Mike Reid

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Works

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Film & TV

Hackney, London, England, UK

Michael Reid (19 January 1940 – 29 July 2007) was an English comedian, actor, author and occasional television presenter. He played the role of Frank Butcher in the soap opera EastEnders and hosted the children's game show Runaround. He was known for his gravelly voice and strong London accent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

• The Lock-In — Frank Butcher2022
• Jack Said — Guv'nor2009
• Mike Reid - Seriously Funny — Himself2009
• Jack Says — The Guv'nor2008
• The Baron2008
• The Secret Show2006
• Moussaka & Chips — Shalom Godsall2005
• Oh Marbella! — Jack Winter2003
• Making 'Snatch' — Self2001
• Snatch — Doug The Head2000

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1940

Active to

2007

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,722

Total plays

58,685

There appears to be two artists with this name. 1/ Michael Reid (19 January 1940 – 29 July 2007) was an English comedian and character actor, from Hackney in east London, who is best remembered for playing the role of Frank Butcher in EastEnders and hosting the popular children's TV show Runaround. He was also noted for his gravelly voice and strong Cockney accent. He capitalised on his initial success with a one-off hit record, a novelty version of The Ugly Duckling recorded on PYE records. <

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Mike

Family name

Reid

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

London Borough of Hackney

Place of death

Marbella

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

English language

Image

Mike Reid on a Brighton House.jpg

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