Harry Secombe
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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 car
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.
Born
Sep 08, 1921
Swansea, Wales, UK
Died
Apr 11, 2001
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