Freddie Starr death: Comedian and I'm A Celebrity star died of heart disease
He was not on the list.
Comedian Freddie Starr died of heart disease, a post-mortem has confirmed.
Starr, 76, a household name who rose to fame in the 1970s, was found dead at his home in Spain on Thursday, according to reports.
The results showed the comedian, who suffered a major heart attack in April 2010 and underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery, died of natural causes.
Dr Sebastian Diaz, director of Malaga province's Institute of Legal Medicine, said in a statement: "The only thing I can tell you about Mr Freddie Starr's death is that his death was the result of a natural process, and specifically an ischemic heart disease."
His manager appeared to confirm the news in a post on Facebook and Twitter pages claiming to belong to Starr. The post said: "This is Freddie's manager just to confirm Freddie has passed away."
The comedian was known by fans for his eccentric and often unpredictable behaviour, rising to national prominence in the early 1970s after appearing on Opportunity Knocks.
Starr's fellow comic Jim Davidson was among those paying tribute to the Merseyside-born personality.
He tweeted: "Just heard the news. Freddie Starr was the greatest."
Actor Bobby Davro called Starr the "most naturally funny man I've ever seen".
He told Good Morning Britain on Friday: "I might have been one of the last people to speak to him." Davro continued: "I went over to Spain to do a couple of gigs last year. Someone said he was living in that place in Spain. I got in touch with him, I got hold of his number and phoned him up.
"I want to remember the Freddie we all remembered. Rest in peace, Freddie. He was fantastic."
TV presenter Amanda Holden said she hoped Starr was "remembered with a smile".
Writing on Twitter, she said: "Sad to hear of Freddie Starr passing today. His style may have fallen out of comedy fashion & favour-but it's important to recognise his once huge popularity & fame."
Britain's Got Talent host Holden, 48, said Starr's parodies
were "outrageous and edgy".
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Freddie Starr in Freddie Starr (1993)
Freddie Starr
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Writer
1993
2 episodes
Actor
Ohh, Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents (1998)
Ohh, Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents
7.0
TV Series
Various Characters (1998-1999)
1998
Eamonn Walker in Supply & Demand (1997)
Supply & Demand
6.2
TV Movie
Lance Izzard
1997
The Freddie Starr Show
7.8
TV Series
1996
Freddie Starr in Freddie Starr (1993)
Freddie Starr
6.8
TV Series
Various
1993–1994
Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon, and Eric Sykes in Rhubarb Rhubarb
(1980)
Mr. H Is Late
7.2
TV Movie
Short Undertaker
1988
The Freddie Starr Showcase
6.8
TV Series
1983
The Squeeze (1977)
The Squeeze
6.3
Teddy
1977
Peter Goodwright and Freddie Starr in Who Do You Do (1972)
Who Do You Do
6.4
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Various Impressions
1972–1973
20 episodes
Stanley Baker, Anne Heywood, and David McCallum in Violent
Playground (1958)
Violent Playground
6.6
Tommy (as Fred Fowell)
1958
Soundtrack
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
Good Morning Britain
3.0
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2019
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2022
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
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This Morning (1988)
This Morning
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2011–2012
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The British Comedy Awards 2011 (2011)
The British Comedy Awards 2011
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2011
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Get Me Out of Here! (2002)
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2011
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I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! (2002)
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
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2011
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
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2009
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Loose Women
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2008
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Wife Swap (2003)
Wife Swap
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Self
2008
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Perfect Night In (2007)
Perfect Night In
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Self
2007
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100 Greatest Stand-Ups
6.3
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Self
2007
Mick O'Hara, Ciaran Morrison, and Lucy Kennedy in The Podge
and Rodge Show (2006)
The Podge and Rodge Show
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Self
2006
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The All Star Talent Show (2006)
The All Star Talent Show
2.4
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2006
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The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
The Story of Light Entertainment
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2006
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Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, and Terry Wogan in
Wogan Now & Then (2006)
Wogan Now & Then
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Self
2006
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Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (2002)
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
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2005
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Celebrity Fit Club
5.6
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Self
2004
1 episode
Behind the Laughter
8.0
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Self - Interviewee
2003
1 episode
Melinda Messenger in Loose Lips (2003)
Loose Lips
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Self
2003
1 episode
Fame, Set and Match (2002)
Fame, Set and Match
TV Series
Self
2002
An Audience with Des O'Connor (2001)
An Audience with Des O'Connor
5.5
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2001
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
6.1
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2000
Michael Aspel in This Is Your Life (1955)
This Is Your Life
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Self
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Beat the Crusher
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Self - Presenter
1998
10 episodes
Freddie Starr Live: The Legend Is Back (1997)
Freddie Starr Live: The Legend Is Back
Video
Self
1997
Another Audience with Freddie Starr
8.2
TV Special
Self
1997
Smillie's People
TV Series
Self
1997
1 episode
Des O'Connor Tonight (1977)
Des O'Connor Tonight
5.9
TV Series
Self
1982–1997
13 episodes
The Freddie Starr Show
7.8
TV Series
Self - Host
1996
2 episodes
An Audience with Freddie Starr (1996)
An Audience with Freddie Starr
7.5
TV Special
Self
1996
Freddie Starr: Live and Devilish (1995)
Freddie Starr: Live and Devilish
Video
Self
1995
The Danny Baker Show
7.3
TV Series
Self
1994
1 episode
Freddie Starr Live and Dangerous ....and very, very, rude
(1994)
Freddie Starr Live and Dangerous ....and very, very, rude
8.1
Video
Self
1994
Freddie Starr in Freddie Starr (1993)
Freddie Starr
6.8
TV Series
Self
1993–1994
8 episodes
Freddie Starr Live (1993)
Freddie Starr Live
8.5
Video
Self
1993
Terry Wogan in Wogan (1982)
Wogan
6.1
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SelfSelf - Guest
1983–1991
3 episodes
Tonight with Jonathan Ross (1990)
Tonight with Jonathan Ross
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Self
1990
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The Royal Variety Performance 1989 (1989)
The Royal Variety Performance 1989
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Self
1989
Going Live! (1987)
Going Live!
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Self
1989
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Live from Her Majesty's (1982)
Live from Her Majesty's
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Self
1988
1 episode
Through the Keyhole (1987)
Through the Keyhole
6.2
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Self
1987
1 episode
Sunday, Sunday (1982)
Sunday, Sunday
TV Series
Self - Guest
1985
1 episode
The Saturday Picture Show
TV Series
Self
1984
1 episode
Michael Aspel, Lionel Blair, and Una Stubbs in Give Us a
Clue (1979)
Give Us a Clue
7.0
TV Series
Self - Panellist
1982–1984
3 episodes
Bradley Walsh in Blankety Blank (1978)
Blankety Blank
6.3
TV Series
Self
1983
3 episodes
The Freddie Starr Showcase
6.8
TV Series
Self - Host
1983
8 episodes
London Night Out (1978)
London Night Out
TV Series
Self
1983
1 episode
Punchlines (1981)
Punchlines
5.8
TV Series
Self - Star Guest
1982
1 episode
Michael Parkinson in Parkinson (1971)
Parkinson
7.3
TV Series
Self
1981
1 episode
Saturday Night at the Mill (1976)
Saturday Night at the Mill
6.9
TV Series
Self
1980
1 episode
Freddie Starr in Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse (1979)
Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse
5.4
TV Series
Self
1979
6 episodes
The Freddie Starr Show
TV Series
Self - Host
1976
2 episodes
Clunk-Click
5.6
TV Series
Self
1974
1 episode
Ready Freddie Starr
TV Special
Self
1974
Whose Baby?
5.6
TV Series
Self - Guest
1973
1 episode
Jokers Wild (1969)
Jokers Wild
6.9
TV Series
Self
1972–1973
4 episodes
Rolf Harris in The Rolf Harris Show (1967)
The Rolf Harris Show
5.1
TV Series
Self - Guest
1972
1 episode
The Golden Shot (1967)
The Golden Shot
7.0
TV Series
Self
1972
1 episode
Whittaker's World of Music (1971)
Whittaker's World of Music
TV Series
Self
1971
1 episode
The Royal Variety Performance 1970
TV Special
Self
1970
Archive Footage
Hughie Green: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
(2023)
Hughie Green: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
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Self (archive footage)
2023
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The Accused: National Treasures on Trial
6.6
TV Special
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
2022
Rhys Thomas in 2019: A Year in the Life of a Year (2020)
2019: A Year in the Life of a Year
6.9
TV Movie
Self (archive footage)
2020
Granada Reports (1980)
Granada Reports
6.3
TV Series
SelfSelf - 1943-2019 (archive footage)
2019
3 episodes
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
Good Morning Britain
3.0
TV Series
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2019
1 episode
Sue Perkins' Comedy Greats: The Entertainers
TV Movie
Self (archive footage)
2017
Rolf Harris and You
Video
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Talent Show Story (2012)
The Talent Show Story
6.7
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Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2012
1 episode
My Favourite Joke
6.4
TV Series
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2011
1 episode
30 Years of 'An Audience With...' (2010)
30 Years of 'An Audience With...'
6.2
TV Series
Self (archive footage)
2010
1 episode
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
6.2
TV Movie
Adolf Hitler (archive footage, uncredited)
2007
Comedy Heroes: Freddie Starr (2007)
Comedy Heroes: Freddie Starr
Video
SelfVarious (archive footage)
2007
The Best of the Royal Variety (2006)
The Best of the Royal Variety
7.6
TV Series
(archive footage)
2006
1 episode
Match of the Eighties
8.6
TV Series
Self (archive footage)
1997
1 episode
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