Lionel Blair, the UK TV star whose career spanned eight decades, has died aged 92, his agent has said.
Blair died peacefully early yesterday morning. No cause of death has been revealed.
Tributes have poured in from the likes of UK stars Stephen Graham and Eddie Marsan for the entertainer, who made his name as team captain on ITV gameshow Give Us A Clue and in later years appeared in Ricky Gervais’ Extras.
“Rip you absolute showbiz god,” said Christmas Carol star Graham on Twitter.
Born in Canada in 1928, Henry Lionel Ogus moved to the UK as a young boy and started acting when he was just 14, immediately becoming a standout dancer.
He took part in a comedic dance-off against Sammy Davis Jr at the Royal Variety Performance in 1961 and played the role of a choreographer in Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night.
Blair became a household UK name in the...
Blair died peacefully early yesterday morning. No cause of death has been revealed.
Tributes have poured in from the likes of UK stars Stephen Graham and Eddie Marsan for the entertainer, who made his name as team captain on ITV gameshow Give Us A Clue and in later years appeared in Ricky Gervais’ Extras.
“Rip you absolute showbiz god,” said Christmas Carol star Graham on Twitter.
Born in Canada in 1928, Henry Lionel Ogus moved to the UK as a young boy and started acting when he was just 14, immediately becoming a standout dancer.
He took part in a comedic dance-off against Sammy Davis Jr at the Royal Variety Performance in 1961 and played the role of a choreographer in Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night.
Blair became a household UK name in the...
- 11/5/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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