Jim Dale

Birthplace: Rothwell, England
Birthday: August 15, 1935

Best known for his stage work in Britain and on Broadway, Jim Dale starred in New York as "Barnum!", the musical about the circus impresario, for two years (1979-81), winning a Tony Award for his efforts. He also racked up an Academy Award nomination for writing the title song for the 1966 film "Georgy Girl". Dale trained in acrobatics and ballet as a youth, and made his professional debut while still a teen in Kettering, England, working as a comedian. When he was 19, Dale performed in a production of "The Wayward Way,…more

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Actor

116th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Sunday Night at the London Palladium
A Broadway Christmas
Pushing Daisies
Narrator
Pushing Daisies
Narrator

Music

The 51st Annual Tony Awards
Song Performer ("Bon Voyage")
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
Song Performer ( Bon Voyage )

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Career Milestones

1995
Starred in all-male version of Travels With My Aunt off-Broadway
1992
Had title role in film Carry on Columbus
1985
Played The Duke in PBS adaptation of Huckleberry Finn
1977
Had featured roles in the combined animated/live action Pete s Dragon and Joseph Andrews
1974
Starred in and directed Scapino at Brooklyn Academy of Music; show transferred to Broadway