Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Known for
Acting
Born
December 12, 1928
Died
November 4, 2021 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Montreal, Canada

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Esther

Esther

TV · as Self

2018
Larry Grayson: Shut That Door! poster

Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!

Movie · as Himself - Entertainer

2017
Cheap Cheap Cheap poster

Cheap Cheap Cheap

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
The Real Marigold Hotel poster

The Real Marigold Hotel

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Run For Your Wife poster

Run For Your Wife

Movie · as Cyril

2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2011
Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2010
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

Movie · as Self

2009
The Week We Went To War poster

The Week We Went To War

TV · 4 eps

2008
Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice poster

Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
Britain's Got More Talent poster

Britain's Got More Talent

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The Story of Light Entertainment poster

The Story of Light Entertainment

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits poster

Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits

Movie · as Self

2004
The Farm

The Farm

TV · as Self · 40 eps

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
Footballers' Wives poster

Footballers' Wives

TV · as Lionel Blair · 1 ep

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
An Audience with Elton John poster

An Audience with Elton John

Movie · as Self

1997
Melissa poster

Melissa

TV · as Party Guest · 1 ep

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1995
The Ant & Dec Show poster

The Ant & Dec Show

TV · 1 ep

1994
Ready, Steady, Cook poster

Ready, Steady, Cook

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Lazarus and Dingwall poster

Lazarus and Dingwall

TV · as Duane Blake · 1 ep

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 1 ep

1989
Birds of a Feather poster

Birds of a Feather

TV · as Lionel Blair · 1 ep

1986
Absolute Beginners poster

Absolute Beginners

Movie · as Harry Charms

1982
The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video poster

The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video

Movie · as Various Characters

1982
Countdown poster

Countdown

TV · 21 eps

1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Bullseye poster

Bullseye

TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

1979
The Plank poster

The Plank

Movie · as Paint-covered House Owner

1979
Give Us a Clue poster

Give Us a Clue

TV · as Self - Boys Team Captain · 1 ep

1978
The Kenny Everett Video Show poster

The Kenny Everett Video Show

TV · 1 ep

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1974
Mission: Monte Carlo poster

Mission: Monte Carlo

Movie · as Quinn Travis (archive footage)

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Quinn Travis · 1 ep

1971
Bless This House poster

Bless This House

TV · as Jules Crawford · 1 ep

1968
Frost on Sunday

Frost on Sunday

TV · as Self – Guest · 1 ep

1967
Maroc 7 poster

Maroc 7

Movie · as Hotel Receptionist

1964
The Beauty Jungle poster

The Beauty Jungle

Movie · as Talk of the Town Producer

1964
A Hard Day's Night poster

A Hard Day's Night

Movie · as T.V. Floor Manager

1963
The Cool Mikado poster

The Cool Mikado

Movie · as Nanki

1962
Play It Cool poster

Play It Cool

Movie · as Himself

1962
The Main Attraction poster

The Main Attraction

Movie

1960
The World of Suzie Wong poster

The World of Suzie Wong

Movie · as Dancing Sailor

1960
Jazz Boat poster

Jazz Boat

Movie · as Dancer on Boat

1959
The Bruce Forsyth Show poster

The Bruce Forsyth Show

TV · 31 eps

1955
The Sooty Show poster

The Sooty Show

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1953
The Limping Man poster

The Limping Man

Movie · as The Dancer