Gavin Campbell (presenter)
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Gavin Campbell | |
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| Born | 17 March 1946 Letchworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
Gavin Charles Alexander Campbell (born 17 March 1946) is a businessman and a former actor and television presenter, mostly known for his stint on That's Life! from 1982 until the show ended in 1994.
Early life[edit]
Campbell was born in Letchworth in Hertfordshire, where he grew up. His father was a welder, and his mother later became involved in the women's peace movement. He was educated at St Christopher School, a boarding independent school in the town of Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Career[edit]
Actor[edit]
Campbell began his career as an actor from 1970–71. He was an actor for 15 years. He played the part of Spencer Bodily in a 1968 episode of Department S.
Presenter[edit]
Campbell was a presenter on the BBC consumer television show That's Life!.[1] Around 1983 That's Life was attracting 19 million viewers.
In the 1997 general election Campbell presented a video presentation for the Referendum Party, seeking the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Five million copies of a VHS cassette with the video were sent to households in target constituencies.[2]
Campbell ran a company called One Hand Clapping Ltd from 1998–2002 with his wife.[3]
Until 2001, he worked for the Money Channel, which later went bankrupt.
In 2001 he wrote a personal finance column for The Mail on Sunday.
Since 2003, Campbell has been part of a company called First Growth Direct, based in Lew Trenchard in Devon, which imports wine. Before becoming an actor he had worked as a plongeur in Paris. He has a house in France at Auxerre. He had been a wine director at Berry Brothers and Rudd of London.
Personal life[edit]
Campbell lives in Bedford Park, London, near the start of the M4.[4] He married Elizabeth (Liz) in 1985 in Wiltshire and they have four daughters and his wife worked in television. He ran his first London Marathon in 1988, taking 3 hours and 49 minutes. He later ran in aid of the deafblindness charity Sense. He plays the euphonium.
References[edit]
- ^ BBC
- ^ Election video by the Referendum Party, 1997, on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXdE8M-9Y4
- ^ "Companies House". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Bedford Park
External links[edit]
- 1946 births
- Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- BBC television presenters
- Daily Mail journalists
- English male television actors
- English television people
- English television personalities
- English television presenters
- Living people
- People educated at St Christopher School
- People from Letchworth
- Wine merchants
- Male actors from Hertfordshire