Editing Jim Dale

{{Short description|British actor, singer, songwriter (born 1935)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jim Dale
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image              = DaleClose.jpg
| caption            = Dale with his ''[[Barnum (musical)|Barnum]]'' co-star [[Glenn Close]] in 2006
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1935|8|15}}
| birth_name         = James Smith
| birth_place        = [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|composer|director|singer|songwriter|voice actor}}
| years_active       = 1951–present
| signature          = Jim Dale Signature.png
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Patricia Gardiner|1957|1977|end=div.}}
* {{marriage|[[Julie Schafler Dale|Julie Schafler]]|1981}}
}}
| children           = 4
| website            = {{url|jim-dale.com}}
}}

'''Jim Dale''' (born '''James Smith'''; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. In British film, along with [[Larry Dann]], [[Angela Douglas]], [[Patricia Franklin]], [[Hugh Futcher]], [[Alexandra Dane]], [[Valerie Leon]], [[Jacki Piper]], [[Anita Harris]], [[Bill Cornelius]] and others, he is now the last surviving actors to star in multiple [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'']] films. 

Dale was also a leading actor on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], where he had roles in ''[[Scapino (play)|Scapino]]'', ''[[Barnum (musical)|Barnum]]'', ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' and ''[[Me and My Girl]]''. He also narrated the U.S. [[audiobook]]s for all seven novels in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, for which he won two [[Grammy Awards]]. Dale appeared in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' (2007–2009); he also starred in the [[Disney]] film ''[[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|Pete's Dragon]]'' (1977). He was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award]] for portraying a young [[Spike Milligan]] in ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1973).

As a lyricist, Dale was nominated for both an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award]] for the song "[[Georgy Girl (song)|Georgy Girl]]", the theme for the 1966 [[Georgy Girl|film of the same title]].

==Early life==
Dale was born James Smith, to William Henry and Miriam Jean (''née'' Wells) Smith in [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire]].<ref name=filmref/> He was educated at [[Kettering Grammar School]]. He trained as a dancer for six years before his debut as a stage comic in 1951.<ref name=allmusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jim-dale-mn0000064118 "Jim Dale Biography"] AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> He completed two years of [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|national service]] in the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="BFI">{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/471643 |title=BFI ScreenOnline |website=Screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

==Career==
===Music===
At the age of 22, Dale became the first pop singer to work with [[Parlophone]] head [[George Martin]]. He achieved four hits on the [[UK singles chart]]; "Be My Girl" (1957, UK No. 2), "Just Born (To Be Your Baby)" (1958, UK No. 27), "Crazy Dream" (1958, UK No. 24), and "Sugartime" (1958, UK No. 25).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=138}}</ref> Dale recorded an album with Martin, ''[[Jim!]]'' (1958), and appeared contemporaneously as a presenter and performer on [[BBC Television]]'s ''[[Six-Five Special]]'', but he was vocal about comedy aspirations and his career as a [[teen idol]] was ultimately short-lived.<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="tunein">{{cite book |last1=Lewisohn |first1=Mark |title=The Beatles – All These Years, Volume One: Tune In |date=2013 |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |isbn=978-1-4000-8305-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ibk1AAAAQBAJ |access-date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603212113/https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Beatles_All_These_Years_Extended_Spe/Ibk1AAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a songwriter, Dale is best remembered as the lyricist for the film theme "[[Georgy_Girl_(song)|Georgy Girl]]", for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]]<ref name="BFI"/> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] in 1966. The song (performed by [[the Seekers]]) reached number 2 in the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] the following year, it also made number 3 in Dale's native UK and Number 1 in Australia, going on to sell over 11 million records around the world. He also wrote lyrics for the title songs of the films ''The Winter's Tale'', ''[[Shalako (film)|Shalako]]'', ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Twinky]]'' (''Lola'' in the United States) and ''[[Joseph Andrews (film)|Joseph Andrews]]''. He also wrote and recorded the song "Dick-a-Dum-Dum (King's Road)", which became a hit for [[Des O'Connor]] in 1969.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=403}}</ref>

Between 1957 and 1958, Dale was the compère for [[Stanley Dale's National Skiffle Contest]], a touring music competition.<ref name="rootsradicals">{{cite book |last1=Bragg |first1=Billy |title=Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World |date=2017 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=9780571327768 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5EBHDgAAQBAJ |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last1=P. |first1=Ken |title=An Interview with Jim Dale |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/16/an-interview-with-jim-dale |website=IGN |date=16 June 2003 |access-date=10 July 2022 }}</ref>

===Film===
Dale's film debut was in ''Break-In'' (1956), a [[War Office ]] information film. He next appeared in ''Six Five Special'' (1958), a spin-off from the BBC TV series of the same title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c9a8fb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524041412/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c9a8fb|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2016|title=Six-five Special (1958)|website=Bfi.org.uk|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> This film was also released under the name ''Calling All Cats''. He then had a tiny role in the comedy ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) as a trombone player who thwarts orchestral conductor [[Kenneth Williams]].<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88628/roommates " ''Raising the Wind'' Cast"], Tcm.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> However, he is best known in Britain for his appearances in eleven [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]],<ref name="BFI"/> a long-running series of comedy farces, generally playing the hapless romantic lead. His ''Carry On'' career began in small roles: first as an expectant father in ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963), which was followed by ''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1964). From ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964) onwards, his roles were more substantial. Following ''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964), his first principal role was ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1965), set in the [[Wild West]], where he played an immigrant English sanitary engineer called Marshall P. Knutt who is mistakenly hired as a police [[marshal]]. Then came ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]'' (1966),<ref name=allmusic/> ''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966), ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967), ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1967), ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969) and the 1992 revival ''[[Carry On Columbus]]''.

Dale played Harold, the policeman in the 1965 comedy film ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' with two of his regular Carry On co-stars, [[Sid James|Sidney James]] and [[Joan Sims]]. 

In 1973, Dale appeared in the role of [[Spike Milligan]] in ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]],'' the film adaptation of the [[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall|first volume]] of [[Spike Milligan]]'s autobiography. It starred Dale as the young Terence "Spike" Milligan, while Milligan himself plays the part of his father, Leo.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031085854/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/83141/Adolf-Hitler-My-Part-in-His-Downfall/overview The New York Times]</ref> Dale was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]] for his performance.

Dale played Dr. Terminus in [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|''Pete's Dragon'']] (1977).<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24416/petes-dragon " ''Pete's Dragon'' Cast"] tcm.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> In the 1978 [[Walt Disney]] comedy film ''[[Hot Lead and Cold Feet]]''<ref name=allmusic/> he played three characters, including both lead male parts, whilst 1973 saw him co-star in ''[[The National Health (film)|The National Health]]''.

===Stage===
At the age of 17, Dale became one of the youngest professional comedians in Britain, touring all the variety music halls.<ref>{{Citation|title=Artist Spotlight: Jim Dale| date=14 September 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1QG3B4bUbQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/X1QG3B4bUbQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-04-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=JIM DALE: NARRATING HARRY POTTER|url=http://www.childressink.com/jim-dale--narrating-harry-potter-.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=ChildressInk|language=en}}</ref>

In 1970 [[Laurence Olivier]]<ref name=master/> invited Dale to join the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] in London, then based at the [[Old Vic]]. At the [[Young Vic]] Theatre, he created the title role in ''[[Scapino (play)|Scapino]]'' (ca. 1970), which he co-adapted with [[Frank Dunlop (director)|Frank Dunlop]],<ref>[http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10857/scapino ''Scapino''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914224139/http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10857/scapino |date=14 September 2014 }} samuelfrench-london.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref><ref name=vic>Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/19/young-vic-40th-birthday-anniversary "Young Vic at 40: the Young and the restless"] ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2010</ref> and played Petruchio in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.<ref name=vic/>

His other UK credits include ''[[The Card (musical)|The Card]]'' (1973),<ref>[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_c/card.htm " ''The Card'' Synopsis and Production"] guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> and ''The Wayward Way'' in London. He appeared in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' as Autolycus and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' as Bottom at the Edinburgh Festivals in 1966 and 1967 for Frank Dunlop's Pop Theatre.<ref>Dunlop, Frank and Dale, Jim. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2X1gPG8hbesC&q=%22The+Wayward+Way%22&pg=PA119 "About the Authors. Jim Dale"] ''Scapino!''. Special BookDramatic Publishing, 1975, {{ISBN|0871293749}}, p. 119</ref> He took over the part of [[Fagin]] in [[Cameron Mackintosh]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]'' at the [[London Palladium]] in September 1995.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150612064528/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9510020563/reviewing-situation "Reviewing the situation"] ebscohost.com, article from ''Variety'', 4 September 1995. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>

For his Broadway performances, Dale has been nominated for five [[Tony Award]]s, winning one for ''[[Barnum (musical)|Barnum]]'' (1980) for which the ''[[New York Times]]'' described him as "The Toast of Broadway",<ref name="master">[http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/jim-dale "Jim Dale"] masterworksbroadway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref> also winning the second of five Drama Desk Awards, and the second of five Outer Critics Awards.<ref name="vault">[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/20118/Jim-Dale "Jim Dale Credits and Awards"] playbillvault.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> Other work includes ''Scapino'' (1974) (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' (1985) (Outer Critics Award, Tony Award Nomination), ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' (1986) ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' (1997) (Tony Award Nomination) and ''The Threepenny Opera'' (2006) for the Roundabout Theatre Company. Dale played Mister Peacham and won a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics' Award, The Richard Seff Award and a Tony Award nomination.

Dale's credits Off-Broadway include ''[[Travels with My Aunt]]'' (1995)<ref>Brantley, Ben. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/13/theater/theater-review-when-the-perfect-gesture-is-everything.html "Theater Review; When the Perfect Gesture Is Everything"] ''The New York Times'', 13 April 1995</ref> (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Award), ''[[Privates On Parade]]'' (1989),<ref>Stasio, Marilyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/20/theater/jim-dale-taps-a-bawdy-tradition-for-inspiration.html "Jim Dale Taps a Bawdy Tradition for Inspiration"] ''The New York Times'', 20 August 1989</ref> ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'' (2003)<ref>Ehren, Christine. [https://archive.today/20140617105608/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/73137-Jim-Dale-to-Star-in-New-Groups-Comedians-Jan-3-Judith-Ivey-in-Women-of-Lockerbie "Jim Dale to Star in New Group's 'Comedians' Jan. 3, Judith Ivey in 'Women of Lockerbie' "] ''Playbill'', 1 November 2002</ref> (Drama Desk Award nomination and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination) and ''[[Address Unknown (novel)|Address Unknown]]'' (2004).<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/LLA_ARCHIVE/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Jim&last=Dale&middle= "Jim Dale Listing Off-Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184157/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Jim&middle=&last=Dale |date=15 October 2012 }} Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>

Dale's other stage work includes ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' as Petruchio with the Young Vic, London (1970) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York (1974); ''[[The Music Man]]'' U.S. tour (1984),<ref name="filmref">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/Jim-Dale.html "Jim Dale Biography"] filmreference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014</ref> and ''[[The Invisible Man]]'' at the Cleveland Play House (1998).<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/42324-Jim-Dale-Stars-In-Cleveland-Play-Houses-Illusion-Filled-Invisible-Man-Dec-4-Jan-9 "Jim Dale Stars In Cleveland Play House's Illusion-Filled 'Invisible Man', Dec. 4-Jan. 9"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715102425/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/42324-Jim-Dale-Stars-In-Cleveland-Play-Houses-Illusion-Filled-Invisible-Man-Dec-4-Jan-9 |date=15 July 2014 }} playbill.com, 3 December 1998</ref> He played the part of Ebenezer Scrooge in ''[[A Christmas Carol (musical)|A Christmas Carol]]'' at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, from 28 November to 27 December 2003.<ref name=allmusic/><ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82953-Ghosts-Lead-Scrooge-in-A-Christmas-Carol-for-Final-MSG-Staging-Nov-28-Dec-27 "Ghosts Lead Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' for Final MSG Staging, Nov. 28-Dec. 27"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716153150/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82953-Ghosts-Lead-Scrooge-in-A-Christmas-Carol-for-Final-MSG-Staging-Nov-28-Dec-27 |date=16 July 2014 }} playbill.com, 28 November 2003</ref>

In November 2006 Dale starred as Charlie Baxter in a one-night only concert version of the Sherman brothers musical ''[[Busker Alley]]'' alongside [[Glenn Close]]. This was a benefit for the York Theatre Company, and was held at Hunter College in New York City.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://archive.today/20140616123935/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103450-Jim-Dale-and-Glenn-Close-Reunite-for-Busker-Alley-Benefit-Nov-13 "Jim Dale and Glenn Close Reunite for Busker Alley Benefit Nov. 13"] ''Playbill'', 13 November 2006</ref> He wrote and appeared in his one-man show, ''Just Jim Dale'', looking back over nearly sixty years in show business. It opened on 15 May 2014 at the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] Laura Pels Theatre, winning Dale his fifth Outer Critics Circle Award, and his fifth Drama Desk Award.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191134-From-Barnum-to-Harry-Potter-Just-Jim-Dale-Arrives-Off-Broadway-May-15 "From 'Barnum' to 'Harry Potter,' 'Just Jim Dale 'Arrives Off-Broadway May 15"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607040324/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191134-From-Barnum-to-Harry-Potter-Just-Jim-Dale-Arrives-Off-Broadway-May-15 |date=7 June 2014 }} playbill.com, 15 May 2014</ref> It opened at the [[Vaudeville Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] in May 2015.

===Television===
Source: ''The New York Times''<ref name=times>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181809/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/714729/Jim-Dale/filmography "Filmography"] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 16 June 2014</ref>

* ''[[Six-Five Special]]'' (1957) – BBC (Host)
* ''[[Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)|Thank Your Lucky Stars]]'' (1965–66) – ITV (Host)<ref>[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tyls.htm " ''Thank Your Lucky Stars''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630075631/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tyls.htm |date=30 June 2017 }} televisionheaven.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref>
* ''[[Join Jim Dale]]'' (1969) – ITV (Host)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=0bf34b91-541f-4f09-acb2-89d013a2351f|title=TVBrain – Kaleidoscope – Lost shows – TV Archive – TV History|website=lostshows.com|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013747/http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=0bf34b91-541f-4f09-acb2-89d013a2351f|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]'' (1973) – (Host)<ref>[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/london_palladium.htm " ''Sunday Night At The London Palladium'' "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124192747/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/london_palladium.htm |date=24 January 2018 }} televisionheaven.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref>
* ''Cinderella'' (Host) Ballet (1981)<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461543/cinderella " ''Cinderella'' Overview and Cast"] tcm.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref>
* ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1986) – ''American Playhouse'' for PBS<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/455230/adventures-of-huckleberry-finn " ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' Cast and Overview"] tcm.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref>
* ''The American Clock'' (1993) – by Arthur Miller
* ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Ellen Burstyn Show]]''
* ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]''
* ''[[Meet Jim Dale]]'' – ATV London
* ''[[The Jim Dale Show]]'' – ATV London
* ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' (1985) – as Gilbert – Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 1#ep9|Mama's Boy]]"

Dale opened every episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' (2009) as the [[Narrator (Pushing Daisies)|unseen narrator]].<ref name=master/><ref name=daisies>[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/pushing-daisies-tv-series-v398647/ " ''Pushing Daisies'' Overview"] allmovie.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref>

===Voice work===
In the United States, Dale is known as the voice of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, narrating the U.S. versions of all seven novels in the series.<ref>Rich, Motoko. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/books/17dale.html "The Voice of ''Harry Potter'' Can Keep a Secret"] ''The New York Times'', 17 July 2007</ref> Dale's ''Harry Potter'' narrations are universally acclaimed. He won two [[Grammy Awards]] (in 2001 and 2008) and received seven Grammy nominations<ref>[http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/best-spoken-word-album-262.html "Best Spoken Word Album"] awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014</ref> and a record ten [[Audie Awards]]<ref name=allmusic/> including "Audio Book of the Year 2004" for ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', "Best Children's Narrator 2001/2005/2007/2008," "Best Children's Audio Book 2005," two Benjamin Franklin Awards from the [[Independent Book Publishers Association]]<ref name=master/> (one of these was in 2001 for ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'')<ref>[http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2001_win.aspx Benjamin Franklin Award Winners & Finalists 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127055442/http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2001_win.aspx |date=27 January 2009 }}, Independent Book Publishers Association (accessed 1 August 2009)</ref> and 23 [[AudioFile (magazine)|''AudioFile'']] Earphone Awards. The audio short series ''[[Dirty Potter]]'' uses sound editing of Dale's past voice work to narrate the series. The series is a parody narrated by a "re-imagined" version of Dale, and its content was created without Dale's input.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dirtypotter.com/fack | title=FAQ }}</ref>

Dale narrates the ''Harry Potter'' video games and many of the interactive "extras" on the ''Harry Potter'' DVD releases. He also holds one current and two former [[Guinness World Record]]s. He holds one current record for occupying the first six places in the Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada 2005.<ref name="Macmillan Publishers">{{cite web|last=Macmillan Publishers|title=Jim Dale|work=Macmillan Publishers|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/jimdale|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Previously, he held records for creating the most character voices for an audiobook (134 for ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' in 2003, followed by 146 voices for ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' in 2007),<ref name="EveningWithJimDale">{{cite web|author=New York Historical Society|title=An Evening with Jim Dale|url=http://harrypotter.nyhistory.org/event/an-evening-with-jim-dale/|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> though the record was later awarded to [[Roy Dotrice]] for his 2004 recording of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.<ref name=GRRM-Dotrice>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=George R. R.|url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/200399.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140908160906/http://grrm.livejournal.com/200399.html |url-status=live |archive-date=8 September 2014 |title=Not A Blog – Roy Sets a Record |work=livejournal.com|date=11 March 2011|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> Dale opened every episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' as the [[Narrator (Pushing Daisies)|unseen narrator]].<ref name=master/><ref name=daisies/>

In the mid-1960s, Dale presented ''[[Children's Favourites]]'' on [[BBC Radio]] for a year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Dale presenting Children's Favourites on the BBC Light Programme 1965/6 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=12 February 2021 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS5uCEFgyrw&t=132s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/zS5uCEFgyrw| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Dale narrated the ''[[Peter and the Starcatchers]]'' (2004) audio book,<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59355-978-6 "Review. ''Peter And The Starcatchers''"] ''Publishers Weekly'', 13 September 2004</ref> and its three sequels. In 2018, Dale narrated ''SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical'' by [[Edelman and Fishman]], noted as being the first audiobook musical of its kind. ''SPIN'' was released by [[Harper Audio]] on 9 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jim-Dale-Narrates-New-Rumpelstiltskin-Audiobook-Musical-SPIN-Out-This-Winter-20171212|title=Jim Dale Narrates New Rumpelstiltskin Audiobook Musical 'SPIN', Out This Winter|website=Broadwayworld.com|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> The following year, Dale narrated ''Puss In Boots a Musical'' by [[Edelman and Fishman]], adapted for the audiobook by Edelman, Fishman, and Khristine Hvam. It was released by [[Harper Audio]] on 27 August 2019.

== Honours ==
In 2003, Dale was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List, for his work in promoting children's English literature.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/06/16/an-interview-with-jim-dale "An Interview with Jim Dale"], Ign.com, 16 June 2003</ref>

==Selected filmography==
Source: ''The New York Times''<ref name=times/>
* ''Break-In'' (1956) as Private Berry
* ''[[Six Five Special]]'' (1958) as Presenter
* ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) as Violinist
* ''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962) as Bill
* ''[[Nurse on Wheels]]'' (1963) as Tim Taylor
* ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963) as Expectant Father
* ''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1964) as Carrier
* ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964) as Carstairs
* ''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964) as Horsa
* ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965) as Harold
* ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1965) as Marshall P. Knutt
* ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]'' (1966) as Albert Potter
* ''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1967) as Lord Darcy de Pue
* ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967) as Bertram Oliphant (BO) West
* ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1967) as Dr. Jim Kilmore
* ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' (1967) as Painter
* ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (1969) as Lusty
* ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969) as Dr. Jimmy Nookey
* ''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) as Jeff Eldon
* ''[[The National Health (film)|The National Health]]'' (1973) as Barnet/ Dr. Boyd
* ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1973) as Terence "Spike" Milligan
* [[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|''Pete's Dragon'']] (1977) as Dr. Terminus
* ''[[Joseph Andrews (film)|Joseph Andrews]]'' (1977) as Pedlar
* ''[[Hot Lead and Cold Feet]]'' (1978) as Jasper Bloodshy/Wild Billy Bloodshy/Eli Bloodshy
* ''[[Unidentified Flying Oddball]]'' (1979) as Sir Mordred
* ''[[Scandalous (film)|Scandalous]]'' (1984) as Inspector Anthony Crisp
* ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992) as Christopher Columbus
* ''[[The Hunchback (1997 film)|The Hunchback]]'' (1997) as Cloplin
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' (2007) as The Narrator

==Awards and nominations==
Sources: allmusic.com;<ref name=allmusic/> Playbillvault;<ref name=vault/> Audio Publisher<ref>[https://www.audiopub.org/audie-awards-winners "Audies, Winners and Finalists"] audiopub.org. Retrieved 28 February 2023</ref>

;Awards
* 1966 International Laurel Award  –  Best Song  –  ''Georgy Girl''
* 1974 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Performance  – ''[[Scapino (play)|Scapino]]'' 
* 1974 Outer Critics Circle Award  –  Outstanding Actor  –  ''Scapino''
* 1980 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Actor in a Musical  –  ''Barnum''
* 1980 Tony Award  –  Best Actor in a Musical  –  ''Barnum''
* 1984 Outer Critics Circle Award  –  Outstanding Actor  –  ''Joe Egg''
* 1995 Drama Desk Award  –   Unique Theatrical Ensemble Experience  –  ''Travels with My Aunt''
* 1995 Outer Critics Circle Award  –  Outstanding Actor  –  ''Travels with My Aunt''
* 2001 Grammy Award  –  Best Spoken Word Album for Children  –  ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''
* 2001 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Best Male Narrator|Best Male Narrator]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''
* 2004 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year|Audiobook of the Year]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''
* 2004 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Middle Grade Title|Children's Title]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''
* 2005 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics|Classics]]  –  ''A Christmas Carol''
* 2005 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Best Male Narrator|Best Male Narrator]]  –  ''Peter and the Star Catchers''
* 2005 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Middle Grade Title|Children's Title]]  –  ''Peter and the Starcatchers''
* 2006 Thespian Award  –  Friars Club, New York.
* 2006 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical  –  ''The Threepenny Opera''
* 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award  –  Outstanding Actor  –  ''The Threepenny Opera''
* 2006 The Richard Seff Award  –  ''The Threepenny Opera''
* 2006 The Order of St. George's Society, New York
* 2006 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics|Classics]]  –  ''Around the World in Eighty Days''
* 2006 Audie Award  –  Hall of Fame - ''Harry Potter'' series
* 2007 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Best Male Narrator|Best Male Narrator]] – ''Peter and the Shadow Thieves''
* 2008 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Best Male Narrator|Best Male Narrator]] – ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''
* 2008 Grammy Award  –  Best Spoken Word Album for Children – ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''
* 2009 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title|Young Listeners' Title]] – ''James Herriot's Treasury For Children''
* Twenty-three Audiofile Headphone Awards
* 2009 – Inducted into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136195-Redgrave-Schwartz-Lloyd-Webber-and-More-Inducted-Into-Theater-Hall-of-Fame-Jan-25 Dale inducted into American Theatre Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012335/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136195-Redgrave-Schwartz-Lloyd-Webber-and-More-Inducted-Into-Theater-Hall-of-Fame-Jan-25 |date=3 December 2013 }}, Playbill.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.</ref>
* 2018 – Urban Stages' 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>"[https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-Urban-Stages-Presents-Jim-Dale-with-Lifetime-Achievement-Award-20180515 Photo Flash: Urban Stages Presents Jim Dale with Lifetime Achievement Award]" Broadwayworld.com, Wisdom Digital Media, 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.</ref>
* 2019 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Original Work|Original Work]] – ''SPIN: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical''
* 2019 SOVAS Awards - Audiobook Narration (Infant to 12) - ''Puss in Boots: A Musical''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sovas.org/2019-winners/|title=2019 Winners|website=Sovas.org|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>

;Nominations
* 1967 Academy Award  –  Best Music, Original Song – ''Georgy Girl'' (shared with Tom Springfield for the song "Georgy Girl")
* 1967 Golden Globe Award  –  Best Music, Original Song – ''Georgy Girl'' (shared with Tom Springfield for the song "Georgy Girl")
* 1974 BAFTA Academy Award  –  Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles – ''Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall''
* 1975 Tony Award  –  Best Actor in Play – ''Scapino''
* 1985 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Actor in a Play – ''Joe Egg''
* 1985 Tony Award  –  Best Actor in Play – ''Joe Egg''
* 1997 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Actor in a Musical – ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]''
* 1997 Tony Award  –  Best Actor in a Musical – ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]''
* 2000 Audie Award  – [[Audie Award for Middle Grade Title|Children's Title]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince''
* 2001 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Middle Grade Title|Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight and Up]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''
* 2003 Drama Desk Award  –  Outstanding Actor in a Play – ''Comedians''
* 2006 Tony Award  –  Best Featured Actor in a Musical – ''The Threepenny Opera''
* 2006 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year|Audiobook of the Year]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince''
* 2006 Audie Award  – [[Audie Award for Middle Grade Title|Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight and Up]]  –  ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince''
* 2008 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year|Audiobook of the Year]] – ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''
* 2009 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title|Young Listeners' Title]] – ''The Shoe Bird''
* 2018 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title|Young Listeners' Title]] – ''A Sick Day for Amos McGee''
* 2020 Audie Award  –  [[Audie Award for Audio Drama|Audio Drama]] – ''Puss in Boots: The Musical''

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.jim-dale.com}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061021142510/http://www.carryonline.com/carryonline/castandcrew.html Jim Dale] at Carry On Online
* {{discogs artist|Jim Dale}}

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