William Edgar Oddie OBE (7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026) was an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and writer. He was a member of comedy trio The Goodies. A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie has established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC include Springwatch and Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild in Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.

Filmography

• 2018An Audience with The Goodies
• Bill Oddie's Wild Side
• Green Balloon Club
• 2007100 Years of Wildlife Films — Narrator, Presenter
• Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife
• Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie
• 2004George and the Dragon — Odo
• Celebrity Mastermind
• Wild In Your Garden
• Bill Oddie Goes Wild — Presenter
• Fun at the Funeral Parlour
• Vic Reeves Examines
• The Garden Party
• The Heaven and Earth Show
• Birding with Bill Oddie
• 1996The Willows in Winter — Sweep
• SMart
• 1993The Children's Royal Variety Performance — The Curator
• The Detectives — Professor Rose
• Parallel 9
• Titmuss Regained — Hector Bolitho Jones
• 1988Under the Bed — Bin Man
• Daytime Live
• Married... with Children — Winston, WInston
• Fax
• From The Top — William Worthington
• Tickle on the Tum — Dr. Dimple
• Bananaman — Crow
• Dramarama — William, Writer
• Natural World — Narrator
• Astronauts — Writer, Creator
• 1976The Goodies Almost Live
• 1973The Goodies and the Beanstalk — Bill Oddie, Writer
• The Goodies — Writer, Creator
• Doctor in the House — Scenario Writer
• Broaden Your Mind
• At Last the 1948 Show
• 1967The Plank — Window Cleaner
• Twice a Fortnight

Appearances as themselves (29)

• Ministry of Justice — Self
• 2016Greatest Ever Christmas Ads — Self - Comedian & Presenter
• The Real Marigold Hotel — Self
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• 2014The Last Impresario — Self
• Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery — Self
• 2013The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter — Self
• Through the Keyhole — Self
• 2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release — Self
• Cash in the Celebrity Attic — Self
• Autumnwatch — Self - Presenter
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• The One Show — Self
• 2006When Comedy Changed Forever — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• 2005Return of the Goodies — Self
• Springwatch — Self - Presenter (archive footage)
• The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs — Himself - Presenter
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• 2003Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel — Himself
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self
• Time Team — Himself - Special Guest
• Shooting Stars — Self
• This Morning — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• 1976Pleasure at Her Majesty's — Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• 1974Aladdin — Self (w/The Goodies)
• Engelbert With The Young Generation — Self