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Fred Harris (other)
Fred, Fredric, Fredrick, Frederic, or Frederick Harris may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Fred Harris (presenter) (fl. 1970s–present), British comedian and television presenter * Frederick Harris (conductor) (fl. 2000s–present), American conductor * Frederick Harris (painter), painted ''The Red Door'', a watercolor of the Temple of Literature, Hanoi Politics and law * Frederick Rutherfoord Harris (1856–1920), British politician, MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Dulwich * Leverton Harris (Frederick Leverton Harris, 1864–1926), British politician, MP for Tynemouth, Stepney, and East Worcestershire * Fred Harris (lawyer) (1910–1979), American politician, judge and painter * Fred Harris (British politician) (1915–1979), British businessman and politician * Fred R. Harris (born 1930), American senator and presidential candidate Sports * Smokey Harris (Fred Thomas Wilfred Harris, 1890–1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Fred Harris (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1998) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Harris (presenter)
Fred Harris is a British comedian and children's television presenter. Formerly a schoolteacher, he began his television career as a presenter of the BBC children's programme '' Play School'', on which he appeared regularly between 1973 and 1988. During this time he was also a presenter on ''Ragtime'' and '' Chock-A-Block''. During the rise of the microcomputer in the early 1980s he fronted several home computing BBC programmes, including '' Micro Live'' (which formed part of BBC's ongoing Computer Literacy Project). He also presented a number of educational and schools programmes on the subject of maths, including ATV's ''Figure it Out'' (memorable for having a set which included a giant pocket calculator), Central Television's ''Basic Maths'' and Channel 4's ''Make It Count''. In 1980 Harris appeared as a contestant on the first episode of ''The Adventure Game''. His career in comedy involved regular appearances in radio shows such as ''Huddwinks'', ''The Half-Open Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |