Tom O'Connor, 81, comedian, TV presenter, game show host and actor

[Michael Rhodes]

Tom O'Connor, who died 18 July 2021, aged 81, was an English comedian, TV presenter and actor. He was best known for presenting game shows such as Crosswits, The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune, Password and Gambit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_O'Connor_(comedian)

[Michael Rhodes]

Tom O’Connor, Liverpool-born comedian and TV game-show maestro who shot to fame on Opportunity Knocks [Daily Telegraph]

Tom O’Connor, the comedian, who has died aged 81, was a schoolmaster on Merseyside before finding fame on the television talent contest Opportunity Knocks, going on to present a string of popular game shows, including Name That Tune, and becoming one of the most recognisable faces on television in the late 1970s and 1980s....With his friendly personality he was described as ‘the ideal host figure’, and was a safe frontman for undemanding family viewing