Freddie Frinton

Freddie Frinton

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.

  • Titel: Freddie Frinton
  • Populariteit: 2.072
  • Bekend om: Acting
  • Verjaardag: 1909-01-17
  • Geboorteplaats: Grimsby, England, UK
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  • Ook gekend als: Frederick Bittiner Coo
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Freddie Frinton Films

  • 1963
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    Dinner for One

    Dinner for One

    7.3 1963 HD

    Een dame op leeftijd wil een verjaardagsdiner met haar vrienden houden. Omdat deze allemaal al zijn overleden moet de butler de rol van elke gast...

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  • 1960
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    Make Mine Mink

    Make Mine Mink

    7.1 1960 HD

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  • 2013
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    Glückwunsch, Miss Sophie – 50 Jahre „Dinner for one“: Das Erfolgsgeheimnis des Kultsketches

    Glückwunsch, Miss Sophie – 50 Jahre „Dinner for one“: Das Erfolgsgeheimnis des Kultsketches

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1961
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    What a Whopper

    What a Whopper

    6.2 1961 HD

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  • 1953
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    Forces' Sweetheart

    Forces' Sweetheart

    5.2 1953 HD

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  • 1988
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    Freddie Frinton und sein Dinner for One

    Freddie Frinton und sein Dinner for One

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1948
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    Trouble in the Air

    Trouble in the Air

    7 1948 HD

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  • 2023
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    Dinner for Kerl

    Dinner for Kerl

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dinner for One

    Dinner for One

    7.3 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dinner for One

    Dinner for One

    1 1963 HD

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