Eamonn Andrews was born on December 19, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for This Is Your Life (1969), The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964) and What's My Line (1951). He was married to Grainne Bourke. He died on November 5, 1987 in London, England.
British Academy Television Award for Best Personality
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Fact
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The only person to have appeared on the American version of What's My Line? (1950) as a panelist, a mystery guest, and a host, filling in for John Daly in the latter capacity in a 1959 show.
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When television came to Ireland in 1961 he was appointed first Chairman of its state-run governing body the RTE Authority
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Whose Baby?
1973-1988
TV Series deviser - 44 episodes
Crackerjack!
1955-1964
TV Series deviser: Double or Drop - 128 episodes
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1962-1963
TV Series continuity script - 2 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Whodunnit?
1974
TV Series
Drunken Waiter
Pantomania: Babes in the Wood
1957
TV Movie
Merry Man
Three Cases of Murder
1955
Introductions
Television Christmas Party
1952
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Is Your Life
1969-1987
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
The Story of This Is Your Life
1987
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Howard Thomas: The Pioneer
1987
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Television: The Magic Rectangle - An Anatomy of the TV Personality
1986
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Looks Familiar
1984
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Sunday, Sunday
1984
TV Series
Himself
What's My Line?
1984
TV Series
Himself - Chairman (1984-1987)
Night of One Hundred Stars
1980
TV Movie
Himself
The Morecambe & Wise Show
1978
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1955-1978
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Must Wear Tights
1978
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1976
TV Series
Himself
The British Screen Awards
1976
TV Special
Himself - Host
Pardon My Genie
1973
TV Series
Himself
Opportunity Knocks
1971
TV Series
Himself - This is Your Life Presenter
This Is Your Life
1971
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The Late Late Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1964-1969
TV Series
Himself - Host
Today
1968
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Look at Life: Scrambling for It
1967
Documentary short
Himself - Commentator
Undermind
1965
TV Series
Himself
Crackerjack!
1955-1964
TV Series
Himself - Host
World of Sport
1964
TV Series
Himself - Host (1965-1968)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1962-1963
TV Series
Himself - Host
To Tell the Truth
1957-1963
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Contestant
What's My Line?
1956-1963
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Host