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'''Bob Holness''' (born [[1928]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]] and presenter. He was born in [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], [[Kent]], where he worked for a printing company before emigrating to [[South Africa]]. In [[1955]] he got his first job as a radio presenter.
 
Holness was one of the first actors to portray [[James Bond]], in a [[1956]] South African radio adaptation of ''[[Moonraker]]'', and subsequently he presented a regular show on [[Radio Luxembourg]], but he is perhaps better known as a British [[game show]] presenter.
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In autumn [[1995]] he hosted [[Yorkshire Television]]'s big-budget gameshow flop ''[[Raise the Roof]]'' before becoming the chairman of a revived ''[[Call My Bluff]]'' on the [[BBC]].
 
Holness was the subject of an [[urban myth]], initiated by broadcaster [[Stuart Maconie]], who while writing for the ''[[New Musical Express]]'', claimed (untruthfully) that [[Rafael Ravenscroft]]Holness played the [[saxophone]] solo on [[Gerry Rafferty]]'s song ''Baker Street''. The true performer was, of[[Rafael course, HolnessRavenscroft]]. The story clearly appealed to Holness' sense of humour as he has often played along with the myth, and has also at various times jokingly claimed not to be the lead guitarist on [[Derek and the Dominoes]]' ''Layla'' and the mysterious individual putting [[Elvis Presley]] off his stride on the (in)famous "laughing version" of ''[[Are You Lonesome Tonight?]]''.
 
Holness livednow lives in [[Pinner]], London, England, until his untimely death - the result of a horrific accident involving a melodica being forced up his anus - in February 2005. Parp.
 
[[Category: Game show hosts|Holness, Bob]]