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Russell Harty(1934-1988)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Russell Harty was born on 5 September 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for BBC2 Playhouse (1973), The Kids Are Alright (1979) and Russell Harty Plus (1972). He died on 8 June 1988 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornSeptember 5, 1934
DiedJune 8, 1988(53)
BornSeptember 5, 1934
DiedJune 8, 1988(53)
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Known for

Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
BBC2 Playhouse
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend in The Kids Are Alright (1979)
The Kids Are Alright
8.0
  • Self
  • 1979
Russell Harty Plus (1972)
Russell Harty Plus
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Saturday Night People
TV Series
  • Actor
  • 1978

Credits

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Producer

  • Aquarius (1970)
    Aquarius
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1970–1975
  • Russell Harty Plus (1972)
    Russell Harty Plus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972

Writer

  • Harty Goes To...
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • television adaptation
    • 1980

Actor

  • Saturday Night People
    TV Series
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bashfull
  • Born
    • September 5, 1934
    • Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 8, 1988
    • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(hepatitis B)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Before becoming famous on television, he taught English at Giggleswick School near Settle in Yorkshire. One of his pupils was Richard Whiteley.
  • Quotes
    There was life before Coronation Street (1960), but it didn't amount to much.
  • Trademark
    On his chat show Harty (1983), often asked his guests questions which began "You are, are you not, ...?"

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