Stanley Augustus Holloway (October 1, 1890 - January 30, 1982) was an English actor and entertainer famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also renowned for his recordings of comic monologues.

Father of Julian Holloway.

Grandfather of actress Sophie Dahl

Was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) in "My Fair Lady," a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same name, My Fair Lady (1964).

Holloway appeared with Rex Harrison (I) in the stage production of "My Fair Lady". Harrison had a reputation for being very abrupt with his fans. One night after a performance of the show, Holloway and Harrison left by the stage door. It was late, cold and pouring rain and there was an old woman standing alone outside the door. When she saw Harrison, she asked him for his autograph. He told her to "Sod off", and she was so enraged at this that she rolled up her program and hit Harrison with it. Holloway congratulated him on not only making theater history, but, for the first time in world history, "the fan has hit the shit."

Almost backed out of the original Broadway production of "My Fair Lady" during rehearsals, when he felt that director Moss Hart wasn't paying enough attention to his character. Finally, Hart took him aside and said, "Look, Stanley, I have my hands full with a leading man who's never starred in a musical before and a leading lady who's never played the lead in a musical before. You've done both. So, if I DON'T talk to you, you should take it as a compliment." Holloway burst out laughing and never brought up the subject again.

In My Fair Lady (1964), he was the only member of the main cast to do his own singing. Rex Harrison (I) and Wilfrid Hyde-White talked their way through their songs, while Audrey Hepburn and Jeremy Brett were dubbed.