List of Carry On films cast members

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This is a list of actors who have appeared in [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].

== Regular cast ==
The following actors are considered to be the core members of the ''Carry On'' team:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_people/|title=The Whippit Inn : Carry On People|website=Thewhippitinn.com|accessdate=24 October 2018}}</ref> Surviving cast members' names are in '''bold'''
* [[Kenneth Williams]] (1926–1988) (25 films, and co-presenting ''[[That's Carry On!]]'') played a range of character types, nearly always a lead character. Early roles were rather strait-laced; he then sometimes played his ''snide'' character: quite slimy and smarmy with a distinctive nasal voice. Later the haughty, proud and easily outraged elitist became more frequent and Williams' best known character type. Williams sometimes played characters of other nationalities, such as in ''Up the Khyber''. In some roles, when not actually playing his role in ''snide'' mode, Williams might deliver a single joke using his snide voice. A running gag in many of the films was that Williams' character would be embroiled in an extra-marital affair with that of Hattie Jacques—this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital-based films, which gave rise to Williams' famous catchphrase "ohhh Matron!".
* [[Joan Sims]] (1930–2001) (24) had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in ''Carry On'' films, being in all 20 films (excluding ''That's Carry On'') from ''Carry On Cleo'' to ''Carry On Emmannuelle''. She played a range of characters from jolly and assertive young women with sturdy moral standards (''Camping'', ''Loving'') to sexy and lusty matrons – either desired (''Again Doctor'', ''At Your Convenience'') or coarse and unattractive (''Henry'', ''Up the Khyber''), to a chatty glutton (in ''Matron''), a battleaxe wife (''Cleo'', ''Screaming'') and an unattractive spinster (''Doctor''). She also appeared in two of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and eleven episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' television series.
* [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] (1914–1988) (23) often played a meek, rather effete 'mummy's boy' who could suddenly erupt into riotous behaviour. Other roles were as a strict, officious and prissy person in an authority role. Hawtrey's characters were often bumbling and accident prone, and the victim of various mishaps and complex misunderstandings. He also appeared in two of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials.
* [[Sid James]] (1913–1976) (19) always played a lead character, usually a laconic member of the working class. His characters were often lecherous womanisers, something that caused problems in James' private life. He also appeared in three of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' television specials, and four episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' television series.
* [[Kenneth Connor]] (1918–1993) (17) often played put-upon men ranging in character from pompous to meek, and often leering. He also provided some additional voice-work in ''Emmannuelle'' when he dubbed the dialogue of Howard Nelson (Harry Hernia). He also appeared in three of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' television specials, and twelve episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Peter Butterworth]] (1919–1979) (16) frequently played major roles in the films, often as a generally benign, unflappable but bumbling assistant or servant unable to see the chaos around him. Unusually for a regular, in some films, including ''Again Doctor'', ''Henry'' and ''Loving'', his role consists of a cameo appearance in a single scene. He also appeared in three of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and nine episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Hattie Jacques]] (1922–1980) (14) played the haughty matron, school senior mistress or other archetypal authority figure in several films. Later she branched out into more varied comic roles (e.g. ''At Your Convenience'', ''Loving'' and ''Abroad'', in which she played a chef embroiled in a constant battle with the stove). She also appeared in two of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and one episode of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Bernard Bresslaw]] (1934–1993) (14) varied between playing the clumsy dimwit or the heavy, or the lusty and bombastic "foreigner". In the later films his characterisation developed greater depth, such as in ''Dick'', ''Behind''. He also appeared in three of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and five episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* '''[[Jim Dale]]''' (born 1935) (11) joined the series with support roles, but quickly progressed to playing the younger, sympathetic male lead, often in the film's romance plot strand. From his debut had an uninterrupted nine-film run. After a two-film absence (''Camping'' and ''Up The Khyber'') returned for ''Again Doctor'', his final ''Carry On'' until taking the lead role in the 1992 revival film ''Carry On Columbus''.
* [[Barbara Windsor]] (1937–2020) (10, including co-presenting ''That's Carry On'' with Williams) played main roles in all her ''Carry On'' appearances. Her characters were always the cheeky and saucy young blonde, often in revealing costumes. Sometimes her characters were chaste (and very often chased), some were easily swayed. She also appeared in all four of the ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and eight episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Patsy Rowlands]] (1931–2005) (9) started in support roles, often as undervalued, meek and mousey secretary or assistant who undergoes transformation into a more assertive and sexually aware woman. She also appeared in one episode of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]] (1927–2008) (8) joined the series with a cameo appearance in ''Matron'', where he appears in one scene with a single line of dialogue. After an only slightly larger role in the following film ''Abroad'', where he again plays his established ''Alf Ippititimus''-type character, his roles increased in size and increasingly diverged from the familiar Alf performance. After his début Douglas appeared in all subsequent films in the original series, and was one of the few returners for ''Columbus''. He also appeared in two of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials, and twelve episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Terry Scott]] (1927–1994) (7) appeared briefly in the first film ''Sergeant'' and returned 10 years later when he played, among others, the put-upon husband (''Camping''), the barking sergeant (''Up the Khyber'') and lusty doctor (''Matron''). Additionally, he appeared in two of the four ''Carry On Christmas'' TV specials. He also filmed scenes for ''At Your Convenience'' and ''Abroad'', which was not used in the finished films.<ref>Robert Ross, ITV-DVD edition (Trivia Notes)</ref>

=== Regular cast roles ===
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! rowspan="2" |Title!! rowspan="2" |Year!! colspan="15" |Actor
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![[Kenneth Williams]]!![[Joan Sims]]!![[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]]!![[Sid James]]!![[Kenneth Connor]]!![[Peter Butterworth]]!![[Hattie Jacques]]!![[Bernard Bresslaw]]!![[Jim Dale]]!![[Barbara Windsor]]!![[Patsy Rowlands]]!![[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]]!![[Terry Scott]]
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!''[[Carry On Sergeant|Sergeant]]''||1958
|James Bailey||-||Peter Golightly||-||Horace Strong||-||Capt. Clark (medical officer)||-||-||- ||-||-||Sgt. Paddy O'Brien
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!''[[Carry On Nurse|Nurse]]''||1959
|Oliver Reckitt||Nurse Stella Dawson||Humphrey Hinton||-||Bernie Bishop||-||Matron||Ted York's feet (uncredited)||-||- ||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Teacher|Teacher]]''||1959
|Edwin Milton||Sarah Allcock||Michael Bean||-||Gregory Adams||-||Grace Short||-||-||- ||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Constable|Constable]]''||1960
|Const. Stanley Benson||Policewoman Gloria Passworthy||Special Const. Timothy Gorse||Sgt. Frank Wilkins||Const. Charlie Constable||-||Sgt. Laura Moon||-||-||- ||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Regardless|Regardless]]''||1961
|Francis Courtenay||Lily Duveen||Gabriel Dimple||Bert Handy||Sam Twist||-||Frosty-faced sister||-||-||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Cruising|Cruising]]''||1962
|Leonard Marjoribanks||-||-||Captain Wellington Crowther||Dr Arthur Binn||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Cabby|Cabby]]''||1963
|''-''||-||Pint-Pot (Terry Tankard)||Charlie Hawkins||Ted Watson||-||Peggy Hawkins||-||Expectant Father||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Jack|Jack]]''||1963
|Captain Fearless||-||Walter||-||-||-||-||-||"Carrier"||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Spying|Spying]]''||1964
|Desmond Simpkins||-||Charlie Bind||-||-||-||-||-||Carstairs||Daphne Honeybutt aka Agent Brown Cow||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Cleo|Cleo]]''||1964
|[[Julius Caesar]]||[[Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)|Calpurnia]]||Seneca||[[Mark Antony]]||Hengist Pod||-||-||-||Horsa||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Cowboy|Cowboy]]''||1965
|Judge Burke||Belle Armitage||Big Heap||Johnny Finger / The Rumpo Kid||-||Doc||-||Little Heap||Marshall P Knutt||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Screaming!|Screaming!]]''||1966
|Dr. Watt||Emily Bung||Dan Dann||-||-||Const. Slobotham||-||Sockett||Albert||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Don't Lose Your Head|Don't Lose Your Head]]''||1966
|Citizen Camembert||Desiree Dubarry||Duc De Pommfrit||Sir Rodney Ffing / The Black Fingernail||-||Citizen Bidet||-||-||Lord Darcy Pue||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Follow That Camel|Follow That Camel]]''||1967
|Cmdnt. Burger||Zig-Zig||Capt. Le Pice||-||-||Simpson||-||Sheikh Abdul Abulbul||Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West||-||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Doctor|Doctor]]''||1967
|Dr. Kenneth Tinkle||Chloe Gibson||Mr. Barron||Charlie Roper||-||Mr. Smith||Matron||Ken Biddle||Dr. James Kilmore||Nurse Sandra May||-||-||-
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!''[[Carry On Up the Khyber|Up the Khyber]]''||1968
|Randy Lal, The Khasi of Kalabar||Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond||Pvt. James Widdle||Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond||-||Brother Belcher||-||Bungdit Din||-||- ||-||-||Sgt. Maj. Macnutt
|-
!''[[Carry On Camping|Camping]]''||1969
|Dr. Kenneth Soaper||Joan Fussey||Charlie Muggins||Sid Boggle||-||Joshua Fiddler||Miss Haggerd||Bernie Lugg||-||Babs ||-||-||Peter Potter
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!''[[Carry On Again Doctor|Again Doctor]]''||1969
|Frederick Carver||Ellen Moore||Dr. Ernest Stoppidge||Gladstone Screwer||-||"Shuffling Patient"||Miss Soaper, the Matron||-||Dr. Jimmy Nookey||Goldie Locks ||Miss Fosdick||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Up the Jungle|Up the Jungle]]''||1970
|''-''||Lady Evelyn Bagley||King Tonka / Walter Bagley||Bill Boosey||Claude Chumley||-||-||Upsidasi||-||- ||-||- ||Cecil the Jungle Boy
|-
!''[[Carry On Loving|Loving]]''||1970
|Percival Snooper||Esme Crowfoot||James Bedsop||Sidney Bliss||-||"Sinister Client"||Sophie Bliss/Plummett||Gripper Burke||-||- ||Miss Dempsey||-||Terence Philpot
|-
!''[[Carry On Henry|Henry]]''||1971
|[[Thomas Cromwell]]||Queen Marie of Normandy||Sir Roger de Lodgerley||[[King Henry VIII]]||Lord Hampton of Wick||Charles, Earl of Bristol||-||-||-||Bettina ||Queen||-||[[Cardinal Wolsey]]
|-
!''[[Carry On At Your Convenience|At Your Convenience]]''||1971
|W C Boggs||Chloe Moore||Charles Coote||Sid Plummer||-||-||Beattie Plummer||Bernie Hulke||-||- ||Hortence Withering||-||Mr Allcock (scenes deleted)
|-
!''[[Carry On Matron|Matron]]''||1972
|Sir Bernard Cutting||Mrs. Tidey||Dr. F A Goode||Sid Carter||Mr. Tidey||-||Matron||Ernie Bragg||-||Nurse Susan Ball||Evelyn Banks ||"Twitching Father" ||Dr. Prodd
|-
!''[[Carry On Abroad|Abroad]]''||1972
|Stuart Farquhar||Cora Flange||Eustace Tuttle||Vic Flange||Stanley Blunt||Pepe||Floella||Brother Bernard||-||Sadie Tomkins||Miss Dobbs||Harry||Irate Wundatours Customer (scenes deleted)
|-
!''[[Carry On Girls|Girls]]''||1973
|''-''||Connie Philpotts||-||Sidney Fiddler||Mayor Frederick Bumble||The Admiral||-||Peter Potter||-||Hope Springs (Muriel Bloggs)|| Mildred Bumble || William ||-
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!''[[Carry On Dick|Dick]]''||1974
|Desmond Fancey||Madame Desiree||-||Reverend Flasher / [[Dick Turpin]]||Constable||Tom ||Martha Hoggett||Sir Roger Daley||-||Harriett / Harry|| Mrs. Giles || Sgt. Jock Strapp ||-
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!''[[Carry On Behind|Behind]]''||1975
|Prof. Roland Crump||Daphne Barnes||-||-||Maj. Leep||Barnes||-||Arthur Upmore||-||- || Linda Upmore || Ernie Bragg ||-
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!''[[Carry On England|England]]''||1976
|''-''||Pvt. Ffoukes Sharpe||-||-||Capt. S. Melly||Maj. Carstairs||-||-||-||- ||- ||Bombardier Ready ||-
|-
!''[[That's Carry On!|That's...]]''||1977
|Presenter||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||Presenter ||-||-||''archive''
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!''[[Carry On Emmannuelle|Emmannuelle]]''||1978
|Emile Prevert||Mrs. Dangle||-||-||Leyland/Voice of Harry Hernia||Richmond||-||-||-||- ||-||Lyons||-
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!''[[Carry On Columbus|Columbus]]''||1992
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||[[Christopher Columbus]]||- ||-||Marco the Cereal Killer||-
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!Count||
|26||25||24||20||18||17||15||15||12||10||9||8||9
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==Recurring cast members==
This section looks at actors who starred or had at least one significant supporting role in at least one ''Carry On'' film plus at least one other supporting role, and those actors who appeared in at least four or more films in small or supporting roles. Surviving cast members' names are in '''bold'''
* [[Michael Nightingale]] (1922–1999) (13 films) made more ''Carry On'' appearances than any other member of the supporting cast. Out of these 13, four were uncredited appearances (''Regardless'', ''Don't Lose Your Head'', ''Follow That Camel'', and ''Girls''). His nine credited appearances were in ''Cabby'', ''Jack'', ''Cleo'', ''Cowboy'', ''Camping'', ''Matron'', ''Dick'', ''England'', and ''Emmanuelle''. He also appeared in two episodes of the ''[[Carry On Laughing]]'' TV series.
* [[Peter Gilmore]] (1931–2013) (11) usually had supporting roles. He occasionally played the villain, (''Cabby'', ''Jack'', ''Don't Lose Your Head''). He returned for ''Columbus''.
* [[Marianne Stone]] (1922–2009) (9) played a range of minor and supporting roles across almost the entire run of the series (from ''Nurse'' to ''Behind''). In addition to those 9 roles, her character in ''Matron'' was cut from the finished film, although she remained credited in the opening titles, whilst she provided uncredited voice-work in ''Constable'' when she dubbed actress [[Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919)|Lucy Griffiths]]' dialogue. She also appeared in one episode of the ''Carry on Laughing'' TV series.
* '''[[Billy Cornelius (actor)|Billy Cornelius]]''' (born 1934) (8) was a regular stuntman and small-part actor during much of the series. His most substantial role was as one of the monsters, Oddbod Jr., in ''Screaming''. Other credited roles are in ''Again Doctor'', ''Henry'', and ''Dick''. Additional uncredited roles are in ''Cowboy'' and ''Don't Lose Your Head''. He also appeared in the 1970 ''Carry On Stuffing'' Christmas TV special, and three episodes on the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Frank Forsyth]] (1905–1984) (8) was a regular small-part player. Although he was uncredited for his brief appearance in ''Again Doctor'', his remaining roles gained him on-screen credits (''Sergeant'', ''Nurse'', ''Constable'', ''Cabby'', ''Jack'', ''Spying'', and ''Screaming'').
* '''[[Julian Holloway]]''' (born 1944) (8) played several supporting roles, including one lead role (which was heavily cut during editing) in ''Camping''. His role in ''At Your Convenience'' (which is included in his tally of 8) was an uncredited appearance. He also appeared in the 1973 ''[[Carry On Christmas]]'' TV special.
* [[Cyril Chamberlain]] (1909–1974) (7) was a regular actor in the early days of the series. He played small cameo roles in ''Sergeant'' and ''Regardless'', but his roles in ''Nurse'', ''Teacher'', ''Constable'', ''Cruising'', and ''Cabby'' saw him getting more screen time in effective supporting roles.
* '''[[Hugh Futcher]]''' (born 1937) (7) played mostly small roles in ''Spying'', ''At Your Convenience'' and ''Behind''. He also had uncredited roles in ''Don't Lose Your Head'', ''Again Doctor'', and ''Girls''.
* [[Gertan Klauber]] (1932–2008) (7) was frequently cast when the producers wanted someone big and sinister, or big and jovial. His most memorable role was in ''Cleo'' where he played Marcus to [[Warren Mitchell]]'s Spencius. He had other roles in ''Spying'', ''Doctor'', ''Henry'', ''Abroad'', and ''Emmannuelle''. He also appeared uncredited in ''Follow That Camel''.
* [[Anthony Sagar]] (1920–1973) (7) had several minor roles from ''Sergeant'' to ''Loving'', his role in ''Constable'' being uncredited. Additionally, he appeared in ''Henry'' but the scene (which also featured a young [[David Essex]]) was cut.
* [[Simon Cain]] (1938–2019) (6) had three credited roles (''Cowboy'', ''Again Doctor'' and ''At Your Convenience'') as well as three uncredited ones (''Follow That Camel'', ''Doctor'' and ''Up the Khyber'').
* [[Sally Douglas]] (1941–2001) (6) was a regular face to cinema and TV audience during the 1960s and early 1970s, frequently uncredited. She is credited for her appearances in ''Cowboy'' and ''Screaming'' (in which she has less than five minutes of screen time and is unconscious, having neither dialogue nor action), whilst her work on ''Jack'', ''Spying'', and ''Cleo'' went uncredited.
* [[Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919)|Lucy Griffiths]] (1919–1982) (6) seemed to be perpetually elderly in most of her roles. She was credited with roles in ''Nurse'', ''Constable'' (in which her voice was dubbed by [[Marianne Stone]]), ''Doctor'', and ''Again Doctor''. She appeared uncredited in ''Regardless'' and ''Behind'', while her scene was cut out of ''Loving'' before release.
* '''[[Valerie Leon]]''' (born 1943) (6) initially played an uncredited role in ''Up the Khyber'', before making brief, but credited, decorative appearances such as a shop girl (''Camping'') or a hospital patient (''Matron''). Other, larger roles included an [[Amazons|Amazonian]] queen in ''Carry On Up the Jungle'' and a prim repressed woman turned beauty pageant contestant in ''Girls''. She also appeared in the 1972 ''Carry On Christmas'' TV special. Her character in ''Girls'' was dubbed by June Whitfield. The role of Moira in ''Abroad'' was written with her in mind.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* [[Margaret Nolan]] (1943–2020) (6) usually played supporting roles, such as Dawn Brakes in ''Girls''.
* [[Derek Francis]] (1923–1984) (6) played a wide range of supporting characters, from country yokels (''Camping'') to authority figures (''Doctor'')
* [[Brian Osborne]] (1940–2021) (6) appeared in almost all of the later films in support roles (from ''Matron'' to ''England''). Additionally, Osborne appeared in 7 episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Ian Wilson (actor)|Ian Wilson]] (1901–1987) (6) was a diminutive actor who appeared in ''Cabby'', plus memorable small roles in ''Jack'' (alongside [[Jim Dale]]), and the messenger in ''Cleo'' who has "come hotfoot from Rome". He also appeared, uncredited, in ''Constable'', ''Regardless'', and ''Cruising''.
* [[Amelia Bayntun]] (1919–1988) (5) was frequently cast in small roles (almost a bit part in ''Convenience''), notably as [[Joan Sims]]' busybody mother in ''Camping''
* [[Tom Clegg (actor)|Tom Clegg]] (1927–1996) (5), usually in minor roles as 'heavies', but played a major role in ''Screaming'' as the [[Frankenstein's Monster]] parody, Oddbod.
* [[Ed Devereaux]] (1925–2003) (5) was an Australian-born actor who appeared in ''Sergeant'', ''Nurse'', ''Jack'', ''Regardless'', and ''Cruising''.
* [[Patrick Durkin (actor)|Patrick Durkin]] (1936–2009) (5) gave his powerfully built support in ''Sergeant'', ''Nurse'', ''Spying'', and ''Dick''. His role in ''Cowboy'' was uncredited.
* [[Joan Hickson]] (1906–1998) (5) The Miss Marple actress appeared in ''Nurse'', ''Constable'', ''Regardless'', ''Loving'' and ''Girls''.
* [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] (1921–2003) (5) started his ''Carry On'' career performing a cameo role in ''Regardless''. 12 years later he returned to the team, this time playing more substantial supporting roles in ''Girls'', ''Dick'', ''Behind'', and ''England''. He also appeared in 7 episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Bill Maynard]] (1928–2018) (5) played support roles in some early 1970s films: including Joan Sims' character's obtuse husband in ''At Your Convenience'', a dim stooge in ''Matron'', and a jovial inn keeper in ''Dick''. Additionally, he filmed a scene as Kenneth Williams' boss for ''Abroad'', but this was not included in the finished film. He was also offered the role eventually played by [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] in ''Girls'', but had to turn it down due to other commitments.
* [[Victor Maddern]] (1928–1993) (5) played supporting roles in some of the 1960s films: including Milchmann, the milkman spy in ''Spying''; also appeared in ''Emmannuelle'' (1978). He also appeared in three episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Norman Mitchell]] (1918–2001) (5) appeared in ''Spying'', ''Screaming'', and ''Emmannuelle'', with uncredited appearances in ''Cabby'' and ''Cleo''.
* '''[[Patricia Franklin]]''' (born 1942) (5) appeared in ''Girls'', ''Camping'', ''Loving'', ''Behind'' and ''England''.
* [[Michael Ward (actor)|Michael Ward]] (1909–1997) (5) brought a superb effete touch to ''Regardless'', ''Cabby'', ''Cleo'', ''Screaming'', and ''Don't Lose Your Head''.
* '''[[Leslie Phillips]]''' (born 1924) (4) appeared in three early films – ''Nurse'', ''Teacher'' and ''Constable'' – after which he left the series only to return 32 years later for ''Columbus'' as the King of Spain.
* [[Eric Barker]] (1912–1990) (4), generally as authority figures in the early films, such as the [[M (James Bond)|M]]-like character in ''Spying''. He also returned in ''Emmannuelle'', the final film of the original run. He is also credited with submitting the original story idea on which ''Carry On Cruising'' is based.
* '''[[Marian Collins]]''' (born 1938) (4) was a regular in British cinema for nearly ten years, adding glamour in frequently uncredited roles. Her ''Carry On'' roles were all uncredited: ''Cruising'', ''Cabby'', ''Jack'', and ''Spying''.
* '''[[Dominique Don]]''' (born 1944) (4) added some uncredited Parisian-born glamour to ''Cabby'', ''Jack'', ''Follow That Camel'', and ''Up The Khyber''.
* [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]] (1914-1999) (4) Early ''Carry On'' regular who made his final appearance in ''Cabby''
* [[Terence Longdon]] (1922–2011) (4) was an early ''Carry On'' regular who made his final appearance in ''Regardless''. Starring roles were in ''Sergeant'' and ''Nurse'', whilst he made a brief guest appearance in ''Constable''.
* [[June Whitfield]] (1925–2018) (4) After a support role in ''Nurse'' she returned much later for lead roles in ''Abroad'' as a prudish, nagging wife, and an equally strait-laced character in ''Girls'' (in which she also dubbed the dialogue for [[Valerie Leon]]'s character). She returned for ''Columbus'' in the role originally ear-marked for Joan Sims.
* [[Esma Cannon]] (1905–1972) (4) Australian actress who had small roles in ''Constable'' & ''Regardless'' and had larger roles in ''Cruising'' & ''Cabby''.
* '''[[Larry Dann]]''' (born 1941) (4) had a small role as a student in ''Teacher'' (1959). Returned much later for support roles in ''Behind'' (1975), ''England'' (1976) and a main role in ''Emmannuelle'' (1978).
* [[Liz Fraser]] (1930–2018) (4) joined the series in ''Regardless'' and continued until ''Cabby''. She returned 12 years later for a supporting role in ''Carry On Behind''.
* [[Dilys Laye]] (1934–2009) (4) made her first appearance in ''Cruising''. Also appeared in ''Spying'', ''Doctor'' and ''Camping''.
* '''[[Angela Douglas]]''' (born 1940) (4) played leading roles in ''Cowboy'', ''Screaming'', ''Follow that Camel'' and ''Up the Khyber''.
* '''[[Julian Orchard]]''' (1930–1979) (4) made an uncredited appearance as a rake admiring Joan Sims' cleavage in ''Don't Lose Your Head''. He followed this with a small role in ''Follow That Camel'', and more significant supporting roles in ''Doctor'' and ''Henry''.
* [[Brian Oulton]] (1908–1992) (4) played larger supporting roles in ''Nurse'' and ''Cleo'', and cameo roles in ''Constable'' and ''Camping'' (both as shop managers). He also appeared in the 1972 TV Christmas special ''Carry On Stuffing''.
* '''[[Jacki Piper]]''' (born 1946) (4) played the female romantic leads in ''Up the Jungle'', ''Loving'' and ''At Your Convenience'' and a large supporting role ''Matron''.
* [[Jon Pertwee]] (1919–1996) (4) had small roles such as the soothsayer in ''Carry On Cleo'', Dr. Fettle in ''Carry On Screaming'', Sheriff Earp in ''Carry On Cowboy''. Returned in ''Carry On Columbus'', as the Duke of Costa Brava.
* [[Valerie Van Ost]] (1944–2019) (4) started in the ''Carry On''s with an uncredited turn as a GlabCab taxi driver in ''Cabby''. This was followed with supporting and cameo roles in ''Don't Lose Your Head'', ''Doctor'', and ''Again Doctor''.
* [[John Bluthal]] (1929–2018) (3) played supporting roles in ''Spying'' and ''Follow That Camel''. In ''Spying'' he also provided the voice of Dr Crow, dubbing actress Judith Furse to make her sound more asexual. He also had an uncredited 'gag' appearance in ''Henry'' playing the Royal Tailor. Bluthal was famous at the time for his role of tailor Manny Cohen in the TV sitcom ''[[Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width]]''.
* '''[[Kenneth Cope]]''' (born 1931) (3) had major roles in both ''At Your Convenience'', where he played a troublemaking [[shop steward]] and a rival for the romantic lead; in ''Matron'' he played a more sympathetic role, as a crook's son forced to go undercover as a nurse to case a hospital. However, his first ''Carry On'' appearance was as a walk-on actor playing a sailor in ''Jack''.
* [[Bernard Cribbins]] (1928–2022) (3) played lead roles in ''Jack'' and ''Spying''. Returned for ''Columbus''.
* '''[[Shirley Eaton]]''' (born 1937) (3) played the original female lead in ''Sergeant'' & ''Nurse'' and returned for a smaller role in ''Constable''.
* '''[[Sally Geeson]]''' (born 1950) (3) started her ''Carry On'' career, aged 11, in an uncredited cameo in ''Regardless''. She returned in the large supporting role of Lily in ''Abroad'', 11 years later, following it up the following year with a cameo appearance in ''Girls''. She starred on TV alongside Sid James and Patsy Rowlands in ''Bless This House'', joining them in the film version produced by [[Peter Rogers]].
* [[Renée Houston]] (1902–1980) (3) appeared in small roles in ''Cabby'' and ''Spying'' before returning seven years later for a more substantial role in ''Convenience''. She also accepted the role of Mrs Dukes in ''Girls'', but had to withdraw due to ill health.
* [[Norman Rossington]] (1928–1999) (3) His principal role in ''Sergeant'' was followed up with two boxing themed cameo appearances in ''Nurse'' and ''Regardless''. Additionally he returned to the team in the 1972 TV Christmas special ''Carry On Stuffing''.
* '''[[Amanda Barrie]]''' (born 1935) (2) had a supporting role as Anthea in ''Cabby'' and the more substantial role of the title character in ''Cleo''.
* [[Windsor Davies]] (1930–2019) (2) had lead roles in two later films, ''Carry On Behind'' and ''Carry On England'' which did not feature usual lead [[Sid James]]. Davies was an established television comedy actor at the time.
* [[Fenella Fielding]] (1927–2018) (2) had a supporting role in ''Regardless'' and a lead role in ''Screaming'', as the seductive [[vampire]]ss Valeria.
* '''[[Anita Harris]]''' (born 1942) (2) had a substantial role in ''Doctor'', followed by a smaller, but memorable, appearance in ''Follow That Camel''
* '''[[Carol Hawkins]]''' (born 1949) (2) appeared in the large supporting roles of Marge in ''Abroad'' (a role originally offered to [[Madeline Smith]]) and Sandra in ''Behind''. Carol also made an uncredited appearance in the 1970 ''Carry On Christmas'' TV special, and made two appearances in the TV series ''Carry On Laughing''. She was offered a role in ''England'', but turned it down due to excessive nudity.
* [[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]] (1920–1992) (2) had two large supporting roles in ''Jack'' and ''Cowboy''.
* [[Frankie Howerd]] (1917–1992) (2). Leading comedy performer Howerd played lead roles in ''Carry On Doctor'' and ''Carry On Up the Jungle'', He was offered other Carry On roles but had to turn them down due to other work commitments. Additionally, he appeared in the 1969 ''Carry On Christmas'' special as, amongst other things, the Fairy Godmother.
* [[June Jago]] (1928–2010) (2) saw promotion from a nurse in ''Regardless'' to the strict ward sister in ''Doctor'', by far her largest role of the two. She also shone in the Peter Rogers film ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' where she played the same role in two different ways – one an uptight health fanatic, the other a pathetic love-lorn drunk.
* [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] (1920–2000) (2) played the Chaplain in ''Doctor'' and a more significant role as the Brigadier in ''England''.
* [[Rosalind Knight]] (1933–2020) (2) brings some polish to ''Nurse'' and a starring role in ''Teacher''.
* '''[[Diane Langton]]''' (born 31 May 1947) (2) made her uncredited debut as a young girl in ''Teacher'' before returning many years later to appear in ''England''. Prior to ''England'', she also appeared in three episodes of the TV ''Carry On Laughing'' series.
* [[Jimmy Logan]] (1928–2001) (2) had a minor role as a camp TV presenter in ''Girls'' and a central role in ''Abroad''
* [[Betty Marsden]] (1919–1998) (2) had a small role as a femme fatale in ''Regardless'' and a major role in ''Camping''
* '''[[Richard O'Callaghan]]''' (born 1940) (2) played the male romantic lead in ''Loving'' and ''At Your Convenience''.

===Recurring actors in main roles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:89%;"
|- valign="center"
! rowspan="2" |Title!! rowspan="2" |Year!! colspan="14" |Actor
|-

![[Shirley Eaton]]!![[Eric Barker]]!![[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]!![[Terence Longdon]]!![[Leslie Phillips]]!![[June Whitfield]]!![[Esma Cannon]]!![[Liz Fraser]]!![[Dilys Laye]]!![[Angela Douglas]]!![[Jacki Piper]]!![[Kenneth Cope]]!![[Bernard Cribbins]]
|-
!''[[Carry On Sergeant|Sergeant]]''||1958
|Mary Sage||Capt. Potts||Corp. Bill Copping||Miles Heywood||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Nurse|Nurse]]''||1959
|Staff Nurse Dorothy Denton||-||Percy Hickson||Ted York||Jack Bell||Meg||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Teacher|Teacher]]''||1959
|''-''||-||-||-||Alistair Grigg||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Constable|Constable]]''||1960
|Sally Barry||Inspector Mills||-||Herbert Hall||Const. Tom Potter||-||Deaf Old Lady||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Regardless|Regardless]]''||1961
|''-''||-||Mike Weston||Montgomery Infield-Hopping||-||-||Miss Cooling||Delia King||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cruising|Cruising]]''||1962
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||Bridget Madderley||Glad Trimble||Flo Castle||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cabby|Cabby]]''||1963
|''-''||-||Smiley Sims||-||-||-||Flo Sims||Sally||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Jack|Jack]]''||1963
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Walk-On (uncredited)||Albert Poop-Decker
|-
!''[[Carry On Spying|Spying]]''||1964
|''-''||The Chief||-||-||-||-||-||-||Lila||-||-||-||Harold Crump (aka Blue Bottle)
|-
!''[[Carry On Cleo|Cleo]]''||1964
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cowboy|Cowboy]]''||1965
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||[[Annie Oakley]]||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Screaming!|Screaming!]]''||1966
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Doris Mann||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Don't Lose Your Head|Don't Lose Your Head]]''||1966
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Follow That Camel|Follow That Camel]]''||1967
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Lady Jane Ponsonby||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Doctor|Doctor]]''||1967
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Mavis Winkle||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Up the Khyber|Up the Khyber]]''||1968
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Princess Jehli||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Camping|Camping]]''||1969
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Anthea Meeks||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Again Doctor|Again Doctor]]''||1969
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Up the Jungle|Up the Jungle]]''||1970
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||June||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Loving|Loving]]''||1970
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Sally Martin||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Henry|Henry]]''||1971
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On At Your Convenience|At Your Convenience]]''||1971
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Myrtle Plummer||Vic Spanner||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Matron|Matron]]''||1972
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Sister||Cyril Carter||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Abroad|Abroad]]''||1972
|''-''||-||-||-||-||Evelyn Blunt||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Girls|Girls]]''||1973
|''-''||-||-||-||-||Augusta Prodworthy||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Dick|Dick]]''||1974
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Behind|Behind]]''||1975
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||Sylvia Ramsden||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On England|England]]''||1976
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- ||- ||-
|-
!''[[That's Carry On!|That's...]]''||1977
|''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||-||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''
|-
!''[[Carry On Emmannuelle|Emmannuelle]]''||1978
|''-''||Ancient General||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Columbus|Columbus]]''||1992
|''-''||-||-||-||[[Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand]]||Queen Isabella||-||-||-||-||-||- ||Mordecai Mendoza
|-
|}

===Notable recurring actors ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:89%;"
|- valign="center"
! rowspan="2" |Title!! rowspan="2" |Year!! colspan="14" |Actor
|-

![[Michael Nightingale]]!![[Peter Gilmore]]!![[Marianne Stone]]!![[Julian Holloway]]!![[Cyril Chamberlain]]!![[Anthony Sagar]]!![[Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919)|Lucy Griffiths]]!![[Valerie Leon]]!![[Margaret Nolan]]!![[Joan Hickson]]!![[Bill Maynard]]
|-
!''[[Carry On Sergeant|Sergeant]]''||1958
|''-''||-||-||-||Gun Sergeant||Stores Sergeant||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Nurse|Nurse]]''||1959
|''-''||-||Mrs Alice Able||-||Bert Able||First Ambulance Man||Trolley Lady||-||-||Sister ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Teacher|Teacher]]''||1959
|''-''||-||-||-||Alf Hodgson||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Constable|Constable]]''||1960
|''-''||-||Miss Horton (voice dub; uncredited)||-||Sgt. Thurston||Angry Customer (uncredited)||Miss Horton||-||-||Mrs May||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Regardless|Regardless]]''||1961
|Wine Bystander (uncredited)||-||-||-||Policeman||Bus Conductor||Auntie (uncredited)||-||-||Matron||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cruising|Cruising]]''||1962
|''-''||-||-||-||Tom Tree||Cook||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cabby|Cabby]]''||1963
|Businessman||Dancy||-||-||Sarge||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Jack|Jack]]''||1963
|Town Crier||Patch, the Pirate Captain (a.k.a. Roger)||Peg||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Spying|Spying]]''||1964
|''-''||-||-||-||Bit Part (uncredited)||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cleo|Cleo]]''||1964
|Ancient Briton||Galley Master||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Cowboy|Cowboy]]''||1965
|Bank Manager||Henchman Curly||-||-||-||-||-||-||Miss Jones||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Screaming!|Screaming!]]''||1966
|''-''||-||Mrs Parker||-||-||Policeman||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Don't Lose Your Head|Don't Lose Your Head]]''||1966
|Locket Man (uncredited)||[[Maximilien Robespierre|Citizen Robespierre]]||Landlady||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Follow That Camel|Follow That Camel]]''||1967
|Nightingale, the butler (uncredited)||Capt. Humphrey Bagshaw||-||Ticket Collector||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Doctor|Doctor]]''||1967
|''-''||Henry||Mother||Doctor Simmons||-||-||Miss Morrison||-||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Up the Khyber|Up the Khyber]]''||1968
|''-''||Pvte. Ginger Hale||-||Major Shorthouse||-||-||-||Hospitality Girl (uncredited)||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Camping|Camping]]''||1969
|Man in Cinema||-||-||Jim Tanner||-||-||-||Miss Dobbin||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Again Doctor|Again Doctor]]''||1969
|''-''||Henry||-||-||-||-||Old Lady with Headphones||Deirdre Filkington-Battermore||-||-||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Up the Jungle|Up the Jungle]]''||1970
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||Leda||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Loving|Loving]]''||1970
|''-''||-||-||Adrian||-||Man in Hospital||Woman (scenes deleted)||-||-||Mrs Grubb||Mr Dreery
|-
!''[[Carry On Henry|Henry]]''||1971
|''-''||King Francis of France||-||Sir Thomas||-||Heckler (scenes deleted)||-||-||Buxom Lass||-||[[Guy Fawkes]]
|-
!''[[Carry On At Your Convenience|At Your Convenience]]''||1971
|''-''||-||Maudie||Roger (uncredited)||-||-||-||-||Popsy||- ||Fred Moore
|-
!''[[Carry On Matron|Matron]]''||1972
|Pearson||-|| Mrs Putzova (''scenes deleted'')||-||-||-||-||Jane Darling||Mrs Tucker||-||Freddy
|-
!''[[Carry On Abroad|Abroad]]''||1972
|''-''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Mr Fiddler (''scenes deleted'')
|-
!''[[Carry On Girls|Girls]]''||1973
|City Gent on Tube (uncredited)||-||Miss Drew||-||-||-||-||Paula Perkins / Patricia Potter (dubbed by [[June Whitfield]])||Dawn Brakes||Mrs Dukes||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Dick|Dick]]''||1974
|Squire Trelawney||-||Maggie||-||-||-||-||-||Lady Daley||-|| Bodkin
|-
!''[[Carry On Behind|Behind]]''||1975
|''-''||-||Mrs Rowan||-||-||-||Lady with Hat (uncredited)||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On England|England]]''||1976
|Officer||-||-||Major Butcher||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[That's Carry On!|That's...]]''||1977
|''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''-''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||''archive''||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Emmannuelle|Emmannuelle]]''||1978
|Police Commissioner||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
!''[[Carry On Columbus|Columbus]]''||1992
|''-''||Governor of the Canaries||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||- ||-
|-
|}

== Other actors in leading roles==
Surviving cast members' names are in '''bold'''.
* '''[[Robin Askwith]]''' (born 1950), as Larry in ''Carry On Girls''.
* [[Dora Bryan]] (1923–2014), as Nora in ''Carry On Sergeant''.
* [[Roy Castle]] (1932–1994), as Captain Keene in ''Carry On Up the Khyber''.
* '''[[Julian Clary]]''' (born 1959), as Don Juan Diego in ''Carry On Columbus''.
* [[Harry H. Corbett]] (1925–1982), as Inspector Sidney Bung in ''Carry On Screaming!''.
* '''[[Sara Crowe]]''' (born 1966), as Fatima in ''Carry On Columbus''.
* '''[[Suzanne Danielle]]''' (born 1957), as the title role in ''Carry On Emmannuelle''.
* '''[[Judy Geeson]]''' (born 1948), as Sergeant Tilly Willing in ''Carry On England''.
* [[William Hartnell]] (1908–1975), as Sergeant Grimshaw in ''Carry On Sergeant''.
* [[Imogen Hassall]] (1942–1980), as Jenny Grubb in ''Carry On Loving''.
* '''[[Melvyn Hayes]]''' (born 1935), as Gunner Shorthouse in ''England'', plus an episode of ''Carry On Laughing''.
* [[Donald Houston]] (1923–1991), as First Officer Jonathan Howett in ''Carry on Jack''.
* '''[[Maureen Lipman]]''' (born 1946), as Countess Esmerelda in ''Carry On Columbus''.
* '''[[Juliet Mills]]''' (born 1941), as Sally in ''Carry On Jack''.
* [[Bob Monkhouse]] (1928–2003), as Charlie Sage in ''Carry On Sergeant''.
* '''[[Patrick Mower]]''' (born 1938), as Sergeant Len Able in ''Carry On England''.
* [[Richard O'Sullivan]] (born 1944), as Robin Stevens in ''Carry On Teacher''.
* [[Lance Percival]] (1933–2015), as Wilfred Haines in ''Carry On Cruising''.
* '''[[Nigel Planer]]''' (born 1953), as The Wazir in ''Carry On Columbus''.
* [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]] (1905–1977), as Mr William Wakefield in ''Carry On Teacher''.
* [[Dany Robin]] (1927–1995), as Jacqueline in ''Don't Lose Your Head''.
* '''[[Alexei Sayle]]''' (born 1952), as Achmed in ''Carry On Columbus''.
* [[Phil Silvers]] (1911–1985), as Sergeant Knocker in ''Follow That Camel''.
* [[Susan Stephen]] (1931–2000), as Nurse Georgie Axwell in ''Carry On Nurse''.
* '''[[Elke Sommer]]''' (born 1940), as Professor Anna Vrooshka in ''Carry On Behind''.

== Other actors in supporting and minor roles ==
'''(In alphabetical order)'''
Surviving cast members' names are in '''bold'''.
* '''[[Vincent Ball]]''' (born 1923) (2) had supporting roles in ''Cruising'' and ''Follow that Camel''
* [[Gloria Best]] (Unknown) (3) added some unaccredited glamour to ''Spying'', ''Cleo'' and ''Cowboy''.
* [[Bruce Boa]] (1930–2004) (1) ''Emmannuelle''.
* [[Martin Boddey]] (1907–1975) (2) appears in avuncular mode in ''Sergeant'' and ''Nurse''.
* [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] (1935–2021) (3) had small, unaccredited roles in ''Up The Khyber'' and ''Behind'' (in which the role of his Plasterer mostly hit the cutting room floor). He had a larger role as Melly's Driver in ''England''. He also appeared in one episode of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Ronnie Brody]] (1918–1991) (2) made his first unaccredited appearance in ''Don't Lose Your Head'', followed up by the small role of Henry in ''Loving''. Brody also appeared in 2 episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* '''[[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]]''' (born 1939) (1) had a sizeable supporting role in ''Abroad''.
* [[Jeremy Bulloch]] (1945–2020) (1) made an unaccredited appearance as a schoolboy in ''Teacher''.
* [[Gerald Campion]] (1921–2002) (1) had a sizeable supporting role in ''Sergeant''.
* '''[[Brian Capron]]''' (born 1947) (0), the future ''Coronation Street'' baddie does not appear in any ''Carry On'' films. He does, however, feature in two episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Patrick Cargill]] (1918–1996) (2) appeared in ''Regardless'' and ''Jack''. ''Carry On Nurse'' is based in part on the stage play ''Ring For Catty'' which he co-wrote with [[Jack Beale (writer)|Jack Beale]]. Three years later [[Peter Rogers]] used the same play as the basis for his film ''Twice Round The Daffodils''.
* [[John Carlin (actor)|John Carlin]] (1929–2017) (2) made just two small appearances in the film series (in ''England'' and ''Emmannuelle''). However, before these roles he had been seen as a semi-regular performer (frequently 'camping it up') in the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series, notching up six episodes.
* [[Norman Chappell]] (1925–1983) (2) made his ''Carry On'' debut in ''Cabby'' in a role originally offered to [[Kenneth Williams]]. When Williams refused it, the part of the Shop Steward was decreased and offered to Chappell. His other appearance was in ''Henry''. He was also to appear in ''Loving'', but his part was edited out of the film before release. He was more of a regular performer in the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series where he made 7 appearances.
* [[Peggy Ann Clifford]] (1921–1986) (1) was [[Tony Hancock]]'s regular, female, television sparring partner, and makes an unaccredited guest appearance in ''Cleo''.
* '''[[David Davenport]]''' (born 1950) (3) was a former ballet dancer whose major ''Carry On'' contribution was in the significant supporting role of Bilius the bodyguard in ''Cleo''. He also appeared in ''Don't Lose Your Head'' and ''Henry''.
* [[Francis de Wolff]] (1913–1984) (1) put in a supporting role in ''Cleo''.
* [[Noel Dyson]] (1916–1995) (2) was everyone's favourite nanny in ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'', and a founder cast member in ''[[Coronation Street]]''. She appeared in ''Constable'' and ''Cabby''.
* [[Heather Emmanuel]] (Unknown) (2) made uncredited appearances as native girls in ''Again Doctor'' and ''Up the Jungle''.
* [[E. V. H. Emmett]] (1902-1971) (1) brought his newsreading authority to the narrator of ''Cleo''. Although several other films in the series used a narrator, none used them as effectively as ''Cleo'' where the conceit runs throughout the film. Emmett was the only person to get credited for narrating a ''Carry On'' film. He had previously been a [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont British News]] newsreader and commentator, and also provided narration for the first series of ''[[Dad's Army]]''.
* [[Hilda Fenemore]] (1914–2004) (2) had a main part in ''Nurse'' as a snob's loud-mouthed wife, and had a cameo appearance in ''Constable'' as a woman who wanted to use the public convenience. She is best remembered as Ivy, the cleaner in ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''.
* '''[[Charles Fleischer]]''' (born 1950) (1) ''Columbus''.
* [[Joanna Ford]] (Unknown) (2) added some unaccredited sex-appeal to ''Cabby'' and ''Cleo''.
* [[Judith Furse]] (1912–1974) (3) brought her personality to ''Regardless'', ''Cabby'', and, most memorably, as Dr Crow in ''Spying'', the film's take on the traditional [[List of James Bond villains|Bond villain]]. For the latter role her voice was redubbed by [[John Bluthal]] in order to give the character a more asexual sound.
* [[Fred Griffiths (actor)|Fred Griffiths]] (1912–1994) (3) appears as an ambulance man in ''Nurse'', and as a taxi driver in ''Regardless'' and ''Loving''.
* '''[[Sheila Hancock]]''' (born 1933) (1) lends her comic support to ''Cleo'' as Hengist Pod's wife Senna.
* [[Irene Handl]] (1901–1987) (2) appeared in ''Nurse'' and ''Constable''.
* '''[[Sherrie Hewson]]''' (born 1950) (1) appeared in the large supporting role of Carol in ''Behind''. However, she also made 4 appearances in the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* '''[[Linda Hooks]]''' (born 1952) (3) the former Miss Great Britain had small glamorous roles in 3 later films, plus two appearances in episodes on the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]] (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) (1) played Willie in ''Carry on at your Convenience''.
* '''[[Laraine Humphrys]]''' (born 1953) (2) brought glamour to ''Girls'' and ''Dick''. Laraine also appeared in the 1975 ''Carry On Christmas'' TV special.
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] (1903–1991) (1) has a significant guest role in ''Nurse''.
* [[Brian Jackson (actor)|Brian Jackson]] (1931–2022) (1) Second recruit in ''Sergeant''.
* '''[[Vivienne Johnson]]''' (born 1946) (1) is only credited with appearing in ''England''. However, the previous year had seen her make three significant appearances in the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV series.
* [[Elizabeth Knight]] (1944–2005) (2) makes eye-catching appearances in ''Camping'' (as Jane), and ''Again Doctor'' (as Nurse Willing).
* '''[[Ian Lavender]]''' (born 1946) (1) has a large supporting role in ''Behind''.
* '''[[George Layton]]''' (born 1943) (1) was probably best known at the time for playing Dr Paul Collier in the ''[[Doctor in the House (TV)|Doctor...]]'' TV series. In ''Behind'' he makes a 'gag' appearance as a Doctor. He also co-wrote an unused script for a potential ''Carry On'' film in the 1980s.
* [[Tutte Lemkow]] (1918–1991) (1) brought his distinctive face to British film and television productions for 40 years. Sadly, his only ''Carry On'' contribution was as an unaccredited walk-on in ''Spying''.
* '''[[John Levene]]''' (born 1941) (0) made an unaccredited 'gag' appearance in one of the ''Carry On Laughing'' TV episodes. Best known for playing UNIT soldier Corporal Benton in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', he appears briefly as a mediaeval soldier in the episode ''The Baron Outlook''. He did not appear in any of the films.
* [[Harry Locke]] (1913–1987) (3) was a well-used supporting artist within the British film industry. His 3 ''Carry On'' appearances are all in medical comedies: ''Nurse'', ''Doctor'', and ''Again Doctor''.
* '''[[Reuben Martin (actor)|Reuben Martin]]''' (born 1921) (2) played gorillas in both ''Up The Jungle'' and ''Emmannuelle'' (the latter unaccredited). He also donned his gorilla suit for an episode of the TV ''Carry On Laughing'' series.
* [[Derek Martinus]] (1931–2014) (1) appeared in just one of the series, ''Sergeant''. He went on to become a TV director of note, directing (amongst other things) 9 episodes of [[William Hartnell]] era ''[[Doctor Who]]'', 17 further episodes of ''Doctor Who'', and 2 episodes of ''[[Blake's 7]]''.
* [[Larry Martyn]] (1934–1994) (2) had small roles in ''Convenience'' and ''Behind''.
* [[Rik Mayall]] (1958–2014) (1) ''Columbus''.
* [[William Mervyn]] (1912–1976) (3) has cameo roles in ''Follow That Camel'', ''Again Doctor'', and ''Henry''.
* [[Olive Milbourne]] (1909-1994) (1) later found fame as Terry's mum in ''[[The Likely Lads]]'' (on both TV and radio), and its sequel ''[[Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads]]'', but an early unaccredited appearance was as a sexy GlamCab driver in ''Cabby''.
* '''[[Larry Miller (entertainer)|Larry Miller]]''' (born 1953) (1) ''Columbus''.
* [[Warren Mitchell]] (1926–2015) (1) made an entertaining, single appearance in ''Cleo''. He went on to create the role of [[Alf Garnett]] for writer [[Johnny Speight]].
* [[Trisha Noble]] (1944–2021) (1) had a large supporting role in ''Camping'', but her role was decreased during editing.
* [[Cecil Parker]] (1897–1971) (1) makes a guest appearance topping-and-tailing ''Jack''.
* '''[[Daniel Peacock]]''' (born 1958) (1) ''Columbus''.
* [[Ambrosine Phillpotts]] (1912–1980) (2) brings an aristocratic air to ''Regardless'' and ''Cabby''.
* [[Eric Pohlmann]] (1913–1979) (2) brings something sinister to ''Regardless'', and shines in the supporting role of a foreign spy in ''Spying''.
* '''[[Adrienne Posta]]''' (born 1949) (1) Appeared in ''Behind'' as Norma Baxter.
* [[Brian Rawlinson]] (1931–2000) (3) appeared in ''Cruising'', ''Cleo'' and ''Cowboy''.
* '''[[Linda Regan]]''' (born 1949) (1) appears as one of the ATS girls in ''England''. Six years earlier she had also appeared uncredited in the 1970 ''Carry On Again Christmas'' TV special.
* [[Beryl Reid]] (1919–1996) (1) made a guest appearance in ''Emmannuelle''.
* [[Wendy Richard]] (1943–2009) (2) made her ''Carry On'' film debut in ''Matron'', following it up with a larger supporting role in ''Girls''. However, two years earlier she had also appeared in the 1970 ''Carry On Christmas'' TV special.
* [[Anton Rodgers]] (1933–2007) (2) appeared in ''Cruising'' and ''Jack''.
* [[Carole Shelley]] (1939–2018) (2) brought 'ditzy' glamour to ''Regardless'' and ''Cabby''.
* [[Vicki Smith]] (Unknown) (3) added unaccredited sex-appeal to ''Spying'', ''Cleo'', and ''Cowboy''.
* '''[[Yutte Stensgaard]]''' (born 1946) (1) made an unaccredited appearance in ''Again Doctor'' as a nurse. She also filmed a scene for ''Loving'' alongside [[Dad's Army]] star [[James Beck]], but their scene was removed from the film before release.
* [[Jimmy Thompson (actor)|Jimmy Thompson]] (1925–2005) (3) appeared in ''Regardless'' and ''Jack'', with a large supporting role in ''Cruising'' in the middle.
* [[Bob Todd]] (1921–1992) (1) makes an unaccredited 'gag' appearance in ''Again Doctor''. He also appeared in the 1970 ''Carry On Again Christmas'' TV special.
* [[Nikki van der Zyl]] (1935–2021) (2) was one of British cinema's most prolific voice-over artistes, dubbing many of the original Bond girls (including [[Shirley Eaton]] in ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]''). She appears unaccredited in two of the films, none of them dubbing work. In ''Cleo'' she doubles for [[Amanda Barrie]] when Cleo is rolled out of her carpet, whilst in ''Don't Lose Your Head'' she provides stunt work and appears as the messenger who brings a letter to [[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] at the start of the film when he is about to be executed.
* '''[[Wanda Ventham]]''' (born 1935) (2) has an unaccredited cameo in ''Cleo'', and a slightly larger role as the Khasi's first wife in ''Up The Khyber''.
* [[Kenneth Waller]] (1927–2000) (1) stepped into the role of the Barman in ''Behind'' at the last minute replacing the now unavailable [[Chris Gannon (actor)|Chris Gannon]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.carryonline.com/carryonline/reframe.html?http://www.carryonline.com/carryonline/castandcrew.html List of cast members from the official website]

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