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Tommy Steele Biography (1936-)

Born Thomas Hicks, December 17, 1936, in Bermondsey, London, England; son ofThomas Walter and Elizabeth Ellen (Bennett) Hicks; married Ann Donoughue. Addresses: AGENT--Talent Artists Ltd., 37 Hill Street, London W1X 8JY, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 17, 1936

London, Bermondsey, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--In a variety show, Empire Theatre, Sunderland, England, 1956.
• LONDON DEBUT--Royal Variety Performance, Dominion Theatre, 1957.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--Arthur Kipps, Half-a-Sixpence, Broadhurst Theatre, 1965.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Buttons, Cinderella, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1958.
• Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1960.
• Arthur Kipps, Half-a-Sixpence, Cambridge Theatre, 1963.
• Royal Variety Performance, 1963.
• Truffaldino, The Servant of Two Masters, Queen's Theatre, 1968.
• title role, Dick Whittington, Palladium Theatre, 1969.
• Meet Me in London, Las Vegas, NV, then Adelphi Theatre, London, 1971.
• in a variety show at the Palladium Theatre, 1973.
• title role, Hans Andersen, Palladuim Theatre, 1974, and in revival, 1977.
• An Evening with Tommy Steele, Prince of Wales Theatre, 1979.
• Don Lockwood, Singin' in the Rain, Palladium Theatre, 1983.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• The Tommy Steele Anniversary Show, 1976.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--Kill Me Tomorrow, British, 1957.
• The Tommy Steele Story (also known as Rock Around the World), British, 1957.
• It's All Happening (also known as The Dream Maker), 1964.
• The Happiest Millionaire, 1967.
• Og, Finian's Rainbow, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, 1968.
• Arthur Kipps, Half-a-Sixpence, Paramount, 1969.
• Where's Jack, British, 1969.
• Also appeared in The Duke Wore Jeans; Tommy the Toreador; Light Up the Sky.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Off The Record, 1956.
• Quincy's Quest, BBC, 1979.
• The Tommy Steele Hour.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Tommy Steele Spectaculars.
• Richard Whittington Esquire.
• Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin.
• Tommy Steele and a Show.
• Twelfth Night.
• Credits; OTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Ed Sullivan Show.
• Gene Kelly Show.
• Perry Como Show.
• Credits; ALBUM
• My Life, My Song, musical autobiography, 1974.
• Credits; SINGLE
• "Rock with the Caveman," 1955.
• Writings;BOOKS
• Quincy, 1981.
• The Final Run, 1983.
• Writings;MUSIC
• Composer, My Life, My Song, 1974.