farah ashraf |
English broadcaster, journalist, actor, director, producer, and writer, born on March 28, 1935, in Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. The Guardian described him as the great British host of talks. He was educated at Barnsley Grammar School. At the age of 19, he became the youngest captain in the British Army. He was awarded a Music Industry Trusts Award in 2005 for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry. He was married to Mary Parkinson. In 2000, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to broadcasting. He was awarded a British Film Institute Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contribution to television culture. He was awarded Best Male Character at the Sun Awards in 1973. He is known for Love Actually (2003), The Damned United (2009), and Ghostwatch (1992).
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