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Freddie Frinton

Freddie Frinton

Actor, Writer

Born January 17, 1909 in Grimsby, England, UK

Died October 16, 1968

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Frinton was born in Hainton Avenue, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the illegitimate child of a seamstress, Florence Elisabeth Coo, and was brought up by foster parents. He started working in a Grimsby fish processing plant, where he is said to have entertained his colleagues with parodies and jokes, but was ultimately sacked. He moved into music hall, where he enjoyed modest success and renamed himself Freddie Frinton.

During the Second World War he made a moderate breakthrough as a comedian. In 1945, Frinton first performed the sketch Dinner for One in Blackpool. As he had to pay a royalty every time he performed the sketch, he bought the rights to Dinner for One in the 1950s, which turned out to be a very prescient decision.

At the age of 55, Frinton became a belated success as the plumber husband in the popular television sitcom Meet the Wife, which ran for 40 episodes (the wife was played by Thora Hird). The series is mentioned in the Beatles song "Good Morning Good Morning" with the line "It's time for tea and Meet the Wife". In October 1968, at the age of 59, Freddie Frinton died suddenly from a heart attack in London. He is buried in City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell.

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Filmography

Actor

30

Type

Year

Dinner for One Documentary2003Self

Freddie Frinton und sein Dinner for One Documentary1988Self

His Favourite Family TV Movie1968

Thicker Than Water TV Series1968Fred Holmes

The Golden Shot Poster

The Golden Shot TV Series1967Self

Wedding Fever Poster

Wedding Fever TV Movie1967

My Perfect Husband TV Movie1965Freddie

The Frankie Vaughan Show Poster

The Frankie Vaughan Show TV Series1965Self

Big Night Out Poster

Big Night Out TV Series1964Self

Treffpunkt Baden-Baden TV Movie1964Self

Dinner for One Poster

Dinner for One TV Short1963James

Meet the Wife Poster

Meet the Wife TV Series1963Freddie Blacklock

The Des O'Connor Show Poster

The Des O'Connor Show TV Series1963Self

Comedy Bandbox Poster

Comedy Bandbox TV Series1962Self

The Best Laid Schemes TV Movie1962

Bitte, lassen Sie sich unterhalten TV Movie1961James

Comedy Playhouse Poster

Comedy Playhouse TV Series1961Fred Holmes

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars TV Series1961Self

What a Whopper Poster

What a Whopper Feature Film1961Gilbert Pinner

Arthur's Treasured Volumes TV Series1960Cushie

Guten Abend! TV Series1960James

Make Mine Mink Poster

Make Mine Mink Feature Film1960Drunk

A Christmas Night with the Stars Poster

A Christmas Night with the Stars TV Series1958Freddie Blacklock - Meet the Wife segment

The Arthur Haynes Show Poster

The Arthur Haynes Show TV Series1957

Saturday Spectacular Poster

Saturday Spectacular TV Series1956Self

Stars in Your Eyes Poster

Stars in Your Eyes Feature Film1956Landlord of Pub

Forces' Sweetheart Poster

Forces' Sweetheart Feature Film1953Aloysius Dimwitty

The Good Old Days Poster

The Good Old Days TV Series1953Self - Performer

Penny Points to Paradise Poster

Penny Points to Paradise Feature Film1951Drunk

Trouble in the Air Poster

Trouble in the Air Feature Film1948Fred Somers

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Year

O Jantar TV Movie1989

Dinner for One Poster

Dinner for One TV Short1963

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