Harry Secombe

Harry Secombe

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, Secombe developed a dual career as both a comedy actor and a singer. At the beginning of his career as an entertainer, his act would end with a joke version of the duet Sweethearts, in which he sang both the baritone and falsetto parts. Trained under Italian maestro Manlio di Veroli, he emerged as a bel canto tenor (characteristically, he insisted that in his case this meant "can belto") and had a long list of best-selling record albums to his credit. In 1958 he appeared in the film Jet Storm, which starred Dame Sybil Thorndike and Richard Attenborough and in the same year Secombe starred in the title role in Davy, one of Ealing Studios' last films. In 1963 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was knighted in 1981, and jokingly referred to himself as Sir Cumference (in recognition of his rotund figure). The motto he chose for his coat of arms was "GO ON", a reference to goon.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Swansea, Wales, UK
    Birthday
    9/8/1921
Jet Storm
Jet Storm
6.5
Penny Points to Paradise
Penny Points to Paradise
4.1
Oliver!
Oliver!
7
Down Among the Z Men
Down Among the Z Men
5.1
Davy
Davy
5
Song of Norway
Song of Norway
4.6
Forces' Sweetheart
Forces' Sweetheart
5.2
Pickwick
Pickwick
0
Sunstruck
Sunstruck
5.5
The Last Goon Show of All
The Last Goon Show of All
6
Doctor in Trouble
Doctor in Trouble
5.1
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
0
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
0
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
0
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
0
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
5.9
Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box
0
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
5.5
The Unknown Peter Sellers
The Unknown Peter Sellers
8
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
5.1
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
8.5
Spike
0
An Evening with Spike Milligan
0
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
6.2
Svengali
Svengali
5.9
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