Des O’Connor

E851690

Des O’Connor was a British comedian, singer, and television presenter known for his long-running variety shows and game show hosting on UK television.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Des O’Connor canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedian
human
awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
birthName Desmond Bernard O’Connor NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath fall-related injury
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-01-12
dateOfDeath 2020-11-14
ethnicGroup Irish
fieldOfWork light music
television entertainment
gender male
genre comedy
easy listening
hasDiscographyItem Careless Hands NERFINISHED
I Pretend NERFINISHED
The Tip of My Fingers NERFINISHED
honorificSuffix CBE NERFINISHED
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Des O’Connor NERFINISHED
notableAchievement co-hosted Channel 4’s Countdown
hosted game show Take Your Pick!
hosted long-running ITV variety shows
notableWork Countdown NERFINISHED
Des O’Connor Tonight NERFINISHED
Take Your Pick! NERFINISHED
The Des O’Connor Show NERFINISHED
Today with Des and Mel NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 5
occupation actor
comedian
singer
television presenter
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London

Stepney NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
England
recordLabel Columbia Records
EMI Records NERFINISHED
residence Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
spouse Gill O’Connor NERFINISHED
Jodie Brooke Wilson NERFINISHED
Phyllis Gill NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1950s–2020

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Countdown hasHost Des O’Connor