Jim Dale

Older
Young

Born:

August 15th, 1935
Rothwell, England

Productions:

Six-Five Special
Tread Softly Stranger (soundtrack only)
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
The Big Job as Harold
The Card as Denry Machin (original London cast)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall as Spike Milligan
Joseph Andrews as The Pedlar
Pete's Dragon as Dr. Terminus
Hot Lead and Cold Feet as Eli Bloodshy/"Wild Billy" Bloodshy/Jasper Bloodshy
Barnum as Phineas Taylor Barnum (original Broadway cast)
The Music Man as Harold Hill
Me and My Girl as Bill Snibson
Oliver! as Fagin
Candide as Dr. Pangloss
A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Threepenny Opera as J.J. Peachum
Busker Alley as Charlie Baxter

Recordings:

Jim!
The Wayward Way (original London cast)
Songs From Walt Disney's Winnie The Pooh And Other Children's Favourites
Oliver! (1966 Studio Cast)
Meet Jim Dale
Twinky
This is Me
The Card (original cast recording)
Pete's Dragon (film soundtrack)
Barnum (original cast recording)
Busker Alley (2006 Concert Cast)

Vocal Type:

Tenor

Jim Dale is an English actor.

Biography[]

Born James Smith in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, he was a dancer and stand-up comic before his film debut in 1958. After appearing in Carry On Cabby in 1963, Dale became s mainstay of the series, appearing in eleven of their productions until 1992.

As well as appearing in a number of musicals, Dale had an extensive stage career, playing such characters as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Joe Egg and hosting the one man show Just Jim Dale. Dale wrote the award-winning song "Georgy Girl" and appeared as the narrator for the American audiobooks of the Harry Potter series, as well as the television show Pushing Daisies.

Singing[]

A jack-of-all trades, Dale sang on his screen debut debut, Six-Five Special, as well as on the soundtracks for such films as Tread Softly Stranger and Twinky. He also sang two numbers as the crooked snake-oil salesman Dr. Terminus in Pete's Dragon.

Dale also gained recognition for his stage musical roles (earning five Tony Award nominations), originating the part of P.T. Barnum in Barnum and played such varied characters as Harold Hill in The Music Man, Fagin in Oliver! and Charlie Baxter in Busker Alley.

Film[]

Six-Five Special (1958)[]

Sugartime (solo)
The Train Kept a-Rollin' (solo)

Tread Softly Stranger (1958)[]

Tread Softly Stranger (solo)

The Big Job (1965)[]

Policeman's Song (contains solo lines)

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)[]

It's Gonna Be a Good War (solo)

Joseph Andrews (1977)[]

(He Was Such) A Gentle Boy (solo)

Pete's Dragon (1977)[]

Passamashloddy (contains solo lines)
Every Little Piece (duet)

Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)[]

Something Good is Bound to Happen (solo)

Television[]

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1965)[]

The Ballad of Magdalene Bridge (solo)

Stage[]

The Wayward Way (1964)[]

Goodbye for Good (contains solo lines)

The Card (1973)(originated the role)[]

Nine 'Til Five (contains solo lines)
Nobody Thought of It (contains solo lines)
Nine 'Til Five/Nobody Thought of It (reprise)(contains solo lines)
The Enterprise/Come Along and Join Us (contains solo lines)
Come Along and Join Us (reprise)(solo)
That's the Way the Money Grows (contains solo lines)
Nothing Succeeds Like Success (contains solo lines)
The Card (reprise)(contains solo lines)

Barnum (1980)(originated the role)[]

There is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute (solo)
The Colors of My Life (Part 1)(solo)
One Brick at a Time (contains solo lines)
Museum Song (solo)
I Like Your Style (duet)
Out There (duet)
Black and White (contains solo lines)
The Colors of My Life (Reprise)(duet)
The Prince of Humbug (solo)
Join the Circus (contains solo lines)
The Final Event: There is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute (Reprise)

The Music Man (1984)[]

(Ya Got) Trouble (contains solo lines)
Seventy-Six Trombones (contains solo lines)
The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl (duet)
Marian the Librarian (contains solo lines)
Shipoopi (contains solo lines)
'Til There Was You (duet)
Seventy-Six Trombones/Goodnight My Someone (reprise)(duet)
'Til There Was You (reprise)(solo)

Me and My Girl (1986)[]

Me and My Girl (duet)
You Would If You Could (duet)
Hold My Hand (duet)
The Lambeth Walk (contains solo lines)
Song of Hareford (contains solo lines)
Love Makes the World Go Round (duet)
Leaning on a Lamp-post (contains solo lines)

Oliver! (1995)[]

Pick a Pocket or Two (contains solo lines)
Rum Tum Tum (solo)
I'd Do Anything (contains solo lines)
Be Back Soon (contains solo lines)
It's a Fine Life (reprise)(contains solo lines)
Reviewing the Situation (solo)
Reviewing the Situation (reprise)(solo)

Candide (1997)[]

The Best of All Possible Worlds (contains solo lines)
Lisbon Fair/The Prediction/Dear Boy/The Inquisition: Auto-da-Fé (contains solo lines)
What's the Use? (contains solo lines)