Biography
Russell Harty was an English television presenter and chat show host. Born Fredric Russell Harty on 5 September 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, he began his broadcasting career in 1967 as a radio producer for the BBC Third Programme before moving into television.
He presented the arts series Aquarius for London Weekend Television from 1969 and later hosted his own interview programmes, including Russell Harty Plus (later Russell Harty) on ITV from 1972 and shows on the BBC from 1980. His archive interviews feature in documentaries such as Moonage Daydream (2022) and The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979). Harty died on 8 June 1988 in Leeds.
