1. Alfred Marks's self-titled television sketch show ran from 1956 to 1961.
11 Facts About Alfred Marks
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Marks was born as Alfred Edward Touchinsky in Holborn, London, to Polish Jewish parents.
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Alfred Marks left Bell Lane School at 14 and started in entertainment at the Windmill Theatre.
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Alfred Marks then served in the RAF as a Flight Sergeant in the Middle East where he arranged concerts for servicemen.
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Alfred Marks started in variety at the Kilburn Empire in 1946, and his stage appearances included The Sunshine Boys and Fiddler on the Roof.
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Alfred Marks did comedy work with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe which later led to the formation of The Goon Show, though Marks did not become a member.
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Alfred Marks's films included The Frightened City, Scream and Scream Again and Our Miss Fred.
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Alfred Marks's television show, Alfred Marks Time, ran for 6 years on ITV.
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Alfred Marks compered Sunday Night at the London Palladium and in 1966 he appeared as a narrator in five episodes of the BBC children's television show Jackanory.
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Alfred Marks was a fine bass-baritone and appeared regularly on the BBC TV series 'The Good Old Days'.
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Alfred Marks appeared as "Wilfred Shadbolt" in a video production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Yeomen of the Guard in 1982.