Age, Biography and Wiki
Harry Secombe (Harry Donald Secombe) was born on 8 September, 1921 in Saint Thomas, United Kingdom, is a Welsh comedian. Discover Harry Secombe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Harry Secombe networth?
Popular As |
Harry Donald Secombe |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
80 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
Born |
8 September 1921 |
Birthday |
8 September |
Birthplace |
Swansea, Wales |
Date of death |
April 11, 2001 |
Died Place |
Guildford, Surrey, England |
Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 80 years old group.
Harry Secombe Height, Weight & Measurements
At 80 years old, Harry Secombe height
is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .
Physical Status |
Height |
5' 8" (1.73 m) |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Harry Secombe's Wife?
His wife is Myra Atherton (m. 1948)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Myra Atherton (m. 1948) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
4; including Andy |
Harry Secombe Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Harry Secombe worth at the age of 80 years old? Harry Secombe’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Harry Secombe's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Actor |
Harry Secombe Social Network
Timeline
Is portrayed by Steve Pemberton in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey, London on 26 October 2001.
He toured Australia and in 1983 became the host of Highway, a weekly TV religious programme. This was Secombe toned down, far from his rollicking past and with no jokes, but it gave him a chance to sing seriously. The show ran for nearly ten years. Ill health continually dogged the comedian in his final years and he battled with cancer and a severe stroke.
Knighted in 1981 and much slimmed down after a serious attack of peritonitis, he continued to appear in concerts and on television as well as writing several volumes of autobiography.
International audiences became familiar with him when he played Mr Bumble, the beadle in Oliver! (1968) and films such as The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) and Starstruck (1972).
His other popular TV shows, often written by Marty Feldman and Barry Cryer, included Secombe and Friends (1966) and Have a Harry Christmas (1977).
On stage he had a long running success with Leslie Bricusse's Pickwick (1963) and he revived the show in the 1980s.
His most notable film work began with Davy (1957) in which he played a music hall performer who auditions for an opera at Convent Garden. It was meant as a star vehicle for him but was not a box office success.
Whilst the Goon Show was in its prime the comedy team made several films associated with the series including Down Among the Z Men (1952) and in 1955 Secombe had his own TV show, The Harry Secombe Show.
His greatest popularity began in 1951 with the birth of radio's Crazy People, later to be renamed The Goon Show. One of the most famous radio comedy programmes of all time it helped launch the careers of Secombe, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine.
Harry Secombe was a member of the popular BBC radio program of the 1950s, "The Goon Show".
Harry Secombe was one of Britain's best loved comic entertainers. Born in Swansea, South Wales he began singing as a child in local church choirs. His first job was as a clerk although he had considered a career in opera. During World War Two he served in the Army in North Africa and Italy. He met the comedian Spike Milligan while on duty in the Western desert and their common bond was a unique brand of humour. Secombe appeared in many troop concerts where he was known for his trademark high pitched laugh and blowing raspberries. After the war he appeared as a comic at London's famous Windmill Theatre and in 1945 became one of the stalwarts of the hugely successful radio series Educating Archie.