Editing Harry Secombe (section)

{{Short description|Welsh entertainer (1921–2001)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
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{{Infobox person
| image              = Harry secombe.jpeg
| caption            =
| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}
| name               = Harry Secombe
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1921|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[St Thomas, Swansea|St. Thomas]], Wales
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2001|4|11|1921|9|8|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], England
| birth_name         = Harry Donald Secombe
| resting_place      = [[Christ Church, Shamley Green]], Surrey, England 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|singer|presenter}}
| years_active       = 1946–2001
| spouse             = {{marriage|Myra Atherton|1948}}
| children           = 4; including [[Andy Secombe|Andy]]
| relatives          = [[Fred Secombe]] (brother)
| education          = Dynevor School, Swansea
| television         = ''[[The Goon Show]]'' (Radio)<br />''The Harry Secombe Show'', ''Secombe and Friends'', ''[[Highway (TV series)|Highway]]''<br />''[[Highway (TV series)|Sunday Morning with Secombe]]''
}}

'''Sir Harry Donald Secombe''' (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British [[radio comedy]] programme ''[[The Goon Show]]'' (1951–1960), playing many characters, most notably [[Neddie Seagoon]]. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in [[musicals]] and films – notably as [[Mr Bumble]] in ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating [[hymn]]s and other devotional songs.