Tom O'Connor

Biography

Former maths teacher from Bootle, Merseyside, whose first break into television came through Opportunity Knocks which was then cemented by a regular slot on ITV's The Comedians. He went on to host his own ITV show and a whole raft of gameshows, most memorably Crosswits. He was known for getting laughs by the way he told longer stories, and had a joke for every occasion.

He had Parkinson's Disease for the last 14 years of his life. He died on 18 July 2021, aged 81.