Bill Oddie

Bill Oddie
OBE
Oddie in 2007
Born (1941-07-07) 7 July 1941 (age 83)
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • artist
  • comedian
  • conservationist
  • musician
  • ornithologist
  • songwriter
  • television presenter
  • writer
Years active1963–present
Political partyGreen
Spouses
  • Jeanne M Hart
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1966, divorced)​
    [1]
  • Laura Beaumont
    ​
    (m. 1983)​
    [1]
Children3, including Kate Hardie
Bill Oddie's voice
Oddie on his past familiarity with Jimmy Savile
First published 19 October 2012
Websitebilloddie.com

William Edgar Oddie OBE (born 7 July 1941)[2] is 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,[3] 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.[4] 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.

  1. ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ Wilmut, Roger (1980). From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980. London: Eyre Metheun. p. 35. ISBN 0-413-46950-6.
  3. ^ Oddie, William (2009). One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg. Hodder Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-340-95194-1. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Bill Oddie OBE – Comedian and Naturalist". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2014.