Jake Thackray

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-02-27 (64 years old)

Deathday

2002-12-24

Place of Birth

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Jake Thackray

Biography

John Philip "Jake" Thackray (27 February 1938 – 24 December 2002) was an English singer-songwriter, poet, humourist and journalist. Best known in the late 1960s and early 1970s for his topical comedy songs performed on British television, his work ranged from satirical to bawdy to sentimental to pastoral, with a strong emphasis on storytelling, making him difficult to categorise.

Acting

2006

Jake on the Box

as Himself (archive footage)

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