtrey and the deaf aids - John's description of the Beatles!
lumbago12 1 year ago
Poor lonely sad old ginger,he was a good piano player though,see him in 'passport to Pimlico'
barneyboscoe 1 year ago
omg he is well brahms! definitely was a loveable character, i can't help but laugh whenever he says "oooh hello!", hahahahaha
playgirlc 1 year ago
Thank you for uploading this. The interviewer is Roy Hudd and this edition of 'Movie Memories' was first shown on January 28th 1981.
Scotchegg85 1 year ago 2
The British theatre tradition threw up (if that's the word!), a whole generation of truly unique character actors. Alistair Sim being one such memorable "eccentric", Charles Hawtrey another. We could do with a few more of 'em now, in my opinion!
drwhatson 1 year ago
just read the book - couldnt put it down. Brilliant!!
caddie1969 1 year ago
Jeesh, who in the hell edited this? The guys who edit the movies for the ad breaks for Channel 5 in the UK lol
AngelArtists 1 year ago
legend..thanx for uploading.
spinout3 1 year ago
great
neckmaster01 1 year ago
"Isn't that a lovely opening" as he said to the guardsman...
anonUK 1 year ago
Brain-dead interviewer, unfortunately. Marvellous guest.
raggedclown 1 year ago
A sad interview of a career and life past.
yokai1968 1 year ago
aww a great interview, thanks. poor charles, he was always my favourite Carry On-ner. what a pity he wasn't able to be as happy as he made all of us. x
selfobsessionhoney 1 year ago
Charles was so mortified at being rescued from his house wigless, he took the fireman's helmet!
mistofoles 1 year ago
@mistofoles And he polished it too
wootlanter 1 year ago
@wootlanter LOL. Fireman's helmet, long hose, big chopper. ect. He was a legend. I loved Carry On Up the Kyber, Bernard Bresslaw as Afghan Chief Bungdit Din told Indian Magician Cardew Robinson (who I always thought was played by Bob Grant, the Chippie off On the Buses), to FAKIR OFF;. lol.
bugsbunny2022 1 year ago
1984.
Why is he wearing 1974 matching shirt and tie?
yokai1968 1 year ago
@yokai1968
because his professional life - and therefore income - had effectively stopped around then.
custardaghost 1 year ago
Amazing how far he got for someone with such little talent.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
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@JuanMacready 100% AGREE.. He was a little talentless fucking FAG!
matsui2001 1 year ago
Has this interview been cut? thanks.
itsabomberscope 1 year ago
...you fellas been doin a lil boozin?
togzig 1 year ago
what has he got on his head?
CorporalNym 1 year ago
@CorporalNym A braain you thick cunt. blck faggot.
michaelwright999 1 year ago
people like charles have a superior mind and knowledge of the people in this world..
think on
as per he was portrayed as alonley freak just because he didnt fit the usual boring mold. i get him
clazza01 1 year ago
you can see the joy and happiness on his face when the interviewer calls him a great which he was!
jestanotherguy 1 year ago 3
Bless him.
He gave such joy and entertainment!
The 'Carry On' series would never have been possible without what he added!
osummuso 1 year ago 2
Perhaps he was one of John Inman's inspirations for his character on "Are You Being Served?"
hoppes9 1 year ago
@Scooby71Doo:
That reminds me of that wonderfully quirky Welsh actor Hugh Griffith. He was once asked whether he thought his drunken scenes were easier to play convincingly when he was drunk or when he was sober. He said he didn't know - he'd never tried playing them sober!
Ynot1666 1 year ago
@Scooby71Doo Great comment. Gerald Thomas always took parts of the actors own faults and foibles and added them to the characters they played. This is what makes 'Carry On' still watchable. The fine line between humour and tragedy. Very obvious with Kenneth Williams, as well as Charles Hawtrey...and Frankie Howerd.
duncaninchina 1 year ago
he is acting very strange what a mad little chap x
JoanCollins2009 1 year ago
Who's the guy interviewing charles is it roy hudd?
wobber999 1 year ago
@wobber999 yup
pa20002000 1 year ago
@pa20002000 thanks dude i prefered roy interviewing celebs to eyone else as he talked to them as normal people
wobber999 1 year ago
@wobber999 Yes
mistofoles 1 year ago
a gottle of gin buurrple he looks like the child catcher oh hello hawtrey in a nutshell or case
oakesy68 1 year ago
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snafutube 1 year ago
Oh dear; you can see the edit jump!
littleshoemaker 1 year ago
For 35 years, I've been a huge fan of the "Carry On" films. My favorite is probably Carry On Nurse, although Carry On Cleo is a very close second. Charles Hawtrey wasn't in all of them, but he seemed to steal the ones that he WAS in.
ftsjr 2 years ago
A shirt-and-tie set that was fashionable in 1971...
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