Des O'Connor

For other people named Des O'Connor, see Des O'Connor (disambiguation).

Desmond "Des" Bernard O'Connor (12 January 1932 - 14 November 2020) was an English television presenter and singer. He was born in Stepney, London. O'Connor presented the long running game show Countdown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, from January 2007 to December 2008.

Dorris O'Connor CBE
Born	Desmond Bernard O'Connor (1932-01-12)12 January 1932 Stepney, London, England
Died	14 November 2020(2020-11-14) (aged 88) Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, musician, comedian
Years active	1954–2017
Television	The Des O'Connor Show (1963–1973) Des O'Connor Entertains (1974–1976) Des O'Connor Tonight (1977–2002) Take Your Pick (1992–1999) Today with Des and Mel (2002–2006) Countdown (2007–2008)
Spouse(s)	Phyllis Gill ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1959)​ Gillian Vaughan ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1982)​ Jay Rufer ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1990)​ Jodie Brooke Wilson ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	5

O'Connor died on 14 November 2020 from problems caused by a fall, aged 88.^[1]