Orville ventriloquist Keith Harris dies aged 67
The ventriloquist Keith Harris famed for working with his puppet Orville has died aged 67, his agent has confirmed.
Agent: 'Great sadness' over death of friend Keith Harris
Keith Harris' agent has said that the announcement of the death of his friend and client has come with "great sadness".
A statement said: "It is with great sadness I announce the death of my friend and client Keith Harris (67) whom I have known for well over 20 years and managed for the past 15 years."
The star appeared on a total of five Royal, and Children’s Royal Variety Performances. At his height between 1982 and 1990 Harris had his own BBC 1 Saturday night programme The Keith Harris Show followed between 1990 and 1993 by The Quack Chat Show.
Keith Harris had been suffering from cancer.
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