Jim Dale's biography

James Smith is 87 years old actor born at Rothwell. He was born on Thursday 15th of August 1935. He is often nicknamed as Jimmy. According to year of birth 1935 Jim belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 15th of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

He is white british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know Jim also as singer, singer-songwriter, stage actor, voice actor. Jim is recently known as film actor.

Jim Dale's schools

We found 1 school Jim attended. Name of the school: Kettering Grammar School.

Jim Dale's career

Jim´s main focus is to be actor. Jim is famous thanks to Carry on Series.

Is Jim Dale gay ?

He is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Jim Dale's Awards

He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to British Children's Literature in America.
In 2003, he was awarded the MBE, as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List, for his work in promoting English Children's Literature.
He wrote the lyrics to The Seekers' hit "Georgy Girl", which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

What Jim Dale has done for a first time

In 2017, Dale narrated Spin: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical by Edelman and Fishman, noted as being the first audiobook musical.
Had 3 sons and a daughter, born between 1958 and 1965 by his first wife who he separated from in 1978.

Jim Dale's quotes

When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that.
I'm still a kid inside, and adventure is adventure wherever you find it.
I'd rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. That's not clever or comedic, anybody can get a laugh that way, it's too easy.
Good acting is consistency of performance.
I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I won't work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I can't bear to be away from her.
I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my act I would limp off stage and boy would they feel guilty. They would all burst into tremendous applause as they saw this poor cripple kid walking off.
You've got to love the villain if you have to play him. You've got to find something that you can live with in yourself if you're going to play the villain in a play on stage.
You cannot learn anything from success, you only learn from failure.
I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: 'What are you laughing at? This isn't funny.' Now I realize that laughter can come from insecurity. They don't know how they should be feeling.
There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.
I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions.
We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved.
The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it.
A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

Jim Dale's height, body shape

Lets describe how Jim Dale looks. We will focus on Jim´s height, body shape and hair color. Jim is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). Body build is average. Jim´s hair is shade of salt and pepper.

Jim Dale