Who's Who Of
The Benny Hill Show

Page 13
(Moray - Noble)

A Special Thanks must go to contributing editor William Brown for submitting these photos and information on each of these actors / actresses. Many of them were regulars and some were actually guest stars. I have added links to the Internet Movie Database where I could find them. Hope you can find many of those stars you've been wondering about and maybe a few you hadn't thought of. If you don't find what you are looking for, fear not. This section will continue to expand. Thanks again to William Brown, who wrote all of the information. I have also taken this section and put all of the entries in alphabetical order. If you are looking for someone specific, simply place your cursor on the links on the right hand side of the page. A caption will pop up letting you know which names that link will take you to. Enjoy!

Stella Moray

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A shot of Stella Moray (top) from the runoff of the Jan. 8, 1975 edition. She was also featured in the "Long Dry Summer" sketch and a member of the "Versatile Bentwoods" that participated in the "Newer Faces" parody. Was also on Sept. 24, 1975 in the "Stamp Collector" sketch (bottom), and one-third of the "Arsenic and Old Lace" vocal group put together by Fred Scuttle. There is now a page for her at www.musical-theatre.net. There is no mention of her work on the Benny Hill Show and does not mention her recent death.

Pete Morgan

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This appears to be Pete Morgan, as seen in (top) the "A Feast at the Beach" sketch from the March 23, 1977 TBHS edition, which was his only credited appearance. He was also seen in the opening moments of the "Girls, Girls, Girls" sketch (bottom), was amongst the instrumentalists in the Milk Marketing Board ("At The Streaker's Ball") number, and may have also been in the "Show Jumping" bit as one of the dancers at the end.

Verne Morgan (1900-1984)

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The late character, comic actor Verne Morgan (1900-1984), seen here in the "Woodstick" sketch. He was on the very first Thames show in 1969, as well as on the first show of the second Thames series in 1970 and in the "Down Memory Lane" musical number from March 22, 1972.

Albert Moses (b.1937)

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Veteran character actor Albert Moses, seen here as "Apu Dhurani" from the Feb. 8, 1989 "Crook Report" sketch. This Sri Lankan-born performer has a long line of movie and TV credits, including the James Bond flicks The Spy Who Loved Me and Octopussy, An American Werewolf in London, The Jewel in the Crown, Pink Floyd The Wall, and the 1986 series of the Britcom Mind Your Language of which he was also a producer. His other TBHS appearance was uncredited, as a native in the jungle runoff sketch from April 5, 1989.

Richard Mottau

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A headshot of child actor Richard Mottau which was published in late 1960's editions of The Spotlight (London). He appeared in Mr. Hill's very last BBC special which aired on Dec. 26, 1968, and played a school boy in "The Short Happy Life of Maurice Dribble" sketch from the second Thames TBHS of Dec. 25, 1969 (unfortunately, there was no suitable shot of him from that sketch that could be used here). His other credits through the 1970's included guest appearances on such shows as Please Sir! and The Sweeney.

Lisa Mulidore

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A headshot of Lisa Mulidore from the 1984/85 Spotlight. She was one of the Hill's Angels from the Jan. 16, 1984 show; she was the one on the far left (stage right) who wore a Nazi helmet during Louise English's "Milord" number towards the end of the "Club Bizarre" routine. She is the daughter of Aimi MacDonald, a popular actress from the 1960's onwards whose credits include the 1967 TV series At Last the 1948 Show (one of several Monty Python prototypes), the final year of the 1976-1984 series Rentaghost, and many game shows of the era. She is the daughter of Aimi MacDonald, a popular actress from the 1960's onwards whose credits include the 1967 TV series At Last the 1948 Show (one of several Monty Python prototypes), the final year of the 1976-1984 series Rentaghost, and many game shows of the era. She was also one of the dancers in the 1984 flick Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Mike Mulloy

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Though you can't see behind the hat, sunglasses and moustache, this was Mr. Hill's stand-in during the show's last years, Mike Mulloy. This was from his first credited appearance on Jan. 13, 1988. Another photo from "The Crook Report" (bottom).

Lorna Nathan

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This appears to be Lorna Nathan, from the 12/17/75 show.

Lindsay Neil

Jumping ahead to 1984, and seen here is Lindsay Neil, one of the Hill's Angels who came to the scene after ex-Love Machinist Libby Roberts took over the choreographer's reins - and the outfits became more conservatized. A closeup from the April 25, 1984 "Workout", (bottom).

Clovissa Newcombe

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From the Dec. 22, 1971 "Simplified English" section of the "News at Ten" parody, (top) Clovissa Newcombe. She also played the blonde-haired Catherine who tried to poison the King in "The Great Pretender" sketch, (bottom) as well as Miss Dimpton-on-Sea.

Patrick Newell (1932-1988)

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From March 12, 1975, one of the more famous guests, who also appeared in that show, was the late Patrick Newell (1932-1988), best known for his role as "Mother" in the final (Linda Thorson) season of The Avengers. This vidcap was from the time he played a male Playboy bunny in the "Midnight in Soho" sketch.

Rona Newton-John

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Rona Newton-John (yes, she's Olivia's sister). Appeared uncredited in some visual-based "Look #7" gags on the Oct. 28, 1970 show; but was listed amongst the cast of the 1974 film compilation The Best of Benny Hill (top). She was also the girl who forgot her "bloody lines" in the famed Shakespeare blooper of the same show (bottom).

Trisha Noble (1944-2021)

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The lovely Trisha Noble as she appeared on the first of the B&W shows as originally aired Dec. 23, 1970, within which she sang "Leaving On A Jet Plane". In 2005, she starred in the Star Wars film "Revenge of the Sith", where she played 'Jobal Naberrie.' To the best of my knowledge, this veteran Australian entertainer (whose previous TBHS appearance, prior to this, was in BBC days on Jan. 8, 1966, when she was known as Patsy Ann Noble) is one of only two TBHS related performers to have also been in Star Wars movies (the other being the body of Darth Vader in the first three released pics, David Prowse, who was the muscleman in "Ye Olde Wishing Well" sketch of the very first Thames edition from Nov. 19, 1969, and later in the "Stupid Cupid" sketch of Jan. 16, 1984). From 1971 to 1983, Ms. Noble worked in the U.S., where her credits included Mary Tyler Moore, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Rockford Files, Executive Suite, and Strike Force (the last-named with Robert Stack). Died from mesothelioma at age 76.

Brian Nolan

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Two pics of Brian Nolan: (top) from a headshot published in the Spring 1970 edition of The Spotlight, and (bottom) in a screencap from the Feb. 24, 1971 B&W version of the "Undercover Sanitary Inspector" sketch. The 6' tall Mr. Nolan, who appeared frequently on TBHS from c.1970 to 1974 (his last appearance was on the same show on which Nicholas Parsons and Jim Tyson also made their final series appearances), usually played guards and/or police officers. Also appeared on some other TV shows of the era, such as Z Cars, Upstairs, Downstairs, and the Ripping Yarns episode "Across The Andes By Frog."

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