Cardew Robinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2101

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Aug-1917

Age

(109 years old)

Place of Birth

Goodmayes, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As
  • Douglas John Cardew Robinson

Cardew Robinson

Biography

Douglas John Cardew Robinson (14 August 1917 – 28 December 1992) was a British comic, whose craft was rooted in the music hall and Gang Shows.


Credits

Father Came Too! Father Came Too! (1964) Character: Fire Officer
When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up themselves. But when the cottage proves to be more ramshackle than they thought, and the scale of the repairs needed far out of their budget, the newlyweds are forced into calling on Juliet's father after all. Before long he's employed incompetent builder Josh Wicks, and the situation goes from bad to worse.
What's Up Nurse What's Up Nurse (1977) Character: Ticket Inspector
When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the lengths that the nurses go to in caring for their patients.
Hair of the Dog Hair of the Dog (1962) Character: Doctor
Fred Tickle is commissionaire at a razor blade factory, and grows a beard after developing a shaving rash, but his new appearance doesn't go down well with management.
It’s the Only Way to Go It’s the Only Way to Go (1970) Character: N/A
A black comedy, in mime, about the funeral of an old man who dies from an overdose of excitement while watching a young girl strip.
The Magnificent Six and ½: A Good Deed in Time The Magnificent Six and ½: A Good Deed in Time (1969) Character: House Decorator
When the Gang decide to be helpful, something is bound to go wrong. They borrow a ladder unknowingly from a decorator, who attempts to climb out of the window, not realising that his ladder has gone!
Hoverbug Hoverbug (1969) Character: Postman
The young inventors Dick and Jenny Brewster, build their own 'Hoverbug' and hope to win the race which has been organised for home-made Hovercraft, but their arch rivals, Charlie and Sydney, bend the rules by enlisting professional help and by employing devious means to sabotage the Hoverbug.
Calling All Cars Calling All Cars (1954) Character: Reggie Ramsbottom
Comedy documentary centring on the Dover Harbour car terminal.
A French Mistress A French Mistress (1960) Character: Ambulance Attendant
The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French Mistress) effect on the boys is swift and amazing. Suddenly everyone wants extra French Lessons just to glimpse the teacher in revealing shorts and bikinis. As discipline crumbles, a scandal explodes when the Head discovers the mademoiselle's mother was an old flame. Madeline must be dismissed to save further embarrassments.
Three on a Spree Three on a Spree (1961) Character: Micki
A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what you think!
A Stitch in Time A Stitch in Time (1963) Character: Pinching Patient (uncredited)
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) Character: Frowsi, the Fakir
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.
Ladies Who Do Ladies Who Do (1963) Character: Police Driver
The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
I Was Happy Here I Was Happy Here (1966) Character: Gravedigger
Cass followed the bright lights to London and was quickly disillusioned. She met and married Doctor Langdon, but soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and to her first love, Colin.
Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine (1989) Character: Londoner
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Smashing Time Smashing Time (1967) Character: Custard Pie Vicar
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
Light Up the Sky! Light Up the Sky! (1960) Character: Compere
Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) Character: Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
Three Bites of the Apple Three Bites of the Apple (1967) Character: Bernhard Hagstrom
A tour guide wins a large sum of money at a casino and a beautiful woman schemes at have it, but love complicates her plans.
The Navy Lark The Navy Lark (1959) Character: Lt. Binns
An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circumstances. The men still wear uniforms and the proper reports are filed, although the reports of hundreds of mines are exaggerated. The captain spends his time fishing, the Number One is busy romancing the only Wren on the island and The Chief Boatswain runs a wine smuggling business. Unfortunately the Navy start to get suspicious.
Fun at St. Fanny's Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) Character: Cardew the Cad
Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (music hall favourite Fred Emney) is in the toils of shady bookmaker Harry the Scar (boxer Freddie Mills) and has so-far kept his golden goose perched firmly at the bottom of the class. Blissfully unaware of nefarious intrigue around him, Cardew continues to flirt coyly with the French mistress and gamble for school dinners on the form room roulette wheel. But canny Scots solicitor McTavish has been sent to investigate... Featuring television's Billy Bunter, Gerald Campion, gorgeous Vera Day, Will Hay cohort Claude Hulbert, muddle-mouthed Stanley Unwin, a young Ronnie Corbett, and enough old jokes to fill a Christmas Cracker factory.
Alfie Alfie (1966) Character: Gay Man in Pub
A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.
Crooks Anonymous Crooks Anonymous (1962) Character: Brother Wiseman
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
I'm All Right Jack I'm All Right Jack (1959) Character: Shop Steward
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
The Wrong Arm of the Law The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) Character: Postman (uncredited)
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
Where's Jack? Where's Jack? (1969) Character: Lord Mayor
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
The Nine Ages of Nakedness The Nine Ages of Nakedness (1969) Character: The Magistrate (segment "The Theatre")
A man attempts to deal with the bevy of naked beauties who have been bothering his family for generations.
Go Kart Go Go Kart Go (1964) Character: Postman
Jimpy leads a gang of kids as they attempt to beat another gang, no matter how underhanded their tactics are.
Come Play with Me Come Play with Me (1977) Character: McIvar
Two alluring young ladies live with their beautiful widowed aunt on a secluded wooded estate. The women have earned themselves quite a reputation in the surrounding towns and men from all over the region are frequent visitors to the small countryside home, hoping to encounter one, or preferably both, of the seductive nieces. Of course, the aunt has equally strong desires and refuses to be outdone. Soon all three are offering the many courters the chance to Come Play with Me!
What's a Carry On? What's a Carry On? (1998) Character: Frowsi, the Fakir (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
Heavens Above! Heavens Above! (1963) Character: Tramp
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, where he immediately horrifies his snobby parishioners by appointing a dustman and a black man as vicar's wardens and throwing open the vicarage to the sprawling, disreputable Smith family, who have just been evicted from their caravan site. He converts the dowager aristocrat to works of absurd charity but he soon has the town and much of the country in uproar.



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