Biography: life and films
Will Hay was an English actor, film director and screenwriter whose birth name was William Thomson Hay. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England, UK on 6th December 1888 and died in Chelsea, London, England, UK on 18th April 1949, aged 60.His best films as an actor include Marcel Varnel's comedy Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), Convict 99 (1938), The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) and Basil Dearden's My Learned Friend (1943), and whose best work as a film director include The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942), The Goose Steps Out (1942) and My Learned Friend (1943).
Will Hay appeared in 18 films, scripted 4 films and directed 3 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Marcel Varnel (8 films), William Beaudine (4) and Basil Dearden (3).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (15 films) and drama (3).
Our average rating for Will Hay over all films is: 3.5
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) [a]
Those Were the Days (1934) [a]
Boys Will Be Boys (1935) [a,w]
Dandy Dick (1935) [a]
Where There's a Will (1936) [a,w]
Old Bones of the River (1938) [a]
The Big Blockade (1940) [a]
Where's That Fire? (1940) [a]
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) [a]
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) [a,d]
The Goose Steps Out (1942) [a,d]
My Learned Friend (1943) [a,d]
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
The very best period film dramas
The best of British film comedies
