1969Nominee
Best Performance
The Italian Job
Fred Emney
Actor
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
February 11, 1900
Biography
From Wikipedia Frederick Arthur Round "Fred" Emney (12 February 1900 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian. Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire, the son of Blanche (née Round) and Fred Emney, a music hall entertainer. His great-uncle was the actor Arthur Williams. Emney junior grew up in London and was educated at Cranleigh School. He made his film debut in 1935, having previously worked in music hall. He became a familiar figure to screen audiences, usually playing the "posh fat bloke", usually gruff and invariably wearing a monocle. During the 1950s, he had his own television show which featured sketches and deft piano pieces often composed by him. Some were released on record. He had a short spell as straight man to puppets Pinky and Perky. His sister Joan Emney was an actress who sometimes appeared with him in the same stage productions. Fred Emney died in Bognor Regis, Sussex on Christmas Day 1980.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1968Nominee
Best Performance
Oliver!
1965Nominee
Best Performance
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Performance
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1977Highlight
Best Performance
Adventures of a Private Eye
Video
The Italian Job
Oliver!
Bunny Lake Is Missing