<Ul> <Li> Kenneth Williams ( 25 films , and co-presenting That 's Carry On ! ) played a range of character types , nearly always a lead character . Early roles were rather strait - laced ; he then sometimes played his snide character : quite slimy and smarmy with a distinctive nasal voice . Later the haughty , proud and easily outraged elitist became more frequent and Williams ' best known character type . Williams sometimes played characters of other nationalities , such as in Up the Khyber . In some roles , when not actually playing his role in snide mode , Williams might deliver a single joke using his snide voice . A running gag in many of the films was that Williams ' character would be embroiled in an extra-marital affair with that of Hattie Jacques -- this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital - based films , which gave rise to Williams ' famous catchphrase `` ohhh Matron ! '' . </Li> <Li> Joan Sims ( 24 ) had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in Carry On films , being in all 20 films ( excluding That 's Carry On ) from Carry On Cleo to Carry On Emmannuelle . She played a range of characters from jolly and assertive young women with sturdy moral standards ( Camping , Loving ) to sexy and lusty matrons -- either desired ( At Your Convenience ) or coarse and unattractive ( Henry , Up the Khyber ) , to a chatty glutton ( in Matron ) , a battleaxe wife ( Screaming ) and an unattractive spinster ( Doctor ) . She also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and eleven episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series . </Li> <Li> Charles Hawtrey ( 23 ) often played a meek , rather effete ' mummy 's boy ' who could suddenly erupt into riotous behaviour . Other roles were as a strict , officious and prissy person in an authority role . Hawtrey 's characters were often bumbling and accident prone , and the victim of various mishaps and complex misunderstandings . He also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials . </Li> <Li> Sid James ( 19 ) always played a lead character , usually a laconic member of the working class . His characters were often lecherous womanisers , something that caused problems in James ' private life . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas television specials , and four episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series . </Li> <Li> Kenneth Connor ( 17 ) often played put - upon men ranging in character from pompous to meek , and often leering . He also provided some additional voice - work in Emmannuelle when he dubbed the dialogue of Howard Nelson ( Harry Hernia ) . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas television specials , and twelve episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Peter Butterworth ( 16 ) frequently played major roles in the films , often as a generally benign , unflappable but bumbling assistant or servant unable to see the chaos around him . Unusually for a regular , in some films , including Again Doctor , Henry and Loving , his role consists of a cameo appearance in a single scene . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and nine episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Hattie Jacques ( 14 ) played the haughty matron , school senior mistress or other archetypal authority figure in several films . Later she branched out into more varied comic roles ( e.g. At Your Convenience , Loving and Abroad , in which she played a chef embroiled in a constant battle with the stove ) . She also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and one episode of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Bernard Bresslaw ( 14 ) varied between playing the clumsy dimwit or the heavy , or the lusty and bombastic `` foreigner '' . In the later films his characterisation developed greater depth , such as in Dick , Behind . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and five episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Jim Dale ( 11 ) joined the series with support roles , but quickly progressed to playing the younger , sympathetic male lead , often in the film 's romance plot strand . From his debut had an uninterrupted
<Ul> <Li> Kenneth Williams ( 25 films , and co-presenting That 's Carry On ! ) played a range of character types , nearly always a lead character . Early roles were rather strait - laced ; he then sometimes played his snide character : quite slimy and smarmy with a distinctive nasal voice . Later the haughty , proud and easily outraged elitist became more frequent and Williams ' best known character type . Williams sometimes played characters of other nationalities , such as in Up the Khyber . In some roles , when not actually playing his role in snide mode , Williams might deliver a single joke using his snide voice . A running gag in many of the films was that Williams ' character would be embroiled in an extra-marital affair with that of Hattie Jacques -- this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital - based films , which gave rise to Williams ' famous catchphrase `` ohhh Matron ! '' . </Li> <Li> Joan Sims ( 24 ) had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in Carry On films , being in all 20 films ( excluding That 's Carry On ) from Carry On Cleo to Carry On Emmannuelle . She played a range of characters from jolly and assertive young women with sturdy moral standards ( Camping , Loving ) to sexy and lusty matrons -- either desired ( At Your Convenience ) or coarse and unattractive ( Henry , Up the Khyber ) , to a chatty glutton ( in Matron ) , a battleaxe wife ( Screaming ) and an unattractive spinster ( Doctor ) . She also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and eleven episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series . </Li> <Li> Charles Hawtrey ( 23 ) often played a meek , rather effete ' mummy 's boy ' who could suddenly erupt into riotous behaviour . Other roles were as a strict , officious and prissy person in an authority role . Hawtrey 's characters were often bumbling and accident prone , and the victim of various mishaps and complex misunderstandings . He also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials . </Li> <Li> Sid James ( 19 ) always played a lead character , usually a laconic member of the working class . His characters were often lecherous womanisers , something that caused problems in James ' private life . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas television specials , and four episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series . </Li> <Li> Kenneth Connor ( 17 ) often played put - upon men ranging in character from pompous to meek , and often leering . He also provided some additional voice - work in Emmannuelle when he dubbed the dialogue of Howard Nelson ( Harry Hernia ) . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas television specials , and twelve episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Peter Butterworth ( 16 ) frequently played major roles in the films , often as a generally benign , unflappable but bumbling assistant or servant unable to see the chaos around him . Unusually for a regular , in some films , including Again Doctor , Henry and Loving , his role consists of a cameo appearance in a single scene . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and nine episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Hattie Jacques ( 14 ) played the haughty matron , school senior mistress or other archetypal authority figure in several films . Later she branched out into more varied comic roles ( e.g. At Your Convenience , Loving and Abroad , in which she played a chef embroiled in a constant battle with the stove ) . She also appeared in two of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and one episode of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Bernard Bresslaw ( 14 ) varied between playing the clumsy dimwit or the heavy , or the lusty and bombastic `` foreigner '' . In the later films his characterisation developed greater depth , such as in Dick , Behind . He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas TV specials , and five episodes of the Carry On Laughing TV series . </Li> <Li> Jim Dale ( 11 ) joined the series with support roles , but quickly progressed to playing the younger , sympathetic male lead , often in the film 's romance plot strand . From his debut had an uninterrupted
who starred in the most carry on movies
who starred in the most carry on movies
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams