Bob Monkhouse (1928 - 2003) بوب مونكهاوس

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A British actor, born in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK as Robert Alan Monkhouse. He was one of the most famous British television performers, whose career spanned more than 4 decades as a radio announcer and comedian. He was educated at Goring Hall School and Dulwich College, and...Read more served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He received the British Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and the Special TRIC Award in 2003. He got married twice and had three children. Among his notable works are Dentist in the Chair (1960), Carry on Sergeant (1958), The Big Noise (1964) and Dentist on the Job (1961). He died of prostate cancer on December 29, 2003, at age 75.


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  • A British actor, born in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK as Robert Alan Monkhouse. He was one of the most famous British television performers, whose career spanned more than 4...Read more decades as a radio announcer and comedian. He was educated at Goring Hall School and Dulwich College, and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He received the British Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and the Special TRIC Award in 2003. He got married twice and had three children. Among his notable works are Dentist in the Chair (1960), Carry on Sergeant (1958), The Big Noise (1964) and Dentist on the Job (1961). He died of prostate cancer on December 29, 2003, at age 75.

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  • He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment and charity.
  • Spouses: Jacqueline Harding: October 4, 1973 - December 29, 2003 (his death) Elizabeth Thompson: November 5, 1949 - 1972 (divorced, 3 children)
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  • Nationality:
  • UK

  • Birth Name:
  • Robert Alan Monkhouse

  • Nickname:
  • سارق النكات البايخه

  • Nickname in English:
  • The Thief of bad gags


  • Birth Country:
  • UK

  • Birth City:
  • Kent


  • Death Country:
  • UK



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