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Roald Dahl
Deceased

When Did Roald Dahl Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74
Also known asРоальд Даль, 로얄드 달GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn13/09/1916Born inLlandaff, Cardiff, Wales, UKDied23/11/1990 (aged 74)Died inOxfordWikidataQ25161 ↗Buried atGreat MissendenTMDb#1299 ↗

Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".

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Filmography9 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020Tales of the UncannyMovieSelf (archive footage)104
2001Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'MovieSelf (archive footage)85
1989Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'MovieSelf73
1987Going Live!SeriesSelf71
1985Way North, Five Norwegian ArtistsMovieSelf - Narrator69
1980Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a PlaceMovieSelf - Introduced by64
1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesSelf - Introduced By63
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeriesNarrator (voice)49
1959Whicker's WorldSeries—43