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Rolf Harris came to London in 1952 to study Art. A year later he was appearing on TV as an artist and story-teller and had his first hit as a singer in the early sixties with Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport. After a relatively quiet period in his life in the late seventies, his brother Bruce became his manager and reinvented him... See full bio »

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2012 Run for Your Wife
Busker
 
2011 Olive the Ostrich (TV series)
Narrator
 
2011 The Fruit Cases (TV movie)
Captain Straw
 
1985 Highway (TV series)
– Highway Christmas Special (1985)
 
1979 The Little Convict
Grandpa
 
1968 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 December 1968 (1968)
 
1960 Man from Interpol (TV series)
Grady
– The Doll Maker (1960) … Grady
 
1959 Web of Suspicion
Ben
 
1959 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
– The Flight of the Red Shadow (1959)
– Underpaid! or, Grandad's SOS (1959)
 
1959 Crash Drive
Bart
 
1958-1959 The Vise (TV series)
Airport Clerk / Harry
– Full Moon (1959) … Harry
– Background for Murder (1958) … Airport Clerk
 
1956 Jim Whittington and His Sealion (TV movie)
The Demon King
 
1955 You Lucky People
Pvt. Proudfoot
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (12 titles)
2009 Angela and Friends (TV series)
– Episode #1.29 (2009) (writer: "Christmas in the Sun" / performer: "Christmas in the Sun")
 
2009 Bran Nue Dae (writer: "Six White Boomers" / performer: "Six White Boomers")
 
2008 Australia (performer: "Waltzing Matilda", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine")
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 July 2006 (2006) (writer: "Slaughter on the Ice" / performer: "Slaughter on the Ice")
 
1999 Sokkotanssi (writer: "Katso kenguru loikkaa Tie Me Kangaroo Down")
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (video documentary) (writer: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport")
 
1994 Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher (documentary) (performer: "Two Little Boys")
 
1992 The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven (video) (performer: "Stairway to Heaven")
 
1979 The Little Convict (writer: "Jake the Peg", "Sunarise" / lyrics: "Man of the Iron Gang")
 
1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.13 (1978) (writer: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" - uncredited)
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
– Episode #2.1 (1970) (performer: "Two Little Boys")
 
1968 Skippy (TV series)
– No Time for Clancy (1968) (writer: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2008 Australia (musician: wobble board)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1971 Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (136 titles)
2012 The Christmas Number One Story (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2012 Rolf's Animal Clinic (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004-2012 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2012 Rolf Paints... The Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2012 The Unforgettable Rod Hull (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself
– Rolf Harris (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby (video)
Himself
 
2010-2011 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Produced by George Martin (2011) … Himself
– Rolf Harris Paints His Dream (2010) … Himself
 
2011 Jamie's Dream School (TV series)
Himself
– The Battle Lines Are Drawn (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Magicians (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Himself
 
2009-2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.83 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #15.79 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #14.68 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #14.20 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #13.144 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 My Family (TV series)
Himself
– Mary Christmas (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 5 O'Clock Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.21 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Glastonbury 2010 (TV special)
Himself
 
2004-2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Artist / Himself - Musician
– Episode dated 18 June 2010 (2010) … Himself - Artist
– Episode dated 2 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Musician
– Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2009 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.105 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #7.51 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #3.7 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 Raiders of the Lost Archive (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2009 Channel 4 News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself - Guest Presenter
– Episode #37.4 (2009) … Himself - Guest Presenter
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
– Rolf Harris (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 July 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 Rolf on Beatrix Potter (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Chelsea Flower Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Perfect Night In (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lucas and Walliams' Perfect Night In (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Val Doonican Rocks (2007) … Himself
 
2004-2007 Star Portraits with Rolf Harris (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Bill Oddie (2007) … Himself - Presenter
– Kelly Holmes (2007) … Himself - Presenter
– Barbara Windsor (2007) … Himself - Presenter
– Richard Wilson (2005) … Himself - Presenter
– Mo Mowlam (2005) … Himself - Presenter
See all 11 episodes »
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.14 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Outrageous Television Characters (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Queen by Rolf (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Return of the Goodies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2005 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 December 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2005 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.25 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Rolf on African Art (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004 (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Showbusiness Personality of the Year
 
2004 'Animal Hospital': The Big Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2001 Rolf's Merry Christmas (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2001 Rolf on Art (TV series)
Himself
 
1994-2001 Animal Hospital (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Episode #8.1 (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #7.1 (2000) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #6.1 (1999) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #5.1 (1998) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #4.1 (1997) … Himself - Presenter
See all 9 episodes »
 
2000 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Comedy Records (2000) … Himself
 
1999 2000 Today (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Dad (TV series)
Himself
– Nemesis (1999) … Himself
 
1999 An Audience with Cliff Richard (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Sounds of 69 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Animal People (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)
Himself
– Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking? (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Amazing World of Animals (TV series)
Himself
 
1997 Pantoland (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Cinderella (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Light Lunch (TV series)
Himself
– They're Awesome, They're Awestralian (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Auntie's TV Favourites (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Brass Eye (TV series)
Himself
– Drugs (1997) … Himself
 
1997 An Audience with Bruce Forsyth (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 National Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The Mrs. Merton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Noel's House Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.7 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Frost Programme (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Waltzing Matilda: The Song That Shaped a Nation (video documentary)
Himself - Entertainer
 
1994 Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.17 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The Word (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.13 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 Phil Cool (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Surprise Surprise! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.7 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 KYTV (TV series)
Himself
– KY Tellython (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven (video)
Himself
 
1990 Rolf Meets Bugs Bunny & Friends in Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989-1990 Rolf's Cartoon Club (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1989) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1989) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1989) … Himself
 
1990 Motormouth (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.26 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 I'm Not a Dentist But I Recognise This... (short)
Himself
 
1990 Slimer Won't Do That! The Making of 'The Real Ghostbusters' (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1988-1989 On the Waterfront (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (1989) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1988) … Himself
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Treasure Hunt (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Various: ITV Telethon (1988) … Himself - Contestant
 
1987 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 December 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 The Keith Harris Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 No 73 (TV series)
Himself
– Party Line (1985) … Himself
 
1984 On Safari (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Olympic Gala (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
1981 Rolf at Christmas (TV short)
Himself
 
1981 Rolf's Here! - OK? (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1981 Summertime Special (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode dated 15 August 1981 (1981) … Himself - Performer
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Punchlines! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Horas doradas (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978-1979 Seaside Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.8 (1979) … Himself
– Episode #4.4 (1978) … Himself
 
1979 The Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1978 Star Turn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977-1978 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1978 The Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1974-1977 The David Nixon Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #6.3 (1977) … Himself - Guest
– David Nixon's Magic Hour (1975) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #4.1 (1975) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.1 (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1977 Rolf on Saturday OK? (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1976 The Basil Brush Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 December 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The Shirley Bassey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Celebrity Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 January 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1974 Quick on the Draw (TV series)
Himself - Host (1975-1977)
 
1975 The Norman Gunston Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Himself
 
1974 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1970-1974 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.8 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #6.7 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #6.5 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #3.36 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.83 (1970) … Himself
 
1974 Scotch Corner (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1974) … Himself
 
1971-1973 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– David Nixon (1973) … Himself - Guest
– Rolf Harris (1971) … Himself
 
1973 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Whose Baby? (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.1 (1973) … Himself - Guest
 
1973 The 8th Wonder of the World
Himself
 
1972 Den gyldne pil (TV series)
Himself
 
1968-1972 The Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #6.7 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.1 (1972) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 9 January 1971 (1971) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 29 March 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 15 February 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
See all 6 episodes »
 
1972 Saturday Variety (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Jokers Wild (TV series)
Himself - Team Captain
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.64 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.126 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.121 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.115 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.118 (1970) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1971 David Nixon's Magic Box (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.4 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1971) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
Himself - Host-Singer
– Episode #1.13 (1971) … Himself - Host-Singer
– Episode #1.12 (1971) … Himself - Host-Singer
– Episode #1.11 (1971) … Himself - Host-Singer
– Episode #1.10 (1971) … Himself - Host-Singer
– Episode #1.9 (1971) … Himself - Host-Singer
See all 13 episodes »
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.1 (1970) … Himself - Guest
 
1969 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself - Performer 'Two Little Boys'
– Episode dated 26 December 1969 (1969) … Himself - Performer 'Two Little Boys'
 
1969 The Harry Secombe Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Vera Lynn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself
 
1966-1969 Survival (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Introduction
– All for Their Own Good (1969) … Himself - Narrator
– The Kelpers (1967) … Himself - Introduction
– Roo! (1966) … Himself - Narrator
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Lulu's Back in Town (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.47 (1967) … Himself
 
1965-1967 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.13 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1965) … Himself
 
1967 Carnival Time (TV series)
Himself - Guest Judge
– Episode #1.2 (1967) … Himself - Guest Judge
 
1967 The Eurovision Song Contest (TV special)
Himself - United Kingdom Commentator (voice)
 
1966 David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1966) … Himself
 
1962-1966 Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.16 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #5.12 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #3.20 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #3.9 (1962) … Himself
 
1965 The Australian Londoners (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1964 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Comedy Bandbox (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (1964) … Himself
 
1963 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 December 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Network (TV series)
Himself - Performer
 
1959 Spotlight (TV series)
Himself - Performer
 
1959 Musical Box (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1955 Playbox (TV series)
Himself
 
1955 Small Time (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1950 Whirligig (TV series)
Himself - Artist (Willoughby drawing board)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2009 The Funny Side of... (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Would I Lie to You? (TV series)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Aussies: Who Gives a XXXX (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Room 101 (TV series)
 
1985 Mis-Takes (video)
Himself (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album, "Rolf Rules Ok", Music Collection International, 1995. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Can you tell what it is yet? See more »

Trivia:

Invented the 'wobble-board' - a musical instrument basically consisting of a large, flexible piece of wood which makes a characteristic oscillating sound when 'wobbled'. This was parodied by The Kinks on their 1969 song 'Australia', which features a wobble-board solo. See more »

Trademark:

Goatee beard and glasses See more »

Nickname:

"Ris" at school the last 3 letters of his surname See more »

Star Sign:

Aries