Richard Whiteley: Richard Whiteley. Actor: Emmerdale Farm. John Richard Whiteley, a staunchly proud Yorkshireman, was a much-loved television presenter and journalist, born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1943. He was best known for being the presenter of the long running UK Channel 4 television show Countdown (1982). However, prior to this he was primarily a journalist, working as a reporter for Yorkshire Television, one of whose claims to fame being that he had...
Known For: Emmerdale Farm (Richard Whiteley), Fat Friends (Richard Whiteley), Bob Martin (Richard Whiteley), My Family (Richard Whiteley)