Tom O'Connor
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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
[[A Question of Entertainment]] | [[A Question of Entertainment]] | ||
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[[Crosswits]] | [[Crosswits]] | ||
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[[I've Got a Secret]] | [[I've Got a Secret]] | ||
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[[Name That Tune]] | [[Name That Tune]] | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Former teacher whose first break into television came through [[Opportunity Knocks]] then cemented | + | Former maths teacher from Bootle, Merseyside, whose first break into television came through [[Opportunity Knocks]] which was then cemented by a regular slot on ITV's ''The Comedians''. He went on to host his own ITV show and a whole raft of gameshows, most memorably [[Crosswits]]. He was known for getting laughs by the way he told longer stories, and had a joke for every occasion. |
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| + | He had Parkinson's Disease for the last 14 years of his life. He died on 18 July 2021, aged 81. | ||
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[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0860517535/labyrinthgames Tom O'Connor's World's Worst Jokes] | [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0860517535/labyrinthgames Tom O'Connor's World's Worst Jokes] | ||
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== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
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[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm1056519/ Internet Movie Database entry] | [http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm1056519/ Internet Movie Database entry] | ||
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| + | [[Weaver's Week 2021-07-25|A full obituary]] from Weaver's Week. | ||
[[Category:People|O'Connor, Tom]] | [[Category:People|O'Connor, Tom]] | ||
Current revision as of 10:03, 25 July 2021
Biography
Former maths teacher from Bootle, Merseyside, whose first break into television came through Opportunity Knocks which was then cemented by a regular slot on ITV's The Comedians. He went on to host his own ITV show and a whole raft of gameshows, most memorably Crosswits. He was known for getting laughs by the way he told longer stories, and had a joke for every occasion.
He had Parkinson's Disease for the last 14 years of his life. He died on 18 July 2021, aged 81.
Trivia
As an actor, he had a recurring role as Father Tom in the BBC's daytime soap Doctors.
Books / Tapes
Eat Like a Horse, Drink Like a Fish
Follow Me, I'm Right Behind You
Take a Funny Turn: an Autobiography
Tom O'Connor's World's Worst Jokes
Web links
See also
A full obituary from Weaver's Week.
