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Russ Abbot
Born: 16th Sep 1947 Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK
Dept: Acting
Russ Abbot is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 26
Film: 7 (27%)
Television: 19 (73%)
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Filmography
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Dream Street was a British children's television series that ran from 6 May 1999 to 2002 on CITV.
The show was narrated by British comedian Russ Abbo ... view
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Narrator/Tech/The Sleeping Policeman (voice) (0 ep.)
2022
This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the stars ... view
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Self
2018
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knotty Ash, through his big break into show business ... view
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Self
Feb 2015 (first aired)
Funny Valentines is a comedy collection of nine original short films exclusive to BBC iPlayer, written and starring many of Britain's finest comedians ... view
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Morris Roebuck (1 ep.)
Aug 2014 (first aired)
Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'. ... view
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John (12 ep.)
2012
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately ... view
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Hospital Patient
Aug 2010 (first aired)
The Michael Ball Show was a British topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour wit ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2008
Spectreman flies out to destroy Russ Abbott. In his disco lair, Abbott detects Spectreman and Prepares horrible weapon. Mayhem ensues! ... view
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Himself
Sep 2007 (first aired)
Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman who inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder; a world where aliens are commonplace and the Earth is ... view
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Martin Trueman (2 ep.)
2007
The funny side of a veteran nightclub comedy team with a long list of females conquests is poisoned during a live performance. ... view
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Jules Rendell
Jan 2006 (first aired)
Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2005
Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable Cockney accent which keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. When Professor H ... view
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Dec 2004 (first aired)
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and rela ... view
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CI Arthur Primer (1 ep.)
1998
'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs ... view
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Fagin
Mar 1996 (first aired)
In 1996, the UK production company Carlton Television produced Married for Life, a seven-episode sitcom that lasted one series. It was a remake of the ... view
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Ted Butler (7 ep.)
Mar 1993 (first aired)
When his wife dies, Ted Fenwick joins his friend Billy Balsam, a comedian, in Blackpool, where he meets Roxy. ... view
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Ted Fenwick (20 ep.)
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
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Stanley Leroy (1 ep.)
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional ... view
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Simon Lancaster (1 ep.)
Malcolm Crowson (1 ep.)
May 1986 (first aired)
The Russ Abbot Show was a British television comedy series which starred Russ Abbot and ran on the BBC from 1986 to 1991, and for 14 episodes on Grana ... view
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Unknown/various (67 ep.)
Jan 1983 (first aired)
Live from Her Majesty's was a Sunday night live variety show which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and ran from 1982 to ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Oct 1979 (first aired)
ITV comedy and variety show which also features Russ Abbot and Bella Emberg. ... view
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Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Jan 1973 (first aired)
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dal ... view
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Hobbo (16 ep.)
Jun 1971 (first aired)
The comedians is a British television show of the 1970s produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television. The show gave a stage to nightclub and working ... view
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Unknown/various (79 ep.)