Elsie Randolph (9 December 1904 – 15 October 1982) 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 (1931) as The Old Maid Life Goes On (1932) as Phoebe Selsey Brother Alfred (1932) as Mamie Yes, Mr Brown (1933) as Anne Weber That's a Good Girl (1933) as Joy Dean Night of the Garter (1933) as Jenny Warwick This'll Make You Whistle (1936) as Bobbie Rivers Smash and Grab (1937) as Alice Thornby / Alice Forrest Cheer the Brave (1951) as Doris Wilson Riders in the Sky (1968) as Nurse Henderson Frenzy (1972) as Gladys
Television appearances Harpers West One (1962) as Mrs. Barbara Cater The Jimmy Logan Show (1969) Fraud Squad (1970) as Agnes Holland ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1971) as Iris / Lilian Beryl's Lot (1973) as Madge Gold Father Brown (1974) as Miss Oliphant Within These Walls (1974–1978) as Mrs. Dobbing Thriller (1975) as Mrs. Fitch Z-Cars (1976) as Edna Allbright Seven Faces of Woman (1977) as Mrs. Gilmore Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Lady Colefax Quatermass (1979) as Woman Minister Company and Co (1980) as Mrs. Dersley ITV Playhouse (1981) as Mrs. Jackson Funny Man (1981) as Mary Hodge BBC2 Playhouse (1981) as Emmy (final appearance)
Bibliography Stanley Green Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Dodd, Mead, 1976 Peter Gammond The Oxford Companion To Popular Music, Oxford University Press, 1991
References
External links
Elsie Randolph performances in University of Bristol Theatre Archive Elsie Randolph Collection, University of Birmingham