John Junkin
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[[Connections (2)|Connections]] (team captain) | [[Connections (2)|Connections]] (team captain) | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 2 August 2007
Contents |
Shows
Ask No Questions (also devisor)
Connections (team captain)
Crosswits (regular panellist)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (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.
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.
He was the voice of "Mr Shifter", the piano-humping chimpanzee in PG Tips tea advertisement, the longest running commercial on television.
