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Encyclopedia > List of television personalities who have been awarded the Order of the British Empire

This is an incomplete list of television personalities who have been award the Order of the British Empire. [[LinItalic textItalic textBold text--144. ...


For consistency, awards first published in the New Year's honours list on or around December 31 of a year should be listed as the following year.

Contents


Names, alphabetized by surname

A

Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music. ...

B

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker OBE (September 25, 1929 – October 3, 2005), popularly known as Ronnie Barker and (as a writer) Gerald Wiley , was an English comic actor and writer. ... Roy Barraclough MBE (born 12 July 1935), is a Lancashire-born comic actor, best known for his role as cheeky barman Alec Gilroy in the long running British TV soap Coronation Street (1972 - 1992; Summer 1995; 10 April 1996 - 30 December 1998) where he formed an on-screen partnership with... Floella Benjamin OBE (born September 23, 1949) is known to a generation of Britons as a presenter of popular childrens programmes such as Play School and Playaway. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 28 June 1964 in Essex, England) is a British Indian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the BBC2 comedy series, Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heston Blumenthal (born May 1966 at High Wycombe, near London) is the chef and owner of The Fat Duck, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in the village of Bray in Berkshire. ... Richard Briers CBE (born on January 14, 1934 in Raynes Park, London), is an English actor whose career encompasses the theatre, television, film and radio. ...

C

Violet Carson, in an interview with a reporter from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1966. ... David Coleman, OBE (born April 26, 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. ... 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Joan Collins on the cover of Life Magazine 1955 Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is a British actress and bestselling author. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid Robbie Coltrane (birth name Robert MacMillan, some sources say Anthony MacMillan) (born March 30, 1950) is a Scottish actor. ... Harry Corbett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... On left, with partner Ronnie Barker Ronald Balfour Corbett (born December 4, 1930 in Edinburgh), commonly accredited as Ronnie Corbett is a British comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies. ...

D

Elizabeth Dawn OBE (aka Liz Dawn, born 1939 in Leeds) is a British actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long running British soap opera, Coronation Street. ... Dame Judi Dench as the widowed Queen Victoria in Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, better known as Judi Dench (born on December 9, 1934 in North Yorkshire, England), is an Oscar-winning English stage, film and television actor. ... 1970 (MCMLXX in Roman) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The front cover of Betty Drivers autobiography Elizabeth (Betty) Driver, MBE (born May 20, 1920) is a British singer and actress. ...

E

Paul Eddington playing Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denholm Elliott in The Signalman Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 – October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his appearances on stage, film and television. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

F

Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... TV presenter Bruce Forsyth CBE relaxes with a drink Bruce Joseph Forsyth, CBE (affectionately called Brucie) (born 22 February 1928) is a British entertainer and showman who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1958-1960 and 1961), and has since presented game shows such as... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frost interviewing Donald Rumsfeld in 2005 Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born April 17, 1939) is a British television presenter. ... Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher (born 27 September 1948 in Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and current coach of the English cricket team. ...

G

Julie Goodyear, in a still from an interview done in 2000. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... David Gilmour while a member of Pink Floyd in the 1970s David Jon Gilmour, CBE (born March 6, 1946) is an English guitarist and vocalist with British rock band Pink Floyd. ... [[LinItalic textItalic textBold text--144. ...

H

Sir Nigel Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was a renowned English actor. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dame Thora Hird (May 28, 1911 - March 15, 2003) was a veteran British actress born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jack Howarth (born on 19 February 1896 in Rochdale, Lancashire) was a British actor best known for his role as Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street between 1960 and 1984. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Hope receiving an (honorary) Oscar Leslie Townes Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a famous British-American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Army personnel. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Gérard Houllier, OBE (born September 3, 1947 at Therouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France) is a football coach and manager, currently the manager of the French champion side Lyon. ...

J

David Jason in A Touch of Frost. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (born October 22, 1938) is a British actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... Martin Jarvis (born August 4, 1941 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English actor. ...

K

Felicity Kendal (born in Olton, Warwickshire on September 25, 1946) is a British actress. ...

L

Angela Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a British-born actress, the granddaughter of British Labour politician George Lansbury. ... Anna Lee MBE (January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004) was an English actress. ...

M

Sir Trevor McDonald presenting News at Ten, on 5 March 1999. ... Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, CBE (born 14 March 1933), known professionally as Sir Michael Caine, is an English film actor. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is the guitarist for the English rock band Queen. ...

P

Jimmy Page in concert with Led Zeppelin James Patrick Jimmy Page OBE, (born January 9, 1944) is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock and roll. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Palin Michael Edward Palin (born May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python, as well as for his travel documentaries. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Geoffrey Palmer, OBE (born in London, England on June 4, 1927) is a British comedy actor, noted mostly for his extensive career in situation comedies. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian actor. ...

R

Gordon Ramsay on Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares Gordon James Ramsay, OBE (born 8 November 1966) is one of Britains most famous chefs. ... Eddi Reader is a Scottish singer, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for her solo career. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Diana Rigg in her most famous role as Emma Peel. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jonathan Ross OBE (born November 17, 1960, Leytonstone, London, England) is a British television and radio presenter and film critic. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket Patricia Routledge, CBE (born February 17, 1929) is a popular British actress, best known for television roles such as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

S

Jane Seymour as Princess Farah in the 1977 film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Jane Seymour, OBE (born 15 February 1951) is an English-born American actress probably best known today as the star of the TV series and movie Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Doris Speed, OBE (February 3, 1899 - November 16, 1994) was a British actress, most known for her role as snooty Rovers Return manageress Annie Walker on Coronation Street, a role she played from 1960 to 1983. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Peter Snow CBE (born April 20, 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British television and radio presenter. ... Imelda Staunton as Vera Drake Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton OBE (born on January 9, 1956 in London) is an Academy Award nominated English actress of Irish Catholic descent. ... Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart, OBE, (born July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) is an English film, television, and stage actor. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

T

John Edward Thaw (January 3, 1942 - February 21, 2002) CBE, was a British actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 - 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ...

V

For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Carol Vorderman with Countdown host, the late Richard Whiteley Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE also previously known by her first married name Carol Mather, was born December 24, 1960 in Bedford to a Dutch father and a Welsh mother. ...

W

Tony Warren (born 1936) is a British television scriptwriter, best known for creating the soap opera Coronation Street. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE (b. ... Richard Whiteley John Richard Whiteley, OBE , DL (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was a British television presenter and journalist. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Wilson OBE (born July 9, 1936) is a Scottish actor and theatre director, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular BBC situation comedy One Foot in the Grave. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jeanette Winterson (born August 27, 1959) is a British novelist. ... Arsène Wenger October 29, 2005: Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal image:soccer-europe. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE (born 3 August 1938), generally known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster on the BBC in the United Kingdom. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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