William Rushton

Known for: Acting

Born: 1937-08-18 – 1996-12-11 (aged 59)

From: Chelsea, London, England, UK

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

Filmography (65)

MOVIE
Two Old Farts in the Night
1996
as Himself
TV★ 7.0
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives
1996
as Flight Lieutenant
TV★ 8.7
The Treacle People
1996
as Father Christmas (voice)
TV★ 6.3
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Astronomer (voice)
TV
One For The Road
1995
as Joe
TV★ 6.5
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Toby Belch (voice)
MOVIE
Twelfth Night
1992
as Toby Belch (voice)
MOVIE
Hamlet: The Video
1992
as Host
TV
Captain Zed and the Zee Zone
1991
as King Bee (voice)
TV★ 9.0
Muzzy Comes Back
1989
as The King (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
Consuming Passions
1988
as Big Teddy
TV★ 8.5
Big Muzzy
1987
as The King (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
1986
as Narrator (Himself)
TV★ 7.7
The Trap Door
1986
as Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)
TV★ 7.5
The Mind of David Berglas
1985
MOVIE★ 6.0
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985
as the Ghost of Christmas Present
TV
Tickle on the Tum
1984
as Tommy Tidy
TV★ 5.6
Wogan
1982
as Self
TV★ 7.3
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
MOVIE
The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video
1982
as Various Characters
MOVIE
The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
1981
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Wilfred Crimble (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Santa's Pocket Watch
1980
as Narrator
TV
Rushton's Illustrated
1980
TV★ 7.5
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
MOVIE
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Lance (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
Top Gear
1978
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 4.3
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978
as Dodger Harris
TV★ 7.0
Dawson and Friends
1977
as Kaiser
MOVIE★ 4.4
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Wilfred Crimble
MOVIE★ 4.2
Keep It Up Downstairs
1976
as Snotty Shuttleworth
TV
The Chiffy Kids
1976
as Councillor Eldridge
MOVIE
Decorators Limited
1976
as Councillor Eldridge
MOVIE
Alice in Label Land
1974
as (voice)
TV
Grubstreet
1973
as Various Characters
MOVIE★ 6.0
Is This a Record?
1973
MOVIE★ 7.0
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973
as Dr. Watson
MOVIE
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Walter Tumbril
TV★ 7.7
Colditz
1972
as Major Trumpington
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
as Passenger on Plane
TV★ 9.0
Up Sunday
1972
TV★ 5.1
Film '72
1971
as Self
TV★ 7.7
The Persuaders!
1971
as Lance
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flight of the Doves
1971
as Tobias Cromwell
MOVIE★ 5.3
Twelve Plus One
1969
as Lionel Bennett
TV★ 7.3
Up Pompeii!
1969
as Plautus
TV★ 10.0
World in Ferment
1969
as Guest Magistrate
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Best House in London
1969
as Sylvester Wall
MOVIE★ 5.9
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as John O'Groats Official
MOVIE
'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
1969
TV★ 4.8
The Ugliest Girl in Town
1968
as Raul Plimpton
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Dylan's Assistant
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Mini-Affair
1967
as Chancellor of the Exchequer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Tremayne Gascoyne
MOVIE
The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit)
1965
TV★ 8.0
Not Only... But Also
1964
TV★ 9.0
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
MOVIE★ 8.0
Scene Nun, Take One
1964
TV★ 6.7
Late Night Line-Up
1964
MOVIE★ 6.0
Nothing But the Best
1964
as Gerry
MOVIE★ 6.7
It's All Over Town
1963
as Fat Friend
TV
Stars and Garters
1963
as Self - Host
MOVIE
The Flying Alberts
1963
as Self
TV★ 8.5
That Was the Week That Was
1962