Raising the Roof
Encyclopedia
Raising the Roof is a 1972
British comedy film
directed by Michael Forlong and featuring Michael Gould
, Patti Davis
, Roy Kinnear
, David Lodge
and Patricia Hayes
.
1972 in film
The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
British comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Michael Forlong and featuring Michael Gould
Michael Gould (actor)
Michael Gould is a British actor.-Stage:*Kathryn Hunter's 2009 touring Royal Shakespeare Company production of Othello as Iago.*In Extremis...
, Patti Davis
Patti Davis
Patti Davis is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan and Reagan's second wife, First Lady Nancy Reagan...
, Roy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear
Roy Mitchell Kinnear was an English character actor. He is best remembered for playing Veruca Salt's father, Mr. Salt, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.-Early life:...
, David Lodge
David Lodge (actor)
David William Frederick Lodge was a British character actor.Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown...
and Patricia Hayes
Patricia Hayes
Patricia Lawlor Hayes, OBE was an English comedy actress.Hayes was born in Streatham, London. As a child Hayes attended Sacred Heart School in Wandsworth....
.
Cast
- Michael GouldMichael Gould (actor)Michael Gould is a British actor.-Stage:*Kathryn Hunter's 2009 touring Royal Shakespeare Company production of Othello as Iago.*In Extremis...
as Jack - Patricia Davis as Jill
- Ian Allis as Clyde Burke
- Kay Skinner as Bonnie Burke
- Michael McVey as Rod
- Roy KinnearRoy KinnearRoy Mitchell Kinnear was an English character actor. He is best remembered for playing Veruca Salt's father, Mr. Salt, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.-Early life:...
as Dad Burke - David LodgeDavid Lodge (actor)David William Frederick Lodge was a British character actor.Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown...
as Manager - Barrie GosneyBarrie GosneyBarrie Gosney was a British television, film and theatrical actor.In a career spanning five decades, Gosney played roles in Up Pompeii, Last of the Summer Wine, Believe Nothing, Time Gentlemen Please, and Harry Hill .He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in Harry Hill's show in which...
as Robbins - Jean Moran as Mrs. Robbins
- Patricia HayesPatricia HayesPatricia Lawlor Hayes, OBE was an English comedy actress.Hayes was born in Streatham, London. As a child Hayes attended Sacred Heart School in Wandsworth....
as Aunt Maud - Tutte LemkowTutte LemkowTutte Lemkow was a Norwegian actor and dancer, who played mostly villainous roles in British television and films. His chief claims to mainstream familiarity were his roles as "the fiddler" in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof and the old man who translates for Indiana Jones in Raiders of...
as Alf - Robertson HareRobertson HareJohn Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...
as Old Gent - John RussellJohn Russell, 13th Duke of BedfordJohn Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford was a British peer and writer, the son of Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1985.- Biography :...
as Himself, The Duke of Bedford