Jeremy Hawk

Jeremy Hawk (Born 20 May 1918, Johannesburg, South Africa, died 15 January 2002, Reading, Berkshire) was a character actor with a long career on London's West End stage. He also appeared on television as straight man to Benny Hill, Arthur Askey, Sir Norman Wisdom and Sid Caesar as well as the host of the ITV programme Criss Cross Quiz. He also appeared in several films [cite web|title = Internet Movie Database entry|url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369984|accessdate = 2008-03-19] . He died in 2002 at the age of 83.

Personal life

He was a keen golfer and at his peak played off a handicap of two. His first marriage was to Tuli Hawk and they had a daughter, Berenice Hawk. His real name was Cedric Lange, but changed it when he entered RADA. He was already nicknamed "Hawk" because of the shape of his nose. He was also later married to Joan Heal with whom they had a daughter, the actress Belinda Lang also known as Belinda Hawk [cite web|title = History of TV game shows|url = http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php?title=Criss_Cross_Quiz|accessdate = 2008-03-19] .

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