English television presenter, entertainer and dancer (1928–2021)
Lionel Blair
Blair in 2010
Born
Henry Lionel Ogus
(1928-12-12)12 December 1928[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
4 November 2021(2021-11-04) (aged 92)
Occupation(s)
Actor, choreographer, tap dancer, television presenter
Years active
1944–2021
Spouse
Susan Davis
(m. 1967)
Children
3
Lionel Blair (born Henry Lionel Ogus; 12 December 1928 – 4 November 2021) was a Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer, and television presenter. From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, he made regular appearances as a dancer and entertainer on British television. He also presented the quiz programme Name That Tune, and was a team captain on the televised charades gameshow Give Us a Clue.
^"Who is lionel Blair" interview, radiotimes.com, 11–17 February 2017, pg. 32; "I always used to lie about my age. I'm proud that I'm still tap dancing at 88".
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Parkinson from 1984 to 1992. The show featured two teams, one captained by LionelBlair and the other by Una Stubbs. Later editions of the programme had Liza...
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Palladium. and worked in cabaret, clubs and revues in London, and was in LionelBlair's dance ensemble. During 1958–59, Stubbs was the "cover girl" of Dairy...
continuously sent themselves up, the likes of Frank Thornton, Brian Blessed, LionelBlair, Burt Kwouk, Lulu, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Joanna Lumley, Lennie Bennett,...
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period of eight years. Her first job was dancing in a pantomime with LionelBlair, and was also a dancer in videos and TV performances for different music...
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1991 BBC documentary Alma Cogan: The Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice, LionelBlair said she was perceived as "square". Her highest 1960s chart ranking in...
drummer in the 1980s. The title track was chosen by famed choreographer LionelBlair for use in a dance sequence that was part of a 1976 episode of the television...
Clive Owen, George Michael, Gordon Ramsay, David Tennant, Hale & Pace, LionelBlair, Dean Gaffney, June Sarpong, Lisa Scott-Lee, Chico Slimani, Jonathan...
1989 she played the eponymous Cinderella in the pantomime, opposite LionelBlair as Buttons. In 1990 she toured with the musical Blues in the Night playing...
released in 1963, directed by Michael Winner starring Frankie Howerd, LionelBlair and Stubby Kaye. It was produced by Harold Baim, with music arranged...
co-writer Barry Cryer has an on-screen role, appearing as a guest alongside LionelBlair and Willie Rushton. Sheila Steafel, Cleo Rocos, Debbie Linden, Linda...
Harry Secombe "Daddy Long Legs", Peter Skellern (with footnotes by LionelBlair) "Browser Long", Penelope Keith "Enrico the Canary", Harry Secombe (accompanied...
Celebrity Big Brother, alongside co-writer and star Gervais' Andy Millman, LionelBlair, Lisa Scott-Lee and X-Factor contestant Chico Slimani. In 2008, he worked...
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