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Albie Keen(1935-2020)

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  • Writer
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Mike Hope and Albie Keen were 1st cousins and formed the comedy duo Hope and Keen, following in the footsteps of their comedian fathers who were the comedy duo Syd and Max Harrison. Mike and Albie were educated at public schools and made their first appearance at Dartmoor. They were trained gymnasts, judo and karate experts, could sing and dance and play the trumpet, trombone and guitar
BornJune 4, 1935
DiedMarch 2, 2020(84)
BornJune 4, 1935
DiedMarch 2, 2020(84)
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Known for

Hope and Keen's Crazy House (1970)
Hope and Keen's Crazy House
TV Series
  • Albie
Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972)
Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus
TV Series
  • Albie
Aladdin
TV Movie
  • Chinese Policeman(as Hope and Keen)
  • 1960
Jackanory (1965)
Jackanory
7.1
TV Series
  • Storyteller(as Alby Keen)

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Actor

  • Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972)
    Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus
    TV Series
    • Albie
    • 1972
  • Hope and Keen's Crazy House (1970)
    Hope and Keen's Crazy House
    TV Series
    • Albie
    • 1970–1971
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Storyteller (as Alby Keen)
    • 1967
  • Aladdin
    TV Movie
    • Chinese Policeman (as Hope and Keen)
    • 1960

Writer

  • Albie Keen and Mike Hope in The Hope and Keen Scene (1974)
    The Hope and Keen Scene
    TV Series
    • writer (as Hope and Keen)
    • 1975
  • Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus (1972)
    Hope & Keen's Crazy Bus
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • contributions
    • 1972
  • Hope and Keen's Crazy House (1970)
    Hope and Keen's Crazy House
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • 1970–1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alby Keen
  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • June 4, 1935
    • Belfast, Ireland
  • Died
    • March 2, 2020
    • Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    One of the comedy duo "Hope and Keen" with cousin Mike Hope. They were sons of previous double act Syd Harrison and Max Harrison.

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