Quotes by Spike Milligan

About Spike Milligan:


Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan was an Anglo-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, his early life was spent in India where he was born. The majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He disliked his first name and began to call himself "Spike" after hearing a band on Radio Luxembourg called Spike Jones and his City Slickers.

Author Bio


  • NameSpike Milligan
  • Description1918-2002, comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor of English and Irish parentage.
  • AliasesTerence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan
  • BornApril 16, 1918
  • DiedFebruary 27, 2002
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter; Author
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire