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.

  • Title: Harry Secombe
  • Popularity: 6.055
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1921-09-08
  • Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales, UK
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  • Also Known As: Sir Harry Secombe
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Harry Secombe Movies

  • 1959
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    Jet Storm

    Jet Storm

    6.5 1959 HD

    Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.

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  • 1951
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    Penny Points to Paradise

    Penny Points to Paradise

    4.1 1951 HD

    When Harry and Spike visit Bristol to spend the winnings from Harry's latest Pools win, the boys are soon targeted by a gang of local counterfeiters.

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  • 1968
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    Oliver!

    Oliver!

    7 1968 HD

    Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys...

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  • 1952
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    Down Among the Z Men

    Down Among the Z Men

    5.1 1952 HD

    The Goon Show hits the big screen. Professor Pure Heart absent-mindedly loses the top secret formula in Harry Jones' Grocery Shop. "Bats of the...

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  • 1958
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    Davy

    Davy

    5 1958 HD

    The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...

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  • 1970
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    Song of Norway

    Song of Norway

    4.6 1970 HD

    Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic...

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  • 1953
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    Forces' Sweetheart

    Forces' Sweetheart

    5.2 1953 HD

    Forces sweetheart, Judy James, is back in town and that means various admirers are showing up at the hotel where she stays.

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  • 1969
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    Pickwick

    Pickwick

    1 1969 HD

    Pickwick is a British television musical made by the BBC in 1969 and based on the 1963 stage musical Pickwick, which in turn was based on the 1837...

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  • 1972
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    Sunstruck

    Sunstruck

    5.5 1972 HD

    Stanley Evans, a Welsh schoolteacher, decides to emigrate to Australia for a better life but ends up working in a school in the dead-end town of...

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  • 1972
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    The Last Goon Show of All

    The Last Goon Show of All

    6 1972 HD

    Sellers, Secombe and Milligan reunite for one last show.

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  • 1970
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    Doctor in Trouble

    Doctor in Trouble

    5.1 1970 HD

    Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise...

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  • 1989
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    Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

    1 1989 HD

    Just Like That! is a celebration of the comic genius of Tommy Cooper] - just like that! But nobody could do it just like that apart from the unique...

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  • 1994
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    An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

    An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

    1 1994 HD

    Jimmy Tarbuck parades his comic wares in front of a celebrity audience, including Cilla Black, Bruce Forsyth, Billy Connolly, Michael Parkinson,...

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  • 2001
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    The Paranormal Peter Sellers

    The Paranormal Peter Sellers

    1 2001 HD

    This documentary revealed Peter Sellers obsession with the occult. Sellers was a highly superstitious man who consulted fortune tellers, clairvoyants...

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  • 2014
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    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    1 2014 HD

    A very personal portrait of the truly unique comedy genius of Spike Milligan, as told in his own words and featuring exclusive home movie footage....

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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

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  • 1960
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    Alice Through the Looking Box

    Alice Through the Looking Box

    1 1960 HD

    A Christmas TV special in which Alice does not go through a looking glass, but through a TV set.

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  • 1970
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1970 HD

    A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat, while the vicar has other ideas...

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  • 2000
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    The Unknown Peter Sellers

    The Unknown Peter Sellers

    8 2000 HD

    Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.

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  • 1971
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    The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

    The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

    5.1 1971 HD

    The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent...

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  • 2010
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    The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

    The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

    8.5 2010 HD

    A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

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  • 1996
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    Spike

    Spike

    1 1996 HD

    Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series

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  • 1996
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    An Evening with Spike Milligan

    An Evening with Spike Milligan

    1 1996 HD

    Spike recalls his exploits in the army, setting up a jazz band and other sources of his comic inspiration. He patiently answers impertinent questions...

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  • 1949
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    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    6.2 1949 HD

    A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.

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  • 1954
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    Svengali

    Svengali

    5.9 1954 HD

    A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.

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  • 1963
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    The Telegoons

    The Telegoons

    4.5 1963 HD

    The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s.

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 1955
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    The Harry Secombe Show

    The Harry Secombe Show

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Harry Secombe Show

    The Harry Secombe Show

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1986
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    Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music

    Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1959
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    The Bruce Forsyth Show

    The Bruce Forsyth Show

    1 1959 HD

    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...

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  • 1983
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    Highway

    Highway

    1 1983 HD

    Highway is a British television series, broadcast from 1983 until 1993. Presented by Sir Harry Secombe, the show was a mixture of hymns and chat from...

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