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== Shows == | == Shows == |
Revision as of 13:25, 16 May 2007
Contents |
Shows
Connections (team captain)
Crosswits (regular panellist)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (panellist)
Odd One Out (voiceover)
Biography
Long-serving supporting player in TV, radio and film comedy shows. His major credits include A Hard Day's Night, radio series Hello Cheeky and the Marty Feldman vehicle Marty. Towards the end of his life he lived in near poverty due to a £70,000 legal bill for a (failed) action against a TV producer over a format of his, and £120,000 in unpaid income tax.
He died on 7 March 2006 of lung cancer.
Trivia
He is credited with the invention of Mornington Crescent, the signature game of Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.