
Lee Cornes
Lee Cornes is an English television actor and writer born in Worcester. A stand up comedian since 1980, he was a regular compere at London's Comedy Store throughout the 1980s and won best Stand Up Comedian at the Charrington London Fringe Awards in 1987. Cornes appeared in three series of Blackadder, in two episodes of The Young Ones and as barman 'Dick Head' in the TV show Bottom. He made an appearance in the first episode of Filthy, Rich & Catflap as a binman. Appeared in the Comic Strip episode "Slags". Appearances on Saturday Night Live. Cornes also starred in children's drama Grange Hill as Mr. Jeff Hankin (1990–2002); provided voices for characters in the children's television series TUGS, and featured in the Doctor Who story "Kinda" as the Trickster (1982). He appeared in Red Dwarf as Paranoia in the series one episode "Confidence and Paranoia". He also appeared several times in the BBC Scotland sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt, once as a DSS Clerk and again as a barman in a Highland pub. He played a major role as the harassed talent agent Dickie Valentino in the 1994 partially-improvised comedy film There's No Business..., alongside comedy duos Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivr…
Acting
- 2010PhoneShopDave1 ep.
- 2007After You've GoneMr Deakin1 ep.
- 2004HustleRay Bond1 ep.
- 1999My Parents Are AliensMr. Cassidy1 ep.
- 1994Mud2 ep.
- 1993I, LovettBingley1 ep.
- 1993The DetectivesDoctor Pete2 ep.
- 1991BottomDick Head3 ep.
- 1989Close to HomeParrot (voice)1 ep.
- 1989TUGSGrampus (voice)13 ep.
- 1988Colin's SandwichGraham12 ep.
- 1988Red DwarfParanoia1 ep.
- 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapDustman1 ep.
- 1983BlackadderPrivate Fraser3 ep.
- 1982The Young OnesSpasspecker1 ep.
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...Arch Crippledick1 ep.
- 1978Grange HillMr. Hankin180 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2002CavegirlWriter1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2010PhoneShopDave1 ep.
- 2008After You've GoneMr Deakin1 ep.
- 2005My Parents Are AliensMr. Cassidy1 ep.
- 2005HustleRay Bond1 ep.
- 1996The DetectivesDoctor Pete2 ep.
- 1995Mud2 ep.
- 1991BottomDick Head3 ep.
- 1993I, LovettBingley1 ep.
- 1986BlackadderGuard 2, Private Fraser, Shelley3 ep.
- 1989Close to HomeParrot (voice)1 ep.
- 1988Red DwarfParanoia1 ep.
- 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapDustman1 ep.
- 1984The Young OnesSpasspecker1 ep.
- 1984The Comic Strip Presents...Arch Crippledick1 ep.
- 1982Doctor WhoTrickster1 ep.