Elsie Randolph


Elsie Randolph was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.
She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals. She also appeared in two of Alfred Hitchcock's British films, made 40 years apart.
One of her final roles was a guest part in the 1981 television series Funny Man set in the music halls of the late 1920s.
Her papers are in the collection of the University of Birmingham that also has performance details in its collection.

Theatre credits (all London productions)

  • 1919 The Girl for the Boy
  • 1920 The Naughty Princess
  • 1921 My Nieces
  • 1922 His Girl
  • 1923 Battling Buttler
  • 1924
  • *Toni
  • *Madame Pompadour
  • 1925 Boodle
  • 1926 Sunny
  • 1927 Peggy-Ann
  • 1928 That's a Good Girl
  • 1929 Follow Through
  • 1930
  • *The Co-Optimists
  • * The Wonder Bar
  • 1931 Stand Up and Sing
  • 1934 Mr. Whittington
  • 1935 Charlot's Char-a-Bang
  • 1936 This'll Make You Whistle
  • 1942 The Maid of the Mountains
  • 1943 It's Time To Dance
  • 1945 ''Great Day''

    Filmography

Film credits

  • Rich and Strange as The Old Maid
  • Life Goes On as Phoebe Selsey
  • Brother Alfred as Mamie
  • Yes, Mr Brown as Anne Weber
  • That's a Good Girl as Joy Dean
  • Night of the Garter as Jenny Warwick
  • This'll Make You Whistle as Bobbie Rivers
  • Smash and Grab as Alice Thornby / Alice Forrest
  • Cheer the Brave as Doris Wilson
  • Riders in the Sky as Nurse Henderson
  • Frenzy as Gladys

    Television appearances

  • Harpers West One as Mrs. Barbara Cater
  • The Jimmy Logan Show
  • Fraud Squad as Agnes Holland
  • ITV Sunday Night Theatre as Iris / Lilian
  • Beryl's Lot as Madge Gold
  • Father Brown as Miss Oliphant
  • Within These Walls as Mrs. Dobbing
  • Thriller as Mrs. Fitch
  • Z-Cars as Edna Allbright
  • Seven Faces of Woman as Mrs. Gilmore
  • Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Lady Colefax
  • Quatermass as Woman Minister
  • Company and Co as Mrs. Dersley
  • ITV Playhouse as Mrs. Jackson
  • Funny Man as Mary Hodge
  • BBC2 Playhouse as Emmy