Keith Harris (ventriloquist) one child. Harris had his spleen removed and chemotherapy after a cancer diagnosis in 2013. He subsequently returned to work. The cancer returned in 2014 and he died on 28 April 2015, at the age of 67 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Keith Harris (ventriloquist) Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show "The Keith Harris Show" (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number
Alan Taylor (television presenter) host a regular children's magazine programme called "Tinker and Taylor" and on which he would often play the Melodica with the puppet. In the early 1970s he presented a Saturday morning children's programme on HTV called "Orbit", which featured an alien puppet called "Chester". He later hosted several quiz and game shows on ITV, including "Three Little Words" and "Mr. & Mrs.". He retired in 1982, ran an antique shop in Bath for a time, and then moved to Spain, where he died. Alan Taylor (television presenter) Alan Taylor (1924–1997) was a television presenter, popular in Wales and the West