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| name = Chris Emmett |
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| image = Chris Emmett 2017.jpg |
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| caption = Chris Emmett in 2017 |
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| birth_name = Christopher Roderick Emmett |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|12|13|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Nuneaton]], Warwickshire, England |
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| nationality = British |
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| occupation = actor, comedian |
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| years_active = 1964–present |
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| ⚫ | '''Christopher Roderick Emmett''' (born 13 December 1938 in [[Nuneaton]], Warwickshire) is a British actor and comedian best known for his work on the [[BBC Radio 4]] comedies ''[[The Burkiss Way]]'' (1976-1980) and ''[[Alison and Maud]]'' (2002-2004). He was a regular on various series starring [[Roy Hudd]], including ''[[The News Huddlines]]'', ''[[The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''Huddwinks'' and ''Crowned Hudds''. He was also a regular on ''[[Week Ending]]'' and appeared in a number of sketches in the television game show ''[[3-2-1]]''. In August 2003, he featured in the ''Talking to One Person'' episode of BBC Radio 4 comedy ''[[Smelling of Roses]]'', playing the old disc jockey Kenny Truman as he tried to get a job on radio station Gleam FM.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f86x3 | title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Smelling of Roses, Series 4, Episode 4 }}</ref> |
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He is a member of the showbusiness charitable fraternity the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]] and is a former King Rat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gowr.co.uk/all-water-rats/v/49 | title=Biography of a Water Rat }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 19 October 2024
Chris Emmett | |
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| Born | Christopher Roderick Emmett 13 December 1938 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Christopher Roderick Emmett (born 13 December 1938 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a British actor and comedian best known for his work on the BBC Radio 4 comedies The Burkiss Way (1976-1980) and Alison and Maud (2002-2004). He was a regular on various series starring Roy Hudd, including The News Huddlines, The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Huddwinks and Crowned Hudds. He was also a regular on Week Ending and appeared in a number of sketches in the television game show 3-2-1. In August 2003, he featured in the Talking to One Person episode of BBC Radio 4 comedy Smelling of Roses, playing the old disc jockey Kenny Truman as he tried to get a job on radio station Gleam FM.[1]
He is a member of the showbusiness charitable fraternity the Grand Order of Water Rats and is a former King Rat.[2]
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