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John Snagge
(1904-1996)
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John Snagge was born on 8 May 1904 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for
Danger UXB (1979)
,
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
and
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
. He died on 25 March 1996 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Known for
Danger UXB
8.5
TV Series
Newsreader
1979 • 4 eps
Comedy Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
Newsreader
1963 • 1 ep
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
7.7
TV Series
BBC announcer
BBC newsreader
1969 • 3 eps
Now and Then
8.1
TV Series
Radio Announcer
1984 • 1 ep
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Actor
12
Self
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Archive Footage
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Actor
Previous
12
Now and Then
8.1
TV Series
Radio Announcer
1984
1 episode
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
6.4
Cinema Newsreel Announcer
(voice, uncredited)
1980
Punk Can Take It
6.6
Short
Narrator
(voice)
1979
Danger UXB
8.5
TV Series
Newsreader
1979
4 episodes
Colditz
8.3
TV Series
British Radio Announcer
(voice)
1974
1 episode
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
7.7
TV Series
BBC announcer
BBC newsreader
1969
3 episodes
It Happened Here
6.7
Announcer
(uncredited)
1964
Comedy Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
Newsreader
1963
1 episode
Here's Harry
7.7
TV Series
1961
1 episode
The 39 Steps
6.5
BBC Newsreader
(uncredited)
1959
Seven Days to Noon
7.0
BBC Announcer
(uncredited)
1950
Cardboard Cavalier
5.9
Narrator
(uncredited)
1949
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Born
May 8
,
1904
London, England, UK
Died
March 25
,
1996
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Other works
(1974-5) Over three series, introduced the 67 episodes of BBC Radio 4's adaptation of
Dad's Army (1968)
.
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Head of BBC Home Service Presentation, and one of the primary voices of radio, he announced such important events as D-Day, VE-Day, VJ-Day, and the deaths of King George VI and Queen Mary.
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