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Roy Hattersley

Overview

  • Born
    December 28, 1932 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    June 13, 2026 · Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Birth name
    Roy Sydney George Hattersley

Biography

  • Roy Hattersley was born on December 28, 1932 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), Have I Got News for You (1990) and Fantasy Football League (1994). He was married to Maggie Pearlstine and Molly Loughran. He died on June 13, 2026 in Derbyshire, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Maggie Pearlstine(2013 - June 13, 2026) (his death)
      Molly Loughran(1956 - 2013) (divorced)

Trivia

  • He was the deputy leader of the UK Labour Party under Neil Kinnock.
  • Labour peer in the House of Lords.
  • He was a journalist and local authority politician before being elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 1964.
  • When he failed to turn up as a panelist on Have I Got News for You (1990), he was replaced by a tub of lard.

Quotes

  • I'm not one of those socialists who want to see us all living on bread and cheese.
  • [1983, told he did not have enough votes to defeat Neil Kinnock as Labour leader] Do you mean to say that I am going to have to play second fiddle to a red-haired Welsh windbag?

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