Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Born: December 12, 1928
Died: November 4, 2021
in Montreal, Canada
Lionel Blair was an English actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. Making regular appearances as a dancer and entertainer on British television throughout the late 1960s, the 1970s and early 1980s, he also presented the quiz programme Name That Tune, and was a team captain on Give Us a Clue.

Movies for Lionel Blair...

Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
Title: Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
Character: Himself - Entertainer
Released: April 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life of Larry Grayson, the English comedian and television presenter who was best known in the 1970s and early '80s.
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Title: The Real Marigold Hotel
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2016
Type: TV
A group of famous faces travel to India to see if retiring in India would be better than retiring in England.
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Run For Your Wife
Title: Run For Your Wife
Character: Cyril
Released: May 16, 2012
Type: Movie
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
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The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Title: The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Character: Self
Released: December 20, 2010
Type: Movie
A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.
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Title: The Week We Went To War
Released: September 7, 2009
Type: TV
Katherine Jenkins and Michael Aspel celebrate the heroes of the Home Front.
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Title: Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
Released: October 12, 2008
Type: TV
Cat Deely hosts the epic 'live' final of Britain's Got the Pop Factor, where musical acts R Wayne, 2 Up 2 Down and Geraldine battle it out for their own record deal and an automatic entry to the show Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice. Nicki Chapman, Neil Fox and Pete Waterman will judge their efforts, but who wins?
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Title: Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2008
Type: TV
Cat Deely hosts the epic 'live' final of Britain's Got the Pop Factor, where musical acts R Wayne, 2 Up 2 Down and Geraldine battle it out for their own record deal and an automatic entry to the show Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice. Nicki Chapman, Neil Fox and Pete Waterman will judge their efforts, but who wins?
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Title: Celebrity Juice
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: TV
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
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Title: Britain's Got More Talent
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: TV
Stephen Mulhern presents the sister show of Britain's Got Talent where he interviews the judges and the latest performers from the show.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD. The programme is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker from Monday-Thursday, with Chris Evans appearing instead of Baker on Fridays and relief presenters appearing when required.
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Title: The Story of Light Entertainment
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 2006
Type: TV
The Story of Light Entertainment is a British documentary series shown on the BBC in 2006. The series comprises eight episodes and is narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Title: Extras
Character: Lionel Blair
Released: July 21, 2005
Type: TV
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.
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Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Title: Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2004
Type: Movie
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.
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Title: The Farm
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 2004
Type: TV
The Farm is the British version of the international TV format The Farm, produced by Strix. The show had a number of celebrities appear on it during its two series run on Five between 2004 and 2005. After the completion of the second series in 2005, Five revealed that they would not be airing any further series of the show.
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Title: Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2002
Type: TV
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
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Title: Celebrity Big Brother
Released: March 9, 2001
Type: TV
Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winner's nominated charity at the end of the run.
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An Audience with Elton John
Title: An Audience with Elton John
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 1997
Type: Movie
Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests.
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Title: Melissa
Character: Himself, Party Guest
Released: May 12, 1997
Type: TV
Award-winning war correspondent Guy Foster, distraught after the loss of his first wife, joins a cruise to Cape Town, where he meets beautiful and mysterious Melissa. A sophisticated blonde PR girl, Melissa is travelling with an exuberant group of media friends. Guy falls desperately in love with the exotic Melissa and she suggests they marry. But while they celebrate, dark events begin to take place. An elderly widower is ‘accidentally’ lost overboard. The bodies of a middle-aged couple are discovered in Cape Town. Then one of Melissa’s friends is brutally killed. The finger of suspicion falls on Guy – and when Melissa herself is killed, he is found bending over her bloodied corpse.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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Title: The Ant & Dec Show
Released: April 6, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: Pebble Mill
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1991
Type: TV
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.
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Title: Birds of a Feather
Character: Lionel Blair
Released: October 16, 1989
Type: TV
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.
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Absolute Beginners
Title: Absolute Beginners
Character: Harry Charms
Released: April 4, 1986
Type: Movie
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
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Title: Countdown
Released: November 2, 1982
Type: TV
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: TV
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Guest
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: TV
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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The Plank
Title: The Plank
Character: Paint-covered House Owner
Released: December 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Video Show
Released: July 3, 1978
Type: TV
The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981.
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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Mission: Monte Carlo
Title: Mission: Monte Carlo
Character: Quinn Travis
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
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Title: Last of the Summer Wine
Character: Lionel Blair
Released: January 4, 1973
Type: TV
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
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Title: The Persuaders!
Character: Quinn Travis
Released: September 17, 1971
Type: TV
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
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Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
Title: Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 1969
Type: Movie
A BBC documentary portrait of Peter Sellers, filmed over a period of nine months in 1969 where director Tony Palmer interviews Sellers and friends and associates about the actor's career and life. At age 44, with 38 films already behind him, including Dr. Strangelove and two "Pink Panther" films, Sellers was then at the crest of his career. But his personal life, which included two bad marriages (and two more to come), a near-fatal 1964 heart attack, and increasingly disturbing personality disorders, was in tatters.
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Maroc 7
Title: Maroc 7
Character: Hotel Receptionist
Released: March 22, 1967
Type: Movie
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in Moroccan intrigue.
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The Beauty Jungle
Title: The Beauty Jungle
Character: Talk of the Town Producer
Released: August 25, 1964
Type: Movie
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
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A Hard Day's Night
Title: A Hard Day's Night
Character: TV Choreographer
Released: July 7, 1964
Type: Movie
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
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Play It Cool
Title: Play It Cool
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.
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The World of Suzie Wong
Title: The World of Suzie Wong
Character: Dancing Sailor
Released: November 10, 1960
Type: Movie
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
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Title: The Bruce Forsyth Show
Released: March 29, 1959
Type: TV
Beginning in 1959 as Bruce's Show, mixing music, dancing and comedy in the time honoured tradition, this series focused on laughter, glamour and big name guests.
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Title: The Sooty Show
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 1955
Type: TV
The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.
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The Limping Man
Title: The Limping Man
Character: The Dancer
Released: December 11, 1953
Type: Movie
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.