Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman

Acting

Alan Leslie Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000. Born and educated in Melbourne, Australia, Freeman worked as an assistant paymaster/accountant for one of Australia's largest timber companies after leaving school. He wanted to be an opera singer, but decided his voice was not strong enough. Freeman was invited to audition as a radio announcer in 1952, and began work for 7LA in Tasmania, known as the…

Filmography

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Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era ★ 7.7 Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era 1994 Plunder Plunder 1990 Absolute Beginners ★ 5.5 Absolute Beginners 1986 The Young Ones ★ 7.9 The Young Ones 1982 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 1977 Radio Wonderful Radio Wonderful 1973 Sebastian ★ 6.4 Sebastian 1968 U.K. Swings Again ★ 3.0 U.K. Swings Again 1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors ★ 6.5 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965 Swinging U.K. ★ 4.5 Swinging U.K. 1964 Top of the Pops ★ 6.7 Top of the Pops 1964 Just for Fun ★ 5.3 Just for Fun 1963 Between Those Four Walls Between Those Four Walls 1962 Suspense ★ 6.7 Suspense 1962