Duncan Preston Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Duncan Preston Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Duncan Preston Facts

Full Name	Duncan Preston
Birthdate	August 11, 1946
Birth Place	Bradford, England
Age (in 2024)	78 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	TV Actor

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Duncan Preston Age & Birthday

Duncan Preston is best known as TV Actor who has born on August 11, 1946 in Bradford, England. Currently, Duncan Preston is 78 years, 4 months and 12 days old. Duncan Preston will celebrate 79th birthday on Monday, 11th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Duncan Preston upcoming birthday.

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Duncan Preston Biography

About

English actor best known for his work with director and writer Victoria Wood. He appeared in the sketch comedy program Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and in the sitcom Dinnerladies. He is also known for his role as Douglas Potts on the popular British soap opera Emmerdale.

Before Fame

In the early 1970s, he played the role of PC Fred Pooley in close to 40 episodes of Hunter's Walk.

Trivia

An acclaimed theatre performer as well as a television actor, he shared the stage with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1976, Trevor Nunn-directed production of Macbeth.

Family Life

His marriage to soap opera actress Susan Penhaligon lasted from 1986 until 1992. He and Penhaligon began dating again in 1997.

Associated With

He and Scottish-born actress Ashley Jensen were both in the cast of the short-lived ITV series Love and Marriage.

Top Asked Questions about Duncan Preston

How old is Duncan Preston in 2024?

Duncan Preston is 78 years old today.

When was Duncan Preston born?

Duncan Preston was born on August 11, 1946 in Bradford, England.

What is Duncan Preston zodiac sign?

Duncan Preston zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Duncan Preston best known for?

Duncan Preston was best known as TV Actor.

Fun Facts about Duncan Preston's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Duncan Preston's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Duncan Preston was born on Sunday, 223^rd day / 32^nd week of 1946
Duncan Preston has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Duncan Preston birthday is XI.VIII.MCMXLVI
Duncan Preston's birthstone is Peridot
Duncan Preston's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Duncan Preston age in year is 78 years old
Duncan Preston age in month is 940 months old
Duncan Preston age in day is 28624 days old
Duncan Preston age in hour is 686976 hours old
Duncan Preston age in minute is 41218560 minutes old
Duncan Preston age in second is 2473113600 seconds old
Next Duncan Preston birthday is on Monday, August 11th 2025
Duncan Preston age in next birthday (2025) is 79 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 11, 1946 birthday

Historical Events on Duncan Preston Birthday (August 11)

Below are historical events that coincided with Duncan Preston's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1965	Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
1969	The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
1972	Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
1975	East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
1979	Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
1982	A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
1984	"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
1988	A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
1992	The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.
2000	An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.
2003	NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2003	Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2006	The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
2012	At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
2017	At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
1987	The birth of Drew Storen, American baseball player
1988	The birth of Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
1988	The birth of Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
1988	The birth of Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
1989	The birth of Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
1989	The birth of Sebastian Huke, German footballer
1990	The birth of Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
1991	The birth of Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
1992	The birth of Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator
1994	The birth of Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
1994	The birth of Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist
1994	The birth of Joseph Barbato, French footballer
1994	The birth of Song I-han, South Korean singer
1997	The birth of Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer
2001	The birth of Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player
2013	The death of David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)
2014	The death of Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)
2014	The death of Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)
2017	The death of Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)
2017	The death of Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)
2018	The death of V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
2019	The death of Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1931)
2020	The death of Trini Lopez, Mexican American singer and guitarist (b. 1937)
2020	The death of Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (b. 1923)
2022	The death of Anne Heche, American actress (b. 1969)

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