In addition to his magic act, Nixon sang, danced and worked front of house. In 1947, he married a singer named Margaret Burton. The same year he gained his first opportunity on television in a show called "Café Continental". Nixon's big break came in 1954 when he was invited to be a panelist on the British version of the television quiz show "What's My Line?" between 1954-1963 appearing in 150 editions. He presented series such as the British version of "Candid Camera", "Comedy Bandbox" (1962) (later "David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox" (1966) and was Basil Brush's first partner. <br>