Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair

Birth : 1928-12-12, Montreal, Canada

Death : 2021-11-04

History

Lionel Blair was an English actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. Making regular appearances as a dancer and entertainer on British television throughout the late 1960s, the 1970s and early 1980s, he also presented the quiz programme Name That Tune, and was a team captain on Give Us a Clue.

Profile

Lionel Blair

Movies

Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
Himself - Entertainer
Documentary about the life of Larry Grayson, the English comedian and television presenter who was best known in the 1970s and early '80s.
Run For Your Wife
Cyril
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Self
A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Himself
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.
An Audience with Elton John
Himself
Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests.
Absolute Beginners
Harry Charms
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
The Plank
Paint-covered House Owner
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
Mission: Monte Carlo
Quinn Travis
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
Self
A BBC documentary portrait of Peter Sellers, filmed over a period of nine months in 1969 where director Tony Palmer interviews Sellers and friends and associates about the actor's career and life. At age 44, with 38 films already behind him, including Dr. Strangelove and two "Pink Panther" films, Sellers was then at the crest of his career. But his personal life, which included two bad marriages (and two more to come), a near-fatal 1964 heart attack, and increasingly disturbing personality disorders, was in tatters.
The Magic Christian
Choreographer
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
Maroc 7
Hotel Receptionist
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in Moroccan intrigue.
Promise Her Anything
Choreographer
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.
The Beauty Jungle
Talk of the Town Producer
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
A Hard Day's Night
TV Choreographer
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
Play It Cool
Himself
A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.
The World of Suzie Wong
Dancing Sailor
A Hong Kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
The Limping Man
The Dancer
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.