Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
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Hercules Grytpype-Thynne was a character from the British 1950's comedy radio programme the Goon Show. He was voiced by Peter Sellers.
Grytpype-Thynne is the smooth spoken and sophisticated principal villain on the show, and is usually accompanied by his companion in crime, Count Jim Moriarty. The main plot usually follows an impoverished Grytpype-Thynne thinking up a money making scheme which involves the (usually equally-impoverished) Neddie Seagoon being the fall-guy.
Grytpype sometimes offers Neddie things instead of cigarettes, such as gorillas or pictures of Queen Victoria. this would normally be followed by "No I'm trying to give them up", or "I've just put one out" from Neddie. This happened most notably in Rommel's Treasure, The Great International Christmas Pudding and Napoleon's Piano.
In a 1972 book, it was revealed that Hercules Grytpype-Thynne was, in fact, gay.
Sellers drew inspiration for the character from actor George Sanders.[citation needed]
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| The Goons |
| Michael Bentine • Spike Milligan • Harry Secombe • Peter Sellers |
| Other Contributors |
| Ray Ellington • Max Geldray • Wallace Greenslade • Larry Stephens • Wally Stott • Eric Sykes • Andrew Timothy |
| Radio & TV Series |
| The Goon Show • The Telegoons |
| Films |
| Let's Go Crazy • Penny Points to Paradise • Down Among the Z Men • The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn • The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film |
| Characters |
| Cast members and their Characters • Major Bloodnok • Bluebottle • Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister • Eccles • Hercules Grytpype-Thynne • Count Jim Moriarty • Neddie Seagoon |
| General information |
| Episodes and archiving • Running Jokes |
