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[[Connections (2)|Connections]] (team captain) | [[Connections (2)|Connections]] (team captain) | ||
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[[Odd One Out]] (voiceover) | [[Odd One Out]] (voiceover) | ||
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| - | He was the voice of "Mr Shifter", the piano-humping chimpanzee in PG Tips tea | + | He was the voice of "Mr Shifter", the piano-humping chimpanzee in the PG Tips tea ads, the longest-running series of commercials on television. |
He also appeared alongside Pete Postlethwaite in the BBC comedy-drama 'The Sins' in 2000 and alongside Lorcan Cranitch in the 2001 BBC drama 'Macready and Daughter'. | He also appeared alongside Pete Postlethwaite in the BBC comedy-drama 'The Sins' in 2000 and alongside Lorcan Cranitch in the 2001 BBC drama 'Macready and Daughter'. | ||
Current revision as of 22:53, 4 May 2021
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Shows
Ask No Questions (also devisor)
Bob's Full House (writer)
Chain Letters (question-setter)
Connections (team captain)
Jump! (also devisor)
Loose Ends (team captain)
Mark My Words (panellist)
Odd One Out (voiceover)
The Unfair Quiz (also devisor)
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, aged 76.
Trivia
He was the voice of "Mr Shifter", the piano-humping chimpanzee in the PG Tips tea ads, the longest-running series of commercials on television.
He also appeared alongside Pete Postlethwaite in the BBC comedy-drama 'The Sins' in 2000 and alongside Lorcan Cranitch in the 2001 BBC drama 'Macready and Daughter'.
