Welsh entertainer

Harry Secombe

Intro
Welsh entertainer
Awards Received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
Nominated For
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh comedian, actor, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951–1960), playing many characters, but most notably, Neddie Seagoon. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in musicals and films – notably as Bumble in Oliver! (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating hymns and other devotional songs.