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Dick Vosburgh(1929-2007)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Dick Vosburgh was born on 27 August 1929 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Stanley Baxter Show (1963), The Frost Report (1966) and Colonel Trumper's Private War (1961). He was married to Beryl Roques. He died on 18 April 2007 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 27, 1929
DiedApril 18, 2007(77)
BornAugust 27, 1929
DiedApril 18, 2007(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Stanley Baxter Show
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
The Frost Report (1966)
The Frost Report
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Colonel Trumper's Private War
TV Series
  • Writer
Planet Patrol (1963)
Planet Patrol
7.1
TV Series
  • Capt. Larry Dart
  • Gen. Smith
  • Prof. Zeffer
  • Martian President
  • Venusian President
  • Robot
  • Mak
  • Robots
  • Cdr. Brog
  • Scientist
  • Dr. Brown
  • Charlie
  • Saturnians
  • Jano
  • Mall's assistant
  • Dr. Smith
  • Martian
  • Maj. Valla
  • Berridge
  • Saturnian Leader
  • Gallia
  • Venusian
  • Martian artist
  • Lead forger
  • Neptunian
  • 1st Martian colonist
  • Martian primitive
  • Doctor
  • Katy
  • Lizzie
  • Tirig
  • Duncan's assistant
  • Jackson
  • Duty Officer
  • Kolig
  • Tara
  • Newsreader
  • Dr. Roberts
  • Riga
  • Simba
  • Marog(voice)

Credits

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Writer

  • An Audience with Ronnie Corbett (1997)
    An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
    7.5
    TV Special
    • additional material
    • 1997
  • Rory Bremner in The Best of Rory Bremner (1995)
    The Best of Rory Bremner
    Video
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Sketch Pad (1989)
    Sketch Pad
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Bruce and Ronnie
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, Ronnie Corbett, and Betty White in The Royal Variety Performance 1988 (1988)
    The Royal Variety Performance 1988
    TV Special
    • special material written by
    • 1988
  • Russ Abbot and Bella Emberg in The Russ Abbot Show (1986)
    The Russ Abbot Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1986–1988
  • Rory Bremner in Rory Bremner (1988)
    Rory Bremner
    6.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Bobby Davro's TV Weekly
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981)
    The Kenny Everett Television Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1987–1988
  • Now, Something Else
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1986–1987
  • Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On (1986)
    Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1986
  • The Funny Side
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1985
  • Bombardemagnus (1985)
    Bombardemagnus
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Assaulted Nuts (1984)
    Assaulted Nuts
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1984–1985
  • A Night on the Town (1983)
    A Night on the Town
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • additional written material
    • 1983

Actor

  • Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
    One Foot in the Grave
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Voice (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Alexei Sayle in The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994)
    The All New Alexei Sayle Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1995
  • John Goodman, Jay Leno, Charles Fleischer, Felicity Kendal, René Le Vant, Kenneth Mars, Yeardley Smith, and Joey Shea in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
    6.0
    • Additional Voices
    • 1993
  • Beertje Sebastiaan: De geheime Opdracht (1991)
    Beertje Sebastiaan: De geheime Opdracht
    6.0
    • (voice: English version)
    • 1991
  • Simon Adams, Leslie Phillips, Beth Porter, Victor Spinetti, Rachel Warren, Reg Williams, Susan Sokol, and Lisa Moss in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)
    The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Professor (voice)
    • 1979
  • Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons
    6.9
    • William Dalton (voice: English version)
    • 1978
  • Harry Worth in Thirty Minutes Worth (1972)
    Thirty Minutes Worth
    6.4
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1973
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Van der Berg
    • 1969
  • Planet Patrol (1963)
    Planet Patrol
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Capt. Larry Dart
    • Gen. Smith
    • Prof. Zeffer (voice) ...
    • 1963–1968
  • Dick Bentley and Frank Muir in We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1968)
    We Have Ways of Making You Laugh
    TV Series
    • Various
    • 1968
  • John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman, and Tim Brooke-Taylor in At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
    At Last the 1948 Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Zoo Employee
    • Willetts director
    • Bearded opera patron
    • 1967
  • Paul Starr (1964)
    Paul Starr
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Rex
    • Martian President
    • Gen. Darinx (voice, as Dick Vosborough) ...
    • 1964
  • Alfred Marks Time
    5.7
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • The Anne Shelton Show
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957)
    Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
    6.3
    TV Series
    • News Photographer
    • 1957

Script and Continuity Department

  • Gary Wilmot in Showstoppers (1995)
    Showstoppers
    8.1
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1995
  • Molly Ringwald and Robert Lindsay in Strike It Rich (1990)
    Strike It Rich
    4.9
    • additional script contributions
    • 1990
  • Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?
    5.2
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1986
  • Peter Goodwright and Freddie Starr in Who Do You Do (1972)
    Who Do You Do
    6.4
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1976
  • Tommy Cooper (1969)
    Tommy Cooper
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1969–1971
  • Don't Ask Us - We're New Here
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1969

Production Department

  • Whose Baby?
    5.6
    TV Series
    • production associate
    • 1977–1984
  • Frost on Saturday (1968)
    Frost on Saturday
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production team
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dick Vosborough
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • August 27, 1929
    • Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • April 18, 2007
    • London, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Beryl Roques1953 - April 18, 2007 (his death, 6 children)
  • Other works
    Frank Lazarus and his musical, "A Day in Hollywood, a Night in the Ukraine," was performed at the Royale Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Priscilla Lopez, David Garrison, Frank Lazarus, Stephen James, Peggy Hewett, Kate Draper, Niki Harris, and Albert Stephenson in the cast.
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Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1980, was nominated for two Tony Awards for "A Day in Hollywood/A Night in th Ukraine:" as Best Book (Musical) and, his lyrics with music by Frank Lazarus, as Best Score.
  • Quotes
    The new Severn Bridge is five thousand nine hundred and forty feet long. That's just five thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine feet five inches longer than your average bar of Wilkinson's New Super-Creamy Fudge. But then - you can't eat the Severn Bridge!

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