Far From Forgotten

Saturday, 25 August 2012

Mike Sarne

Born: 6 August 1939, London, England

Mike Sarne has had a varied career.  In the early 1960s he had a fledgling film career as an extra, but achieved a No.1 UK hit with the song 'Come Outside', with another new actor Wendy Richard. After this, Sarne had a varied film and television career, but mainly appearing in musicals and light comedies.  He is also a writer, producer and director on stage, television and in films. He has been a film critic and a presenter of a children's television quiz show, Junior Criss Cross Quiz.

Invasion Quartet (1961) as German soldier

Speaks fluent german, so he was often cast in these kind of roles early in his career.
















Every Day's a Holiday (1964) as Tim Gilpin












1 comment:

  1. Mike Sarne was born on Tuesday August 6th 1940 in London and he is the great all round entertainer,pop singer & actor and he appeared in British Movies & TV Shows including The Avengers,A Place To Go,Every Day's A Holiday and he signed to EMI Records with his first number one hit Come Outside alongside the late Wendy Richard from 1962-64 for two years follow up hits,Will I What,Just For Kicks,Code of Love,Hello Lover Boy,Baby I'm On My Way,Love Me Please,Always and Summertime from The Original LP One Night Stand on Columbia 33SX 1536 in April 1963 with Mike Berry,John Leyton,Don Spencer of Fireball XL5 fame backed by The Innocents.


    Mike has always got on the famous charts stars with such great artists as Johnny Kidd & The Pirates,The Who,Bo Diddley,Cliff Richard & The Shadows,Shane Fenton & The Fentones,The Swinging Blue Jeans,Gerry & The Pacemakers,The Beatles,The Animals,Elvis Presley,Billy J Kramer with The Dakotas,The Tornados,Cilla Black,Lulu,Dusty Springfield,Sandie Shaw,Jackie Trent,The Searchers,Jet Harris & Tony Meehan,Manfred Mann,Freddie & The Dreamers,The Hollies,Bob Dylan,Michael Holliday,Ruby Murray,Joan Regan,Alma Cogan,Rolling Stones,The Big Three,Tommy Quickly & The Remo 4,Eden Kane,The Eagles,Gene Vincent,Norrie Paramor,The High Numbers,Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders,Keith Powell,Bern Elliott & The Fenmen,The Dennisons,Merseybeats,The Fourmost,The Dave Clark Five,Hermans Hermits,Marion Ryan,The Mudlarks,The Avons,Shirley Bassey,Danny Williams,Adam Faith,Jerry Lordan,Judd Proctor,Grazina Frame,Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames,Yardbirds,The Move,Matt Monro,Frank Sinatra,Nat King Cole,Dean Martin,Jerry Lee Lewis,The John Barry Seven,The King Brothers,Gene Pitney,Ricky Valance,Jimmy Crawford,George Martin,Walter J Ridley,Kenny Lynch,Tim Connor,Ross McManus,Joe Loss,Kathy Kirby and The Four Pennies.


    Mike Sarne is The Great All Round Entertainer,Pop Singer & The British Actor icon for many decades.


    Terry Christie,Sunderland,Tyne & Wear.

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