{{short description|British ventriloquist}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Roger De Courcey | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = British ventriloquist, actor, writer | known_for = | spouse = | website = }}
'''Roger De Courcey''' is a British ventriloquist and artists' agent, best known for performing with '''Nookie Bear'''. He was the winner of the 1976 ''New Faces'' televised talent competition grand final.<ref name="website" />
==Biography== De Courcey has performed on the West End stage, in productions of musicals ''Sweet Charity'', ''Two Cities'' and ''Company''. He has appeared at the London Palladium many times including the 1976 Royal Variety Performance.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
In 1978 he released 'Nookie's Song', on the Pye Records Label.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
A freemason, he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelsea-lodge.org.uk/|title=Chelsea Lodge No.3098|publisher=Chelsea-lodge.org.uk|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref> De Courcey is also a member and former "King Rat" of the Grand Order of Water Rats which is the oldest theatrical fraternity in the world.<ref name="website" >{{citation |url=http://www.rogerdecourcey.co.uk |title=Roger De Courcey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115085507/http://www.rogerdecourcey.co.uk/ |archive-date=2017-11-15 |access-date=2024-12-20 }}</ref> De Courcey is also an agent, and represented musician Rick Wakeman.<ref name="website" />
His son is the actor Jamie de Courcey.
De Courcey is a fan of Crystal Palace Football Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=4154&p=3|title=Celebrity Palace fans|work=Holmesdale Online|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1570223}}
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