Personal Info
Birth date
1953-10-12 (71 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
-
Also known as
-Les Dennis
Biography
Les Dennis is an English TV presenter, actor and comedian, best known for hosting Family Fortunes. He has also appeared in various films, theatre shows and musicals, such as Hairspray and The Addams Family.
Filmography
Doctors
4.8
Overview:
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.Midsomer Murders
7.534
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Celebrity Big Brother
4.8
Overview:
Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winner's nominated charity at the end of the run.Celebrity Juice
6.519
Overview:
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.Have I Got News for You
7.063
Overview:
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.Would I Lie to You?
7.701
Overview:
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.Brookside
6.1
Overview:
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.Richard & Judy
2.9
Overview:
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.Opportunity Knocks
NYR
Overview:
A radio, and later television, talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green, with a late-1980s revival hosted by Bob Monkhouse, and later by previous winner Les Dawson.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.Shooting Stars
7.6
Overview:
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionRichard Osman's House of Games
6
Overview:
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.Family Fortunes
7.3
Overview:
Two families go head to head as they try to name the post popular answer to survey-based questions posed to 100 people for a chance to win a jackpot prize.The Michael Ball Show
NYR
Overview:
The Michael Ball Show was a British topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour with the occasional musical performance from Michael himself, often on the Friday edition of the show. It occupied the slot filled by The Alan Titchmarsh Show during its summer break in 2010.Extras
7.8
Overview:
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
4
Overview:
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong was an entertainment show on Channel 4, presented by Alan Carr. During the first series, voice-over commentary in between rounds on the scores is provided by Leslie Phillips. From Series 2, the announcer is Peter Dickson. Season was released onto DVD in 2008. Due to the success of Alan Carr: Chatty Man it has been announced that the show would not return for a third series.8 Out of 10 Cats
7.1
Overview:
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".The One Show
4.741
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.The Weakest Link
6
Overview:
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?Junior Masterchef
5
Overview:
Junior MasterChef is a British TV cookery competition, broadcast by the BBC, in which nine- to twelve-year-olds compete to be crowned Junior MasterChef. It is a spin-off from the main series MasterChef. Junior MasterChef first ran from 1994 to 1999, presented by Loyd Grossman. After a long hiatus, it was revived in 2010 in a revamped format, presented by writer and actress Nadia Sawalha, previously a Celebrity MasterChef contestant and restaurant owner, and professional chef John Torode, who also presents MasterChef. The revival series was commissioned by CBBC Controller Anne Gilchrist and produced by Shine Television, and was broadcast on BBC One. A further series was commissioned in 2012 for broadcast on CBBC.Wyrd Sisters
6.1
Overview:
When Duke Felmet murders King Verence and takes over the small country of Lancre on the Discworld, a trio of witches—the flowery Magrat Garlick, the lively Nanny Ogg, and their leader Granny Weatherwax—are involuntarily tasked with protecting the king's infant son.The Russ Abbot Show
NYR
Overview:
The Russ Abbot Show was a British television comedy series which starred Russ Abbot and ran on the BBC from 1986 to 1991, and for 14 episodes on Granada Television from 1994 to 1995. It featured comedy performers Les Dennis, Bella Emberg, Tom Bright, Maggie Moone, Suzy Aitchison, Gordon Kennedy, Paul Shearer and Sherrie Hewson among others.Ready Steady Cook
NYR
Overview:
Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutesSeaside Special
2
Overview:
A BBC light entertainment show broadcast from 1975 to 1979, filmed in a big top at various British seaside resorts. Originally the big top belonged to various circuses, but in later seasons, the BBC bought its own to be the venue. The programme was developed by producer Michael Hurll.Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes
NYR
Overview:
Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes was a British television programme, which ran for two series on Challenge in 2008. The first series ran from 23 June to 1 August, and the second ran from 13 to 31 October. It featured humorous clips from home videos. The show was narrated by Les Dennis, with a special "Laugh-o-meter" segment being narrated by Stuart Hall. The show was repeated on Channel One and Living TV.Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
8
Overview:
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a panel show that sees Harry Hill presiding over two teams tasked with saving planet earth from alien invasion! Each team must find clips, people, basically anything that is fun or funny enough for Harry to place in a capsule which, in the event that we're invaded by aliens, we can present to them to demonstrate earthlings are good fun and therefore worthy of saving. Over a series of rounds, the two teams of two present Harry with fun stuff which Harry must adjudicate on and ultimately decide what's in and what's out of the Fun Capsule with the triumphant team winning bragging rights. Along the way there will be sketches, studio items and special guests. And the occasional appearance of an alien.The Bill
6.7
Overview:
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.Big Brother's Little Brother
5.8
Overview:
Each week, the housemate evicted from the Big Brother house the previous week traditionally spends another week on Big Brother's Little Brother, answering questions and taking part in Call BBLB along with other features. The show also boasts celebrity guests and experts who come in to discuss and analyse the remaining Big Brother housemates.Acting
2022HMS Pinafore - English National Opera as Sir Joseph Porter
2022Sideshow as Pendrick
2021The Weakest Link (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2020Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self
2020Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer as Self
2020Jigsy as Jigsy
2018Pilgrimage (3 Episodes) as Self
2017Richard Osman's House of Games (5 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (1 Episode) as Self
2012Run For Your Wife as Man on Street
2011Life's Too Short (3 Episodes) as Les Dennis
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2010The Michael Ball Show (1 Episode) as Self
2009Let's Dance for Comic Relief (1 Episode) as Self
2008Celebrity Juice (1 Episode) as Self
2008Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes (60 Episodes) as Unknown
2008Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (1 Episode) as Self
2007Would I Lie to You? (1 Episode) as Self
2006In the Grid (69 Episodes) as Unknown
2006The One Show (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Guest, Self
2006New Street Law (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Hotel Babylon (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Extras (1 Episode) as Les Dennis
20058 Out of 10 Cats (1 Episode) as Self
2005The Friday Night Project (1 Episode) as Self
2004Fat Slags as MC
2004The Second Quest as Johnny
2003The Terry and Gaby Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Richard & Judy (1 Episode) as Self
2001Large as Steve
2001Big Brother's Little Brother (2 Episodes) as Self
2001Celebrity Big Brother (11 Episodes) as Self
2000Doctors (1 Episode) as Charles Lee
1999An Audience with Cliff Richard as Self
1999Loose Women (3 Episodes) as Self
1999It's Only TV But I Like It (2 Episodes) as Self
1999Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Wyrd Sisters (6 Episodes) as The Fool / Tomjon (voice)
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Brendan Pearce
1996Intimate Relations as Maurice
1994Ready Steady Cook (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1994Junior Masterchef (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Shooting Stars (1 Episode) as Self
1990Have I Got News for You (1 Episode) as Self
1988This Morning (2 Episodes) as Self
1987The Les Dennis Laughter Show (34 Episodes) as Unknown
1986Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On as Buttons' first brother
1986The Russ Abbot Show (67 Episodes) as Unknown
1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Go For It (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1984The Laughter Show (17 Episodes) as Self / Various
1983Live From Her Majesty's (1 Episode) as Self
1982Brookside (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1980Russ Abbot's Madhouse (39 Episodes) as Unknown
1980Family Fortunes (267 Episodes) as Unknown
1978An Audience with... (2 Episodes) as Self
1975Seaside Special (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Aladdin as Frank Spencer (uncredited)
1956Opportunity Knocks (1 Episode) as Unknown