Actor
Bill Oddie
July 7, 1941 · Rochdale, County of Greater Manchester, England, UK
William Edgar Oddie OBE (7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026) was an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and writer. He was a member of comedy trio The Goodies.
A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie has established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC include Springwatch and Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild in Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
Notable work
Often works with
Tim Brooke-Taylor
5 titles together
The Goodies, Bananaman, At Last the 1948 Show
Graeme Garden
4 titles together
The Goodies, Bananaman, Broaden Your Mind
Jimmy Tarbuck
2 titles together
The Plank, The Detectives
Anthony Valentine
2 titles together
Natural World, The Detectives
Barry Cryer
2 titles together
The Goodies, At Last the 1948 Show
Jo Kendall
2 titles together
At Last the 1948 Show, Broaden Your Mind
Full filmography · 28
Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie
cast
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
cast
2003
Bill Oddie Goes Wild
as Presenter
2001Fun at the Funeral Parlour
cast
2001
Birding with Bill Oddie
cast
1997
SMart
cast
1994
The Detectives
as Professor Rose
19936.9
Titmuss Regained
as Hector Bolitho Jones
1991Daytime Live
cast
1987
Married... with Children
as Winston and as WInston
19877.7
Tickle on the Tum
as Dr. Dimple
1984
Natural World
as Narrator
19837.4