Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-12-05

Deathday

1949-04-18 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK

Also Known As

William Thomson Hay

Will Hay

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.

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Known For

7.0%

Oh, Mr. Porter!

Oct 5, 1937

7.4%

Ask a Policeman

Apr 29, 1939

6.0%

My Learned Friend

Oct 25, 1943

6.2%

Boys Will Be Boys

Jul 1, 1935

6.4%

The Goose Steps Out

Aug 1, 1942

6.8%

Convict 99

Sep 26, 1938

6.9%

Hey! Hey! USA

Oct 1, 1938

6.6%

The Ghost of St. Michael's

Apr 1, 1941

7.0%

Where's That Fire

Jun 29, 1939

6.8%

Good Morning, Boys!

May 27, 1937

7.7%

Windbag the Sailor

Dec 1, 1936

6.6%

Where There's a Will

Aug 10, 1936

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Acting

2016

Will Hay and the Stars as Self - Archive

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as William Potts (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977

To See Such Fun

1943

My Learned Friend as William Fitch

1942		The Goose Steps Out as William Potts / Muller
1942		The Black Sheep of Whitehall as Prof. Davis
1942		The Big Blockade as Skipper
1942		Go to Blazes as Father

1941

The Ghost of St. Michael's as Will Lamb

1939		Where's That Fire as Captain Benjamin Viking
1939		Ask a Policeman as Sergt. Dudfoot

1938		Old Bones of the River as Prof. Benjamin Tibbetts
1938		Hey! Hey! USA as Dr. Benjamin Twist
1938		Convict 99 as Dr. Benjamin Twist

1937		Oh, Mr. Porter! as William Porter
1937		Good Morning, Boys! as Dr. Benjamin Twist

1936		Windbag the Sailor as Captain Ben Cutlet
1936		Where There's a Will as Benjamin Stubbins

1935		Boys Will Be Boys as Dr. Alec Smart
1935		Dandy Dick as Rev. Richard Jedd

1934		Radio Parade of 1935 as William Garland
1934		Those Were the Days as Magistrate Brutus Poskett

1928

Camera Interviews: Will Hay

Directing

1943

My Learned Friend as Director

1942		The Goose Steps Out as Director
1942		The Black Sheep of Whitehall as Director

Writing

1936

Where There's a Will as Screenplay

1935		Boys Will Be Boys as Writer
1935		Dandy Dick as Writer