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Basil Fawlty

fictional character in the British comedy series Fawlty Towers
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Basil Fawlty

Summary

Basil Fawlty is a fictional human[1]. He draws 1,632 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #556 of 5,308).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basil Fawlty was married to Sybil Fawlty[3].
  • Basil Fawlty is the creator of John Cleese[4].
  • Basil Fawlty is recorded as male[5].
  • Basil Fawlty's instance of is recorded as fictional human[6].
  • Basil Fawlty's instance of is recorded as television character[7].
  • Basil Fawlty was performed by John Cleese[8].
  • Basil Fawlty was part of the conflict Korean War[9].
  • Basil Fawlty's given name is recorded as Basil[10].
  • Donald Sinclair inspired Basil Fawlty[11].
  • Basil Fawlty's present in work is recorded as Fawlty Towers[12].
  • Basil Fawlty's narrative role is recorded as protagonist[13].

Body

Works and Contributions

Basil Fawlty is the creator of John Cleese[4].

Personal Life

Basil Fawlty was married to Sybil Fawlty[3].

Why It Matters

Basil Fawlty draws 1,632 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #556 of 5,308).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

FAQs

Who was Basil Fawlty married to?

Basil Fawlty's spouses include Sybil Fawlty[3].

Related Entities

Fawlty Towers John Cleese

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Imdb id → ch0023125
    Conflict → —
    Present in work → Fawlty Towers
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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