Michael Crawford
Birthday: 19 January 1942, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith
Height: 179 cm
Michael Crawford was born on January 19, 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England as Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith. He is an actor, known for Hello, Dolly! (1969), Once Upon a Forest (1993) and A Funny T ...Show More
[on auditioning for Gene Kelly for a role in Hello, Dolly! (1969)] He said, "Listen kid: What we're Show more
[on auditioning for Gene Kelly for a role in Hello, Dolly! (1969)] He said, "Listen kid: What we're looking for is an attractive idiot. Now my wife thinks you're attractive, and I think you're an idiot". And that's how I got the part of the attractive idiot in the film Hello, Dolly! (1969). Hide
If it had not been for Benjamin Britten (the composer), I wouldn't have been an actor. He gave me be Show more
If it had not been for Benjamin Britten (the composer), I wouldn't have been an actor. He gave me belief, self-belief. Hide
[on The Phantom of the Opera (1925)] The passion and drama in the Lon Chaney version is unsurpassabl Show more
[on The Phantom of the Opera (1925)] The passion and drama in the Lon Chaney version is unsurpassable. He was superb, he was superb. I owe a lot to Lon Chaney. Hide
[on Frank Sinatra] He had such an influence. He was the most and still is the most remarkable singer Show more
[on Frank Sinatra] He had such an influence. He was the most and still is the most remarkable singer to me, with the phrasing and his length of phrase. Hide
I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It Show more
I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference. Hide
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