--- name: "Jim Dale" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-dale" fi1m_id: "jim-dale" imdb_id: "nm0197715" tmdb_id: 40945 wikidata_id: "Q1689081" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 August 1935" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T23:08:59.216251+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jim Dale ## Identity Jim Dale - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jim-dale - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jim-dale - **IMDb ID:** nm0197715 - **TMDB ID:** 40945 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1689081 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689081, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40945 Actor. Born 15 August 1935 in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 August 1935, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England - **Also known as:** James Smith - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689081, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40945 ## Biography Jim Dale, also credited as James Smith, is an English actor, narrator, singer and songwriter. Born on 15 August 1935 in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, he trained as a dancer before making his stage debut as a comic in 1951. He later joined Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company. Dale appeared in eleven Carry On films between 1963 and 1992, including *Carry On Cabby* (1963), *Carry On Cleo* (1964), *Carry On Cowboy* (1965), *Carry On Screaming!* (1966) and *Carry On Doctor* (1967). In the United States he performed on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for *Barnum* (1980), and provided the voice of the narrator for the ABC series *Pushing Daisies* (2007–2009). He is also known for narrating the US Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards. Dale was appointed MBE in 2003 for services to children's literature. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, pushing-daisies.fandom.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, as Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md) ## Complete filmography (48) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Jeepers Creepers* (2020), as USA Talk Show Host (voice) - *Carry On Forever* (2015), series, Actor - *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, as Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md) - *On Location: The Carry Ons* (2001), as Lord Darcy Pue / Bo West (archive footage) (uncredited) - *The Hunchback* (1997), as Clopin - *Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams* (1996), as (Archive footage) - *The American Clock* (1993), as Ted Quinn - *Lincoln* (1992), as Baltimore Correspondent (voice) - *Carry On Columbus* (1992), as Christopher Columbus - *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1986), as The Duke - *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Gilbert - *Scandalous* (1984), as Inspector Anthony Crisp - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as The Duke - *Unidentified Flying Oddball* (1979), as Sir Mordred - *Hot Lead & Cold Feet* (1978), as Eli / Wild Billy / Jasper Bloodshy - *The Dancing Princesses* (1978), as The Soldier - *That's Carry On!* (1977), as Various Characters (archive footage) - *Pete's Dragon* (1977), as Dr. Terminus - *Joseph Andrews* (1977), as The pedlar - *Tell Me Another* (1976), series, as Guest - *Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World* (1973), as Jeff Eldon - *Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall* (1973), as Spike Milligan - *The National Health* (1973), as Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd - *Carry On Again Doctor* (1969), as Dr. Jimmy Nookey - *Join Jim Dale* (1969), series, Actor - *Lock Up Your Daughters* (1969), as Lusty - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Lucifer Kane - *The Winter's Tale* (1968), as Autolycus · Original Music Composer - *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, Actor - *Rogues' Gallery* (1968), series, as Lucifer Kane - *Carry On Doctor* (1967), as Dr. Jim Kilmore - *Follow That Camel* (1967), as Bo West - *The Plank* (1967), as House Painter - *Don't Lose Your Head* (1967), as Lord Darcy Pue - *Georgy Girl* (1966), as Songs - *Carry On Screaming!* (1966), as Albert Potter - *Carry On Cowboy* (1965), as Marshal P. Knutt - *The Big Job* (1965), as Harold - *Carry On Cleo* (1964), as Horsa - *Carry On Spying* (1964), as Agent Carstairs - *Carry On Jack* (1964), as Young Carrier - *The Iron Maiden* (1963), as Bill - *Carry On Cabby* (1963), as Jeremy - *Nurse on Wheels* (1963), as Tim Taylor - *Raising the Wind* (1961), as Phil - *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1961), series, Actor - *Six-Five Special* (1957), series, Actor - *Break-In* (1956), Actor ## Gallery - ![Publicity photo of English actor Jim Dale in 1974](https://film.one/media/person/102025/gallery-d776bfdeecb9.jpg) Publicity photo of English actor Jim Dale in 1974 — Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jim_Dale_%281974%29.jpg/1280px-Jim_Dale_%281974%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jim Dale](https://film.one/media/person/102025/gallery-894b842ce944.jpg) Jim Dale — Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Jim_Dale_%281974%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jim Dale](https://film.one/media/person/102025/gallery-251a1c898998.jpg) Jim Dale — Image via TMDB - ![Jim Dale](https://film.one/media/person/102025/gallery-d83b776ab31e.jpg) Jim Dale — Image via TMDB - ![Jim Dale](https://film.one/media/person/102025/gallery-5d76999151f7.jpg) Jim Dale — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1967: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Georgy Girl* ### Other awards — 3 won, 3 nominated - Member of the Order of the British Empire 2003: Member of the Order of the British Empire (won) - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1997: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated) - Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 1996: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (won) - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1985: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated) - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1980: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (won) - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1975: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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