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Harry Secombe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir Harry Donald Secombe, Sir Harold Donald Secombe
Welsh entertainer (1921–2001)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Great humorous stories
- Highway Companion
- The Goon Show, Vol. 29
- The Goon Show Compendium Volume One
- Goon for Lunch by Harry Secombe (1976, Hardcover)
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Film & TV
Swansea, Wales, UK
From Wikipedia Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh comedian and singer. He played Neddie Seagoon, a central character in the BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show (1951–60). He also appeared in musicals and films and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating hymns and other devotional songs. With the success of The Goon Show,…
Known for
- Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Unforgettable Harry Secombe — Self (archive footage)2010
- The Paranormal Peter Sellers — Self (Archive footage)2001
- The Unknown Peter Sellers — Self2000
- Spike — Self1996
- An Evening with Spike Milligan — Himself1996
- An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck — Self - Audience Member1994
- Just Like That! — Self1989
- Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music1986
- Highway1983
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1921-09-08
- Active to
- 2001-04-11
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7,407
- Total plays
- 43,053
Tags
Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. Born: 8 September 1921 Swansea, Wales, UK Died: 11 April 2001 (aged 79) Shamley Green, Surrey, England, UK Spouse(s) Myra Atherton Albums: Sacred Songs (1962) UK #16; Secombe's Personal Choice (1967) UK #6; If I Ruled the World (1971) UK #17; Bless This House: 20 Songs Of Joy (1978) UK #8[5]; Captain Beaky and His Band <a href="https://www.last
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- St Thomas
- Place of death
- Guildford
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Voice type
- tenor
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- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- date of birth
- 1921-09-08
- date of death
- 2001-04-11
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Harry Secombe
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- P12749
- Schöfflisdorf
Sources (3)
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