Michael Aspel

Michael Aspel

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Born
January 12, 1933

Born in Battersea, London in 1933 during the war he was evacuated to Chard in Somerset. Retuning to London he attended Emmanuel School in Wandsworth where he was a member of the rowing club 8 and dreamed of being a cartoonist or a film star but ended up as being the teaboy for Collins the Publishers…

Biography

Born in Battersea, London in 1933 during the war he was evacuated to Chard in Somerset. Retuning to London he attended Emmanuel School in Wandsworth where he was a member of the rowing club 8 and dreamed of being a cartoonist or a film star but ended up as being the teaboy for Collins the Publishers until he was called up for National Service. which was spent in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. After 3 and a half years in the army he moved to Cardiff and joined an amateur drama group and got work with a local radio repertory company but his career with them was doomed as he didn't speak Welsh. He auditioned for the BBC on London and in 1957 became an announcer.

Writer

The Movies(1969)

Actor

Bob MartinBob Martin(2000)as Michael Aspel
Cannon and BallCannon and Ball(1979)as Awards Host
The Kenny Everett Video ShowThe Kenny Everett Video Show(1978)as Court Barrister
The GoodiesThe Goodies(1970)as Michael Aspel
AladdinAladdin(1974)as Judge

Archive Footage

Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 3Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 3(2026)as Self - Morecambe & Wise: There Is Nothing Like a Dame
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!(2026)as Self
The Bombing of Pan Am 103The Bombing of Pan Am 103(2025)as Self - ThIs is Your Life Host
Beatles '64Beatles '64(2024)as Self - Host, Aspel & Company
The One ShowThe One Show(2006)as Self - Blockbusters Presenter

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Newsreader
Fri May 26 1961 – Fri Jun 30 1961
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Hancock12.5019618.500204
2The Goodies5.0019707.7022036
3The Scales of Justice5.0019627.90090
4Doomwatch3.7519707.300298
5Bob Martin2.5020006.30036
6Cannon and Ball2.5019796.000141
7The Whitehall Worrier1.2519670.0000