Roy Castle

Roy Castle

English dancer, musician, comedian, actor and television presenter (1932–1994)
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Roy Castle OBE (31 August 1932 – 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments. Following a versatile career as a performer on stage, television and film, he became best known to British television viewers as the long-running presenter of the children's series Record Breakers.

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Roy Castle was born on Wednesday, 31 August 1932 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England. His full name at birth was Roy Castle. He was best known as an actor. Castle's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. He died on Friday, 2 September 1994 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England at the age of 62. Roy attended high school at Honley High School. He had salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Roy Castle
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Till Death Us Do Part
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31 August 1932
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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England
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2 September 1994
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62 (age at death)
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Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
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Lung Cancer
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Actor, comedian, musician, dancer
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Honley High School
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Roy Castle is known for his role in the TV mini series documentary The Story of Light Entertainment (2006) as Himself (1 episode, 2006).

He is also known for his role in the video documentary Dalekmania (1995) as in memory of.

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