George Martin, the producer of The Beatles, was the best man at his second wedding.
Roald Dahl had wanted Spike to play his character "Willy Wonka" on the big screen. The studio instead chose Gene Wilder.
He considered Aladdin (1992) to be the greatest film of all time.
He was awarded an Honorary Knight Bachelor in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Entertainment.
His family came back to England in 1933 when his father was retired from the British Army in India.
His poetry is strongly influenced by Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.
In 1994 was awarded a British Comedy award for Lifetime Achievement, where he famously referred to Prince Charles as a "little grovelling bastard" live on TV.
In October 1964 he appeared in "Oblomov", a play based on a book of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. The play was not a comedy, and he had intended to play his role seriously. However, the play was unsuccessful until Spike began to ab lib. After five weeks of success with the now transformed play it was renamed "Son of Oblomov", changed theaters, and continued to be a hit for several months.
Is portrayed by Edward Tudor-Pole in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
Once anonymously placed an advert in the 'lonely hearts' section of England's Private Eye magazine which said 'Wanted - rich elderly widow - object, murder', and got several replies.
Son of Captain L.A. Milligan MSM RA (retd).
Spike and June had three children, Laura Milligan, Sean and Sile (born in 1956).
Spike and Paddy had a daughter (Jane Milligan) in 1964.
Spike had a daughter (Romany) by a Canadian journalist in 1975.
Spike had a son (James Maughan-Milligan) after an affair with Margaret Maughan in 1975.
Spike has a younger brother, Desmond Milligan.
Spike has at last been officially recognised by the establishment. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2000 New Years honours list. But because he's an Irish citizen (he refused to take the oath of loyalty when he became stateless in 1960, despite spending 7 years on active service in the British Army) he can only be awarded an honorary knighthood.
Spike's parents and brother Desmond moved out to Woy-Woy, New South Wales, Australia. Spike often visited them out there.
The inscription on his tombstone reads "I told you I was ill" in Gaelic
Was a member of the Bill Hall Trio, a very successful jazz band near and after the end of WWII. While the band was touring in Yugoslavia, Spike found himself completely without money, and joined the local Communist party in order to recieve a free meal.