Jimmy Clitheroe

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Jimmy Clitheroe

Acting December 24, 1921

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, UK

Northern English comic entertainer best remembered for his long-running BBC Radio programme, The Clitheroe Kid (1956–72). in 1938, aged 16, he was 3 feet 6.5 inches (1.08 m) tall…

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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

5.5 1967 Movie
Much Too Shy

Much Too Shy

6.5 1942 Movie
Stars in Your Eyes

Stars in Your Eyes

6.7 1956 Movie
That's My Boy!

That's My Boy!

6.5 1963 TV Show
Rhythm Serenade

Rhythm Serenade

7.7 1943 Movie
Funny Up North

Funny Up North

6.0 2011 Movie
School for Randle

School for Randle

8.0 1949 Movie

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Northern English comic entertainer best remembered for his long-running BBC Radio programme, The Clitheroe Kid (1956–72). in 1938, aged 16, he was 3 feet 6.5 inches (1.08 m) tall and never grew taller than 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) – the average height of an eight or nine-year-old boy, upon whom well into adulthood he based his show business character.

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  1. 2011
    Funny Up North

    Movie Himself

  2. 1967
    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Movie General Tom Thumb

  3. 1963
    That's My Boy!

    TV show Jimmy

  4. 1956
    Stars in Your Eyes

    Movie

  5. 1949
    School for Randle

    Movie

  6. 1943
    Rhythm Serenade

    Movie

  7. 1942
    Much Too Shy

    Movie Jimmy