Les Dawson

Career Overview

Les Dawson has 12 screen credits in a career dating back to 1956. Signature works include Opportunity Knocks, Les Dawson Lost Tapes, Nona. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

12

Birth Date

1931-02-02

Birth Place

Collyhurst, Manchester, England, UK

Known For

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  Opportunity Knocks
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  Les Dawson Lost Tapes
• Nona
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  The Best of Les Dawson
• 

  Dawson's Electric Cinema
• 

  Sounds Like Les Dawson

Frequent Collaborators

• Roy Barraclough (2 collaborations)
• Hughie Green (1 collaborations)
• Bob Monkhouse (1 collaborations)
• Amanda Redman (1 collaborations)
• Tracy Dawson (1 collaborations)
• Charlotte Dawson (1 collaborations)
• Brendan O'Carroll (1 collaborations)
• Jason Manford (1 collaborations)
• Omid Djalili (1 collaborations)
• John Thomson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (12 credits)

  • Les Dawson: 30 Funniest Moments

    Archive Footage

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Les Dawson Lost Tapes

    Self (Archive)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • When Comedy Changed Forever

    Self (archive material)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Best of Les Dawson

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Nona

    Nona

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Grand Knockout Tournament

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    Ada

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 5, Show 99 (1985) ... Self actor actors

    - Series 5, Show 83 (1985) ... Self actor actors

    - Series 2, Show 12 (1983) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Blankety Blank

    - Show 21 (1990) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Show 20 (1990) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Show 19 (1990) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Show 18 (1990) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Show 17 (1990) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    1979
  • Dawson's Electric Cinema

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Sounds Like Les Dawson

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Opportunity Knocks

    actor

    actors

    - Final (1990) ... actor actors

    - Episode 8 (1990) ... actor actors

    - Episode 7 (1990) ... actor actors

    - Episode 6 (1990) ... actor actors

    - Episode 5 (1990) ... actor actors
    1956