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Also known as Thomas William Hicks, Sir Thomas Hicks

British entertainer (born 1936)

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Argument for plaintiff, in case of Thomas Hicks, Ex'r. of Capt. Isaac Hicks, versus the United States for half-pay, under the resolve of October 21, 1780
  • You See the Glory, Now Let Metell You the Story
  • He Said She Said but What Does God Say
  • Half a sixpence
  • Half a sixpence

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Film & TV

Bermondsey, London, England, UK

Tommy Steele OBE (born Thomas William Hicks, 17 December 1936, Bermondsey, London), is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tommy Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • The Album — Self2023
  • The Story of Musicals — Self2012
  • The Michael Ball Show — Self2010
  • Året var 1957 — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self2007
  • The One Show — Self2006
  • Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice — Self (archive footage)1991
  • Pebble Mill — Self1991
  • This Morning — Self1988
  • Super-Chancen — Tommy Steele1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1936-12-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
37,863
Total plays
200,067

Tags

Rock and Roll60sbritishpopmale vocalist

Tommy Steele OBE (born December 17, 1936 in London, England) is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first pop idol. Born Thomas Willam Hicks in Mason Street Bermondsey, London, his cheeky Cockney image and boy-next-door looks won him success as a musician, singer and actor. Singer Before landing a singing career, Steele tried his hand at a number of odd jobs and had a brief spell as a merchant seaman. Like many singers of his era he never did National Service <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Family name
Hicks
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Bermondsey
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
Image
Tommy Steele.jpg
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Commons category
Tommy Steele
date of birth
1936-12-17
birth name
Thomas Hicks
start of work period
1956-00-00
pseudonym
Tommy Steele
Sources (4)

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