---
name: "Russell Harty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-harty"
fi1m_id: "russell-harty"
imdb_id: "nm0367334"
tmdb_id: 1233998
wikidata_id: "Q7381550"
roles: []
born: "3 September 1934"
died: "8 June 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T02:54:52.461546+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Russell Harty

## Identity

Russell Harty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/russell-harty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** russell-harty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0367334
- **TMDB ID:** 1233998
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7381550
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Harty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367334/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233998

Actor. Born 3 September 1934 in Blackburn. Died 8 June 1988.

## Details

- **Born:** 3 September 1934, Blackburn
- **Died:** 8 June 1988
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Harty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367334/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1233998

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Moonage Daydream*](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md) (78)

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## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Moonage Daydream* (2022), Fi1m 78, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Now!* (1987), series, Actor
- *Harty Goes To ...* (1985), series, Actor
- *Food and Drink* (1982), series, Actor
- *An Audience with Dame Edna Everage* (1980), Actor
- *The Black Madonna* (1980), Writer
- *Russell Harty* (1980), series, Actor
- *Blankety Blank* (1979), series, Actor
- *Mother Ireland* (1976), Actor
- *Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium* (1975), as The Presenter
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, Teleplay
- *Elton John: Mr. Superfunk* (1971), Associate Producer

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