Deceased

How Did Will Hay Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 60

Also known asWilliam Thomson HayGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn05/12/1888Born inStockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UKDied18/04/1949Died inLondonCausestrokeWikidataQ1699902 ↗Buried atStreatham Park CemeteryTMDb#231086 ↗

William Thomson Hay was an English comedian best known for playing authority figures with comic failings in several films, most notably as a schoolmaster. His film Oh, Mr Porter! (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer.

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Filmography19 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	Hitler: The Comedy YearsMovie	William Potts (archive footage) (uncredited)	119
2003	Thora Hird TributeMovie	Professor Davis (archive footage, uncredited)	115
1977	To See Such FunMovie	—	89
1943	My Learned FriendMovie	William Fitch	55
1942	The Big BlockadeMovie	Skipper	54
1942	The Goose Steps OutMovie	William Potts / Muller	54
1942	The Black Sheep of WhitehallMovie	Prof. Davis	54
1941	The Ghost of St. Michael'sMovie	Will Lamb	53
1939	Where's That FireMovie	Captain Benjamin Viking	51
1939	Ask a PolicemanMovie	Sergt. Dudfoot	51
1938	Convict 99Movie	Dr. Benjamin Twist	50
1938	Hey! Hey! USAMovie	Dr. Benjamin Twist	50
1937	Oh, Mr. Porter!Movie	William Porter	49
1937	Good Morning, Boys!Movie	Dr. Benjamin Twist	49
1936	Where There's a WillMovie	Benjamin Stubbins	48
1935	Dandy DickMovie	Rev. Richard Jedd	47
1935	Boys Will Be BoysMovie	Dr. Alec Smart	47
1934	Radio Parade of 1935Movie	William Garland	46
1934	Those Were the DaysMovie	Magistrate Brutus Poskett	46