Lionel Blair dies aged 92

[GGizmo]

Lionel Blair: Veteran TV presenter and dancer dies at 92
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59171576

Veteran entertainer, TV presenter and dancer Lionel Blair has died aged 92, his agent has said.

Blair, whose stage and screen career spanned eight decades, died early on Thursday morning.

Best known as a team captain on game show Give Us A Clue, in recent years he acted in Ricky Gervais's Extras and also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

Another one of the classic entertainers as left this world. I remember growing up as a kid seeing him on all the shows. A regular on many. I specifically remember him being one of the team captains on Give Us A Clue, the other team captained by Una Stubbs (aka Aunt Sally).

At the age of 92, as my grandfather would say "he's had a good innings!".

We don't see many all round entertainers these days.

 

[koolpc]

Yep, sad....

RIP

 

[Liquid_Entity]

Yes I remember give us a clue.

RIP

 

[Flibster]

Genuinely a lovely chap. Saw him a couple of times with one of his sons at a comedy club in London. Can't link it here, but "Lionel Blair - The Distraction Club March 2018" will find it. Not quite what you'd expect from him.

And yes, Give us a clue. He was the master at that. Who can ever forget opposing team captain Una Stubbs sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes! I suspect that ISIHA will drop those round introductions now.

A wonderful entertainer.

*doffs hat*

R.I.P.

 

[Fluffybob]

Give us a Clue was a staple in our home

RIP

 

[Greebo]

Heard this on the radio this morning. Never realised he was such a ladies man. When he was young he went to stay with Erol Flynn and his wife for a weekend and apparently his wife had a thing for him. Back then almost every woman wanted him.

I honestly thought he was gay until I heard his obituary

 

[darkgen]

"A pint of Harp please chief"

RIP the Blair stare.

 

[Efour]

I honestly thought he was gay until I heard his obituary

Totally

RIP a legend of my childhood. Will always remember his very distinctive voice on the TV and the radio.

 

[arc@css]

Yes I remember give us a clue.

RIP

+1

Fond memories of that when I was a nipper. I think Una Stubbs only passed on quite recently, too.
Rest in peace.

 

[cheesyboy]

That just leaves Bobby Davro alive from the most shocking TV moment of all time

 

[IceBear]

92 and a career spanning 80.. awesome.

 

[Malevolence]

RIP. Loved him and Una Stubbs on Give us a Clue, it was a family staple back in the day.

However, I'll just leave this here.

 

[Andrew_McP]

RIP Lionel. Another of those faces, voices, and acts which was unavoidable growing up in the 70s. I'm not saying I ever thought "oh great, it's LB!" but he always seemed game for a laugh and was one of those hoofers who'd really earned his performing stripes the hard way, which is why he popped up all over the place.

Who can ever forget opposing team captain Una Stubbs sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes!

Someone pointed me at this last night. I pass on the favour...

 

[potatolord]

Who can ever forget opposing team captain Una Stubbs sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes!

Sounds like the rumours may have had some foundation

 

[Jean-F]

I honestly thought he was gay until I heard his obituary

You and I both, he had that kind of persona, still he was immortalised in rhyming slang by having
a style of strides in the sixties and seventies forever becoming known as Lionels.