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Terry Wogan(1938-2016)

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Terry Wogan in Wogan (1982)
Comedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes.
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Blankety Blank (1978–2025)
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Terry Wogan was a television and radio broadcaster who was most associated with his work for the BBC. He was known for his own long-running primetime chat show, Wogan (1982), as well as being a regular presenter of [error] and commentator of The Eurovision Song Contest. Among his other works for the BBC were his highly-rated Radio 2 programmes, as well as being the first presenter of Blankety Blank (1978).

Born in Limerick, he wrote over a dozen books throughout his life, including two autobiographies, and died in January 2016, aged 77.
BornAugust 3, 1938
DiedJanuary 31, 2016(77)
BornAugust 3, 1938
DiedJanuary 31, 2016(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Screen One (1985)
Screen One
6.8
TV Series
  • Terry Wogan
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie in The Goodies (1970)
The Goodies
7.7
TV Series
  • Terry Wogan
Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes in Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Ashes to Ashes
8.1
TV Series
  • Terry Wogan(voice, as Sir Terry Wogan)
Lisa Maxwell in The Lisa Maxwell Show (1991)
The Lisa Maxwell Show
TV Series
  • Guest

Credits

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Actor



  • Warwick Davis in Children in Need (2015)
    Children in Need
    TV Movie
    • Sir Jedi Terry Wogan - Star Wars Sketch
    • 2015
  • Chris O'Dowd and David Rawle in Moone Boy (2012)
    Moone Boy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • YBFTLLABFE! Host (as Sir Terry Wogan)
    • 2015
  • Talent Show
    Short
    • Announcer (voice)
    • 2013
  • Not Going Out (2006)
    Not Going Out
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Terry Wogan
    • 2012
  • Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, and Aidan Turner in Being Human, la confrérie de l'étrange (2008)
    Being Human, la confrérie de l'étrange
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sir Terry Wogan (as Sir Terry Wogan)
    • 2010
  • Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes in Ashes to Ashes (2008)
    Ashes to Ashes
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Terry Wogan (voice, as Sir Terry Wogan)
    • 2008
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Listeners' Comments (voice)
    • 2007
  • Miles Jupp in Balamory (2002)
    Balamory
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 2005
  • Anna Spud (2003)
    Anna Spud
    7.8
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 2003
  • Michael Barrymore in Bob Martin (2000)
    Bob Martin
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Terry Wogan
    • 2000
  • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
    The Vicar of Dibley
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Terry Wogan (voice)
    • 1998
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Terry Wogan
    • 1992
  • Lisa Maxwell in The Lisa Maxwell Show (1991)
    The Lisa Maxwell Show
    TV Series
    • Guest
    • 1991
  • Stoppit and Tidyup (1988)
    Stoppit and Tidyup
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1988
  • Eddie Large and Syd Little in The Little and Large Show (1978)
    The Little and Large Show
    5.2
    TV Series
    • 1986

Soundtrack



  • Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 (2013)
    Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Floral Dance"
    • 2013
  • Angela and Friends
    4.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Silver Bells"
    • 2009
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Floral Dance"
    • 1978

Videos2

Official Trailer
Trailer 0:37
Official Trailer
Blankety Blank: Season 22
Trailer 0:17
Blankety Blank: Season 22
Blankety Blank: Season 22
Trailer 0:17
Blankety Blank: Season 22

Personal details

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    • Facebook Fan Page
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  • Alternative names
    • Terry Wogan OBE
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • August 3, 1938
    • Limerick, Ireland
  • Died
    • January 31, 2016
    • Buckinghamshire, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Helen JoyceApril 25, 1965 - January 31, 2016 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Vanessa Wogan
  • Parents
      Michael Wogan
  • Other works
    TV commercial (voiceover) for Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil (2004)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 4 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1997 he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.He was promoted to honorary Knight in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2005. He later obtained dual citizenship (of the UK as well as his native Ireland) so he became a substantive Kinght Commander of Order of the British Empire from 11 October 2005. He received the accolade from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 6 December 2005.
  • Quotes
    It's amazing how scared people are of doing live TV these days. (Speaking in 2005)
  • Trademark
      Gentle Irish accent
  • Nickname
    • Togmeister

FAQ

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  • When did Terry Wogan die?
    January 31, 2016
  • How did Terry Wogan die?
    Cancer
  • How old was Terry Wogan when he died?
    77 years old
  • Where did Terry Wogan die?
    Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • When was Terry Wogan born?
    August 3, 1938

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