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Keith Harris

Actor
Born September 21, 1947Died April 28, 2015 (67 years)
Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show The Keith Harris Show (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number 4 in the charts.

The son of variety performers, Harris assisted in his father's ventriloquy acts as a child; as a teenager, he created his own ventriloquism characters which he performed at holiday resorts in the summer season, attracting the attention of television producers. He debuted on screen in 1965 and became a popular act guest starring on various shows; he had his first solo series Cuddles and Company in the 1970s, but got his big break in 1982 with The Keith Harris Show. He, Orville and Cuddles became popular performers on primetime television until the show was cancelled in 1990, as audiences and television producers began to move away from variety performances.

After a low period and two failed business ventures in the early 1990s, he embarked on a busy stage career (mostly in pantomime) and found new appreciation in the 2000s, appearing as a guest in several television programmes. His output declined after a 2013 cancer diagnosis and he died two years later.

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Filmography

2020
The Big Night In · as Self
2011
Big Brother's Bit On The Side (TV Series) · as Self
2010
Pointless Celebrities (TV Series) · as Keith Harris
2008
Celebrity Juice (TV Series) · as Self
2008
The Kevin Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Self
2008
Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) · as Self
2007
2007
The Convention Crasher (TV Series) · as Self
2006
The Slammer (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2005
The Friday Night Project (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Come Dine with Me (TV Series) · as Self
2004
The Farm (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Shameless (TV Series) · as Keith Harris
2002
Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self - Minstrel Show Ventriloquist, 1976-1978
2002
Dick & Dom in da Bungalow (TV Series) · as Self
2002
2002
I Love Muppets · as Self
2002
2002
2001
Harry Hill's TV Burp (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Banzai (TV Series) · as Self
2000
The Weakest Link (TV Series) · as Self
2000
Big Brother (UK) (TV Series) · as Self
1998
The 11 O'Clock Show (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Light Lunch (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest
1996
TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self
1987
Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Saturday Superstore (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Wogan (TV Series) · as Self
1979
Antiques Roadshow (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1978
Blankety Blank (TV Series) · as Self
1978
3-2-1 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star
1975
The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self
1972
Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self
1971
The Generation Game (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star
1964
Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self
1955
Crackerjack (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1955
This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Good Old Days (TV Series) · as Self - Performer

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