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Richard Whiteley
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Richard Whiteley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-12-28,Bradford, England, Uk
Gender
Male
Biography
John Richard Whiteley OBE DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter, and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch program for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a program montage). Despite his intelligence, Whiteley enjoyed projecting the image of an absent-minded eccentric. His trademarks were his jolly, avuncular manner, his fondness for puns, and his bold, sometimes garish wardrobe. Thanks to over twenty years' worth of nightly installments of Countdown as well as his work on the Yorkshire magazine program Calendar and various other television projects, at the time of his death Whiteley was believed to have clocked more hours on British television screens—and more than 10,000 appearances—than anyone else alive, apart from Carole Hersee, the young girl who appeared on the BBC's Test Card F.

Filmography

A Bronte Christmas

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A Bronte Christmas
1980-12-18

The Brighton Bomb

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The Brighton Bomb
2004-09-14

7.577

Top Gear
2002-10-20

7.654

Shooting Stars
1993-12-27

The Terry and Gaby Show

7

The Terry and Gaby Show
2003-06-02

Noel's House Party

7.429

Noel's House Party
1991-11-23

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

6.232

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002-06-08

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Calendar
1968-07-29

The Paul O'Grady Show

5.083

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004-10-11

6.05

Countdown
1982-11-02

The Keith Barret Show

7.25

The Keith Barret Show
2004-07-05

It's Only TV But I Like It

6.5

It's Only TV But I Like It
1999-06-03

Calendar Countdown

0

Calendar Countdown
1982-04-19

Have I Got News for You

7.2

Have I Got News for You
1990-09-28

Celebrity Mastermind

6

Celebrity Mastermind
2003-12-26