Ernie Wise

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Ernie Wise

Acting November 27, 1925

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Ernest Wiseman, OBE, known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on…

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.1 1975 TV Show
Rainbow

Rainbow

6.8 1972 TV Show
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise

6.5 1961 TV Show
40 Minutes

40 Minutes

6.4 1981 TV Show
The Morecambe & Wise Show

The Morecambe & Wise Show

7.0 1968 TV Show
The Magnificent Two

The Magnificent Two

3.3 1967 Movie
One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

7.0 1967 TV Show
That Riviera Touch

That Riviera Touch

6.0 1966 Movie
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

6.0 2021 Movie
The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men

6.1 1965 Movie

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Ernest Wiseman, OBE, known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

    Movie Self

  2. 2021
    Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2017
    Eric & Ernie's Home Movies

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2014
    The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

    TV show Himself

  5. 2012
    Bring Me Morecambe & Wise

    TV show

  6. 2011
    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2008
    Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words

    Movie Himself

  8. 2007
    Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

    Movie

  9. 2001
    The Best of Morecambe and Wise

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 2001
    The Best Of Morecambe & Wise

    Movie Himself

  11. 1999
    Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise

    Movie Self - Guest

  12. 1993
    The Importance of Being Ernie

    Movie Self

  13. 1984
    Night Train to Murder

    Movie Ernie

  14. 1981
    40 Minutes

    TV show

  15. 1981
    Blood Donors

    Movie Self

  16. 1980
    The Morecambe and Wise Show

    TV show

More credits
  1. 1975
    The Sweeney

    TV show Ernie Wise

  2. 1974
    Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  3. 1973
    Eric & Ernie Live

    Movie

  4. 1973
    Val Meets The VIPS

    TV show Self - Guest

  5. 1972
    Rainbow

    TV show Himself

  6. 1969
    Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

    TV show Himself

  7. 1969
    One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

    Movie

  8. 1968
    The Morecambe & Wise Show

    TV show Self

  9. 1967
    Omnibus

    TV show Narrator

  10. 1967
    The Magnificent Two

    Movie Ernie

  11. 1967
    Piccadilly Palace

    TV show

  12. 1967
    One Pair of Eyes

    TV show

  13. 1967
    Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke

    Movie Self

  14. 1966
    That Riviera Touch

    Movie Ernest Clark

  15. 1965
    The Intelligence Men

    Movie Ernie Sage

  16. 1963
    Morecambe and Wise: Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive

    Movie

  17. 1961
    Morecambe & Wise

    TV show Self

  18. 1961
    Two of a Kind

    TV show Self

  19. 1954
    Running Wild

    TV show Host/Presenter

  20. 1948
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    TV show Self