Most Recent Role: Himself on Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (2003)
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Birthday: 6-1-1928
Birth Name: Robert Alan Monkhouse
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Birthday: 6-1-1928
Birth Name: Robert Alan Monkhouse
In a career that lasted over fifty years, Bob Monkhouse worked as a cartoonist, comedian, actor, writer and TV presenter. He was well known for his out of date suits and one line gags.
Most Recent Appearance
Bob Monkhouse
Monday 26 May 2003 on BBC-2
Bob's funeral was presided over by a celebrant from the British Humanist Association.
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Bob was awarded an OBE in 1993.
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Bob sold his first cartoon to a comic when he was eleven years old.
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During his long career, Bob hosted more than thirty quiz shows.
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Bob appeared posthumously in a commercial to raise awareness of prostrate cancer. This commercial has been produced using a mixture of archive footage and technology.
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Bob: They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now.
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Other Appearances
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Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!
Mr Hell |
Family Fortunes
Host (1980-1983 |
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Big Bad World
Episode 3 Ambassador Howard |
Children in Need
1984 [5 Parts] Himself |
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (2003)
Bob Monkhouse Himself |
Have I Got News for You
Bob Monkhouse, Ken Livingstone Himself |
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Have I Got News for You
Francis Wheen, Bob Monkhouse Himself |
Jim Davidson Presents
Episode 1 Himself |
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Cuffy
Producer |
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Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!
Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! is a British/Canadian co-produced animated sketch show. It is hosted by Mr Hell, a cartoon devil voiced by the comic legend Bob Monkhouse. NB:- the air dates are... more Family Fortunes
Family Fortunes is a game show where two families compete against each other to guess the highest rated answers in surveys. The family with the highest number of points can then play in the grand... more
Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! is a British/Canadian co-produced animated sketch show. It is hosted by Mr Hell, a cartoon devil voiced by the comic legend Bob Monkhouse. NB:- the air dates are... more Family Fortunes
Family Fortunes is a game show where two families compete against each other to guess the highest rated answers in surveys. The family with the highest number of points can then play in the grand... more
