Cast & creator
Spike Milligan
Best known for The Dick Cavett Show, Have I Got News for You, Wogan
Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Also known as: Spike 'Goon' Milligan, Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan, Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan, Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan
91
film credits
43
television credits
114
1951–2025 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (134)
Showing 134 of 134 credits
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Wogan
Self
1982
The Sooty Show
Himself
1955
World in Action
1963
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Room 101
Self
1994
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Blankety Blank
1979
Life of Brian
Spike
1979
In Sickness and in Health
Fancy Fred
1985
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Ghost of Marley
1982
Till Death Us Do Part
Paki-Paddy
1966Till Death Us Do Part
Indian Train Passenger
1966
Super Gran
Zoo Keeper
1985
You Bet!
1988
The Three Musketeers
M. Bonancieux
1973
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Television
1985
Gormenghast
De'Ath
2000
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Tell Me Another
Himself
1976
Badjelly
Book
2025
Takin' Over the Asylum
Himself
1994Plunder
Self
1990
The Ratties
Narrator (voice)
1988The World of Beachcomber
Various Roles
1968The World of Beachcomber
Additional Writing
1968
Wolves, Witches and Giants
Narrator
1995
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Six Dates with Barker
Writer
1971
Q...
1969Q...
Creator
1969
Yellowbeard
Flunkie
1983
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Adolf Hitler / Pakistani Dalek (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Gryphon
1972
The Telegoons
1963
The Magic Christian
Traffic Warden
1969There's A Lot Of It About
1982
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Policeman
1978
History of the World: Part I
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
1981
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Crumble
1977
The Bed Sitting Room
Mate
1969The Bed Sitting Room
Author
1969
Curry and Chips
1969
Cucumber Castle
The Court Jester
1970
A Kid for Two Farthings
Indian with Grey Beard (uncredited)
1955
Invasion Quartet
1961
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Tramp (segment "Sloth")
1971The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Writer
1971
The Banana
Self
1997The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Dr. Harz
1973
Mr. H Is Late
1988Son of Fred
1956Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self
1974A Show Called Fred
1956
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Leo Milligan
1973Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Novel
1973
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Self (archive footage)
2022
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
Self (archive footage)
2002
Man About the House
Himself
1974
Everyman
1977
Right to Work March
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Landlord
1972
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Bill Bombay
1973
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
2018
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
1972
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
Himself
2010
Down Among the Z Men
Pvt. Eccles
1952
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Self - Narrator (voice)
1969
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Self (Archive footage)
2001
Dot and the Kangaroo
Mr. Platypus (voice)
1977
Postman's Knock
Harold Petts
1962
Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot
Self
1997
The Melting Pot
Creator
1976
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Writer
1959
Alice Through the Looking Box
The White Rabbit
1960
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Self
1995
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Self
1979
The Super Secret Service
Writer
1953
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Self
2000Milligan In...
1972
What a Whopper
Tramp
1961
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
E.W. Mackney
1970
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Self (archive footage)
2014
Watch Your Stern
Ranjid - Civilian electrician #1
1960
The Last Impresario
Self (archive footage)
2014
Penny Points to Paradise
Spike Donnelly
1951Penny Points to Paradise
Original Music Composer
1951
Group Madness
Self
1983Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
Various
1961Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
Writer
1961
The Best of Spike Milligan
Self
2004The Best of Spike Milligan
Writer
2004
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
Self (archive material)
1981
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
the Ghost of Marley
1985
Just Like That!
Self
1989The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Self (archive footage)
2010
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
2008
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
Self
1983
Sellers' Best
Self
1992
The Last Goon Show of All
Self
1972The Last Goon Show of All
Writer
1972Moonshadow
Narrator
1977
Rentadick
a Customs officer
1972
The Great McGonagall
William Topaz McGonagall
1975The Great McGonagall
Screenplay
1975
Fantastic Animation Festival
Narrator: "Moonshadow"
1977
The Big Freeze
Der Schauspieler
1993
An Evening with Spike Milligan
Himself
1996The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Assorted
1956The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Additional Writing
1956
Spike Milligan on Treasure Island WC2
Self
1961
Suspect
Arthur, lab orderly
1960
Let's Go Crazy
Multiple Roles
1951Let's Go Crazy
Writer
1951
Puckoon
Novel
2002
The Cherry Picker
Mr. Lal
1974Oh In Colour
1970
Calling All Cars
Freddie The Taxi (voice)
1954Thank You and Goodnight
Portrait of a Goon
Himself
1959
Spike
Self
1996
Badjelly the Witch
Narrator
2000Badjelly the Witch
Himself
2000Badjelly the Witch
Writer
2000Milligan's Wake
1964
The Very Best of Spike Milligan
Self/Various
2007
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan
Self - (Archival)
2005
Barney
Hawker
1976
Spike Milligan: Return of a Legend
2001Oh In Colour
Creator