Andrew Harwood (television host) explained

Andrew Harwood
Birth Date:1945 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Australia
Death Place:Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Australian quiz show host, announcer and actor

Andrew Harwood (7 September 1945 – 6 February 2008) was an Australian quiz show host, announcer and actor.[1] He had a career that spanned over 40 years in the Australian entertainment industry.[1]

Career

Harwood was the son of Ena Harwood, a panellist on Beauty and the Beast, an Australian talk show.[1] His career began at a radio station in Warwick, Queensland.[1] Harwood moved to Sydney after a job offer from radio station 2KY.[1] He next worked as a voice announcer on the Seven Network).[1]

Through his work at Channel Seven, Harwood was chosen as the television presenter of It's Academic, which he hosted from 1971 until 1979.[1] He then became the compere of the Australian version of the Jeopardy! game show.[1] Harwood's other quiz shows included Class of 82, Class of 83[1] and Sport in Question.

Harwood also regularly appeared as a supporting actor in the Paul Hogan Show.[1] Additionally, he also hosted several Miss New South Wales beauty pageants during the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

Harwood went on to host Good Morning Sydney.[1] He also made regular appearances on the At Home show.[1] Harwood then hosted Til Ten, which aired on Channel Ten, for three years.[1]

Harwood performed in a series of dinner theatre comedy shows in 1988 with Louise Burfitt-Dons.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1967Transworld Top TeamPresenter
1971-79It's AcademicPresenterTV game show
1973ColleenSelfTV special
1975Certain WomenTV series, 1 episode
1974-78Jeopardy!Host TV game show
1977Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday AppealSelfTV special
Class of 82HostTV series
Class of 83HostTV series
1984Paul Hogan ShowGuestTV sketch series
1985A Thousand SkiesLocal at Marble BarTV miniseries
1986Sport in QuestionHostTV game show
1988Good Morning SydneyHostTV series
At HomeRegularTV series
1989-91Til TenHostTV series
2013Dead End StreetExtraShort film

Death

Harwood died of respiratory failure following a severe asthma attack on 6 February 2008, at the age of 62.[1] He was survived by his wife and two daughters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Angela. Cuming. Quiz show host Harwood dead . . 10 February 2008 . 2008-02-28.