Gordon David McCallum Clyde (22 May 1933–26 January 2008) was a British television actor, television presenter, writer and musician.

Biography

Clyde was born in 1933 and was educated at

Highgate School Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is a co-educational, fee-charging, private day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate Pre-Preparato ...

from 1945 and

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The c ...

from 1951, where he studied English and music. He is mainly known from the

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show. At the start of each episode he appeared as the interviewer, interviewing various characters played by Emery, with responses such as "Ooh you are awful, but I like you". Clyde was also a regular presenter on the BBC children's programme ''Play School'' (UK TV series) during the late 1960s.Here's A House: A Celebration of Play School, Volume 1, Paul R Jackson, 2010 He also appeared with

Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew; 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman; 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an English comic double act, working ...

, and wrote the music for '' Kisses on a Postcard'', and presented the classical music request programme "The Pleasure's Yours" on the BBC World Service radio. Gordon was a very good pool player, often to be found in the private club "The 43" in Streatham where he would enjoy a pint in relative anonymity, as he was a very private man and a good friend. The club closed in around 1987/8 after suffering severe damage in the "Hurricane" of 87.

References

British male television actors 1933 births 2008 deaths 20th-century British male actors People educated at Highgate School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Place of birth missing {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub