Birth Place: Rothwell, Northants, ENGLAND
Jim Dale, MBE is an English actor, narrator, singer-songwriter, director, and composer. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In the British film world he became one of the regulars in the Carry On films. He is one of the last three surviving regular actors from the series – the others being Leslie Phillips and Bernard Cribbins. In the United States he is most recognised as a leading actor on Broadway, where he had roles in Scapino, Barnum, Candide and Me and My Girl, as well as for narrating all seven of the Harry Potter audiobooks in the American market (for which he received two Grammy Awards out of six nominations) and the ABC series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009); he also starred in the Disney film Pete's Dragon (1977). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for portraying a young Spike Milligan in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973).
Jim Dale, Just Jim Dale
Jim Dale, Just Jim Dale
Jim Dale, Just Jim Dale
Jim Dale, The Road to Mecca
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Jim Dale, Comedians
Jim Dale, Comedians
Jim Dale, Candide
Jim Dale, Candide
Jim Dale, Travels with My Aunt
Jim Dale, Joe Egg
Jim Dale, Joe Egg
Jim Dale, Joe Egg
Jim Dale, Barnum
Jim Dale, Barnum
Jim Dale, Scapino
Jim Dale has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Jim Dale has appeared on London's West End in 4 shows.
Jim Dale's first West End show was The Wayward Way which opened in 1964
Best Solo Performance () for Just Jim Dale, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Just Jim Dale, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Just Jim Dale, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Road to Mecca , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Threepenny Opera, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Threepenny Opera , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Threepenny Opera, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Comedians, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Comedians, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Candide, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Candide, Outstanding Lead Actor (Play) (The Lortels) for Travels with My Aunt, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Joe Egg, Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Joe Egg, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Joe Egg, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Barnum, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Barnum and Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Scapino.
Jim Dale has won the following awards: - Best Solo Performance for Just Jim Dale - Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Just Jim Dale - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Threepenny Opera - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Threepenny Opera - Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Comedians - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (The Lortels) for Travels with My Aunt - Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Joe Egg - Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Barnum - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Barnum - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Scapino
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