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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) -- Clip: Soccer game

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) -- Clip: Traveling spell

Overview

Date of Birth:

22 February 1928, London, England, UK more

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Trivia:

He has made some vocal records. more

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Awards:

2 wins more

NewsDesk:
(49 articles)

Arlene: 'Strictly suffered without Bruce'
(From digitalspy. 16 November 2009, 1:24 AM, PST)
Strictly Come Dancing: after Bruce Forsyth pulls out, who should step up?
(From The Guardian - TV News. 13 November 2009, 5:56 AM, PST)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Strictly Come Dancing" (2004)	(40 episodes, 2007-2009)	2009	-	7.0 (189)
	AKAs: Strictly (UK: informal short title) 40 TV episodes: Round 8 (2009) (writer) Round 7 (2009) (writer) Round 6 (2009) (writer) Round 5 (2009) (writer) Round 4 (2009) (writer) 35 episodes not shown.
2.	Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV)	(written by)	2005	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Fiddley Foodle Bird" (1991)	(voice) Narrator	1991	-	-

2.	"Slinger's Day" (1986)	Cecil Slinger (11 episodes, 1986-1987)	1987	-	5.2 (8)
	11 TV episodes: A Pane in the Neck (1987) Cecil Slinger The Stocktake (1987) Cecil Slinger Initiative (1987) Cecil Slinger Taken for a Ride (1987) Cecil Slinger Whose Baby? (1987) Cecil Slinger 6 episodes not shown.
3.	"Magnum, P.I." (1980)	Lottery Host (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.7 (2,874)
	1 TV episode: A Little Bit of Luck... a Little Bit of Grief (1986) Lottery Host
4.	Anna Pavlova (1983)	Alfred Batt	1983	-	6.1 (86)
	AKAs: A Woman for All Time Pavlova Pavlova: A Woman for All Time The Divine Anna
5.	The Mating Season (1976) (TV)	Bruce Gillespie	1976	-	-

6.	The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)	Clayton (segment "Avarice")	1971	-	5.3 (112)

7.	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)	Swinburne	1971	-	6.7 (7,013)
	AKAs: Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA: longer version)
8.	Red Peppers (1969) (TV)	George Pepper	1969	-	-

9.	Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)	Uncle Limelight	1969	-	3.7 (200)
	AKAs: ...Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (USA: promotional title)
10.	Star! (1968)	Arthur Lawrence	1968	-	6.5 (795)
	AKAs: Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title) Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)
11.	"Mystery and Imagination" (1966)	Sir Simon de Canterville (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.0 (15)
	1 TV episode: The Canterville Ghost (1966) Sir Simon de Canterville
12.	"New Look" (1958)	(unknown episodes)	1958	-	-

13.	"Spectacular" (1956)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	-
	AKAs: Val Parnell's Spectacular (UK: complete title) 1 TV episode: The Bob Monkhouse Hour (1958)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"De Mike Burstyn show" (1978)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.4 (1981) (performer: "It's best to leave while I'm in love", "Top Hat", "Tomorrow")
2.	Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)	(performer: "Picadilly Lilly", "On the Boards")	1969	-	3.7 (200)
	AKAs: ...Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (USA: promotional title)
3.	Star! (1968)	(performer: "Piccadilly")	1968	-	6.5 (795)
	AKAs: Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title) Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game" (1971)	program consultant (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.0 (31)
		AKAs: Jim Davidson's Generation Game (UK: new title) The Generation Game (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 24 December 1994 (1994) (program consultant)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"A Question of Sport" (1970)	thanks (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	6.9 (55)
		1 TV episode: Episode #34.12 (2004) (thanks)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Strictly Come Dancing" (2004)	Himself - Host / 3 characters not shown (84 episodes, 2004-2009)	2009	-	7.0 (189)
	AKAs: Strictly (UK: informal short title) 84 TV episodes: Round 8 (2009) Himself - Host Round 7 (2009) Himself - Host Round 6 (2009) Himself - Host Round 5 (2009) Himself - Host Round 4 (2009) Himself - Host 79 episodes not shown.
2.	"Newsnight" (1980)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	7.4 (31)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 11 September 2009 (2009) Himself
3.	Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	-

4.	The Man Who Made Eric & Ernie (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	-

5.	"Breakfast" (2000)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	5.3 (50)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 12 August 2008 (2008) Himself
6.	"This Morning" (1988)	Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)	2008	-	4.5 (113)
	AKAs: This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title) 2 TV episodes: Episode dated 21 April 2008 (2008) Himself Episode dated 23 November 2004 (2004) Himself
7.	Happy Birthday Brucie! (2008) (TV)	(also archive footage) Himself - Performer	2008	-	3.8 (9)

8.	"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001)	Himself (5 episodes, 2001-2008)	2008	-	8.4 (706)
	5 TV episodes: Episode #14.7 (2008) Himself Episode #13.12 (2007) Himself Episode #7.14 (2004) Himself Episode #5.9 (2003) Himself Episode #1.5 (2001) Himself
9.	50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV)	(also archive footage) Himself	2008	-	8.0 (11)

10.	The Strictly Come Dancing Story (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

11.	"Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two" (2004)	Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)	2007	-	6.2 (24)
	3 TV episodes: Episode #4.53 (2007) Himself Episode #3.52 (2006) Himself Episode #2.39 (2005) Himself
12.	Bruce on Vegas (2007) (TV)	(also archive footage) Himself - Host	2007	-	-

13.	"The ONE Show" (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	5.2 (46)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 4 October 2007 (2007) Himself
14.	100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	7.0 (40)

15.	New Year Live (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	-

16.	"The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	5.7 (204)
	AKAs: The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #5.17 (2006) Himself
17.	"The Story of Light Entertainment" (2006)	Himself (3 episodes, 2006)	2006	-	6.6 (18)
	3 TV episodes: Variety (2006) Himself The Comics (2006) Himself All-Round Entertainers (2006) Himself
18.	TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	4.2 (11)

19.	All*Star Cup 2006 (2006) (TV)	Himself - Team Europe	2006	-	-

20.	Sport Relief 2006 (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	4.0 (8)

21.	Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	8.7 (7)

22.	"Children in Need" (1980)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	5.7 (39)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 18 November 2005 (2005) Himself
23.	Saturday Swings (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

24.	What Did ITV Do for Me? (2005) (TV)	(as Bruce Forsyth OBE) Himself	2005	-	-

25.	Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

26.	"The Story of ITV: The People's Channel" (2005)	Himself	2005	-	-

27.	"TROS TV Show" (1981)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	5.5 (5)
	AKAs: De TV show op reis (Netherlands) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 27 May 2005 (2005) Himself
28.	Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV)	(also archive footage) Himself	2005	-	-

29.	Bruce Forsyth: A BAFTA Tribute (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

30.	The Unseen Eric Morecambe (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	7.0 (9)

31.	Strictly Ice Dancing (2004) (TV)	Himself - Host	2004	-	4.3 (5)

32.	"The Heaven and Earth Show" (1998)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	3.8 (19)
	AKAs: Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 21 November 2004 (2004) Himself
33.	"Today with Des and Mel" (2002)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	3.5 (23)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 17 November 2004 (2004) Himself
34.	Sport Relief 2004 (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	8.4 (5)
	AKAs: Sport Relief Saturday (UK: promotional title)
35.	"Richard & Judy" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	3.9 (187)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 10 May 2004 (2004) Himself
36.	"Parkinson" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	7.9 (167)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 8 May 2004 (2004) Himself
37.	"Didn't They Do Well!" (2004)	Host	2004	-	-

38.	"Room 101" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	7.2 (82)
	1 TV episode: Episode #8.8 (2004) Himself
39.	My Holiday with Brucie (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	-

40.	Hogmanay Live (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	-

41.	Bruce Forsyth & William Hague (2003) (V)	(uncredited) Himself	2003	-	-

42.	"Have I Got News for You" (1990)	Himself - Guest Presenter (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.7 (708)
	AKAs: HIGNFY (UK: short title) Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version)) Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Episode #25.8 (2003) (as Bruce Forsyth O.B.E.) Himself - Guest Presenter
43.	"Loose Women" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	3.8 (302)
	1 TV episode: Episode #4.22 (2003) Himself
44.	The BAFTA TV Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	5.2 (13)

45.	The Showbiz Set (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	8.9 (6)

46.	"GMTV" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	4.7 (100)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 1 May 2002 (2002) (voice) Himself
47.	"Open House" (1998)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	-
	AKAs: Open House with Gloria Hunniford (UK) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 21 November 2001 (2001) Himself
48.	"The Frank Skinner Show" (1995)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	6.1 (25)
	1 TV episode: Episode #5.2 (2001) Himself
49.	"Bruce's Price Is Right" (1995)	Himself - Host (13 episodes, 1995-2001)	2001	-	7.3 (11)
	13 TV episodes: Episode #7.1 (2001) Himself - Host Episode #6.23 (2000) Himself - Host Episode #6.1 (2000) Himself - Host Episode #5.11 (1999) Himself - Host Episode #5.1 (1999) Himself - Host 8 episodes not shown.
50.	Wild About Harry: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	-

51.	Night of a Thousand Shows (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	4.4 (32)

52.	House! (2000)	Himself	2000	-	5.9 (252)

53.	"Tonight at the London Palladium" (2000)	Himself - Host (unknown episodes)	2000	-	-

54.	Heroes of Comedy: Norman Wisdom (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	-

55.	An Audience with Ronnie Corbett (1997) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself - Audience Member	1997	-	-

56.	"This Is Your Life" (1955)	Himself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	6.6 (29)
	1 TV episode: Russ Abbot (1997) Himself
57.	"The Works" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	-
	1 TV episode: Michael Grade: The Last Showman (1997) Himself
58.	An Audience with Bruce Forsyth (1997) (TV)	Himself	1997	-	-

59.	Happy Birthday Shirley (1996) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself	1996	-	8.7 (6)

60.	"Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game" (1971)	Himself - Host / Himself - Presenter (8 episodes, 1971-1994)	1994	-	6.0 (31)
	AKAs: Jim Davidson's Generation Game (UK: new title) The Generation Game (UK: new title) 8 TV episodes: Episode dated 24 December 1994 (1994) Himself - Presenter Episode #16.1 (1994) Himself - Host Episode #15.1 (1993) Himself - Host Episode #14.1 (1992) Himself - Host Episode #13.1 (1991) Himself - Host 3 episodes not shown.
61.	"Guest Night" (1992)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1992	-	-
	AKAs: Bruce's Guest Night (UK: complete title)
62.	Alma Cogan: The Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	-

63.	"You Bet!" (1989)	Himself - Host (26 episodes, 1988-1990)	1990	-	6.5 (14)
	26 TV episodes: Episode #3.10 (1990) Himself - Host Episode #3.9 (1990) Himself - Host Episode #3.8 (1990) Himself - Host Episode #3.7 (1990) Himself - Host Episode #3.6 (1990) Himself - Host 21 episodes not shown.
64.	"Takeover Bid" (1990)	Himself	1990	-	-

65.	"Des O'Connor Tonight" (1977)	Himself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 29 November 1989 (1989) Himself
66.	"Wogan" (1982)	Himself (2 episodes, 1982-1989)	1989	-	4.7 (34)
	AKAs: The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title) 2 TV episodes: Episode dated 13 March 1989 (1989) Himself Episode #1.1 (1982)
67.	Bruce and Ronnie (1988) (TV)		1988	-	-

68.	"Aspel & Company" (1984)	Himself (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	6.9 (24)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.6 (1986) Himself
69.	"Hot Streak" (1986)	Himself - Host	1986	-	-
	AKAs: Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak (USA: complete title)
70.	"Karen Kay" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	5.2 (5)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.1 (1984) Himself
71.	"De Mike Burstyn show" (1978)	Himself (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.4 (1981) Himself
72.	"Big Night" (1978)	Himself - Presenter (13 episodes, 1978)	1978	-	-
	AKAs: Bruce Forsyth's Big Night (UK: complete title) 13 TV episodes: Episode #1.13 (1978) Himself - Presenter Episode #1.12 (1978) Himself - Presenter Episode #1.11 (1978) Himself - Presenter Episode #1.10 (1978) Himself - Presenter Episode #1.9 (1978) Himself - Presenter 8 episodes not shown.
73.	"The Muppet Show" (1976)	Himself (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.9 (2,195)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.13 (1976) (uncredited) Himself
74.	Frankie and Bruce (1975) (TV)		1975	-	-

75.	"The Good Old Days" (1953)	Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	5.7 (5)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 30 March 1973 (1973) Himself - Performer
76.	"The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	8.7 (72)
	1 TV episode: 1972 Christmas Show (1972) Himself
77.	"The Val Doonican Show" (1970)	Himself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 3 July 1971 (1971) Himself
78.	"Cilla" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #4.2 (1971) Himself
79.	"Stars on Sunday" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	-
	1 TV episode: A Gift for Gracie (1970) Himself
80.	"Two of a Kind" (1961)	Himself (2 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	-
	AKAs: Morecambe and Wise Show.The (UK: informal alternative title) 2 TV episodes: Episode dated 3 December 1968 (1968) Himself Episode dated 11 February 1968 (1968) Himself
81.	"Showtime" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	AKAs: The Big Show (UK: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Episode #1.3 (1968) Himself
82.	"Frankie and Bruce" (1966)	Himself	1966	-	-

83.	"The Bruce Forsyth Show" (1966)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1966	-	8.5 (5)

84.	"The Blackpool Show" (1966)	Himself (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.8 (1966) Himself
85.	"Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1961)	Himself (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	9.8 (9)
	1 TV episode: Episode #8.2 (1965) Himself
86.	"Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (1955)	Himself - Host / Himself - Top Of The Bill (21 episodes, 1959-1964)	1964	-	-
	AKAs: Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title) 21 TV episodes: Episode #9.38 (1964) Himself - Host Episode #9.25 (1964) Himself - Host Episode #9.24 (1964) Himself - Host Episode #9.15 (1964) Himself - Host Episode #9.5 (1963) Himself - Host 16 episodes not shown.
87.	The Royal Variety Show (1960) (TV)	Himself - Compere	1960	-	-

88.	Here We Go (1955) (TV)		1955	-	-


1.	Mollie Sugden: A Tribute (2009) (TV)	Himself

2.	"John Nettles Applauds"
	1 TV episode: The Comedy of Life (2008)
3.	"Room 101"
	1 TV episode: Episode #11.6 (2007) (uncredited) Himself
4.	All the Best from Denis Norden (2007) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

5.	Duet Impossible (2006) (TV)	Himself

6.	"The Best of the Royal Variety"
	1 TV episode: The Entertainers (2006) Himself
7.	Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of Eurovision (2006) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

8.	Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (2004) (TV)	Himself

9.	Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters (2003) (V)	(as Bruce Forsyth O.B.E) Guest Presenter

10.	Alright on the Night's Cockup Trip (1996) (TV)	Himself

11.	Morecambe & Wise Christmas Cracker (1993) (V)	Himself

12.	Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992) (TV)	Himself

13.	"Washes Whiter"
	1 TV episode: She's Not a Moron She's Your Wife (1990) (uncredited) Himself - Stork 'Fruitcake' commercial

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