Lionel Blair

Acting

Lionel Blair

Born December 12, 1928 · Montreal, Canada

Died November 4, 2021 · aged 92

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

A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night · 1964
A Hard Day's Night
7.31964
MovieComedyMusic
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.
The Magic ChristianThe Magic Christian · 1969
The Magic Christian
5.81969
MovieComedy
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
Absolute BeginnersAbsolute Beginners · 1986
Absolute Beginners
5.51986
MovieDramaMusic
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...
Mission: Monte CarloMission: Monte Carlo · 1974
Mission: Monte Carlo
5.91974
MovieAdventureCrime
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
The World of Suzie WongThe World of Suzie Wong · 1960
The World of Suzie Wong
6.61960
MovieDramaRomance
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
Run For Your WifeRun For Your Wife · 2012
Run For Your Wife
4.42012
MovieComedy
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!
The PlankThe Plank · 1979
The Plank
7.41979
MovieComedy
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.
Promise Her AnythingPromise Her Anything · 1966
Promise Her Anything
4.11966
MovieComedyRomance
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.

Filmography

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Birds of a FeatherBirds of a Feather · 1989
Birds of a Feather
6.31989
SeriesComedyDrama
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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