Keith Shenton Harris ( 21 September 1947 -- 28 April 2015 ) was an English ventriloquist , best known for his television show `` The Keith Harris Show '' ( 1982 -- 90 ) , audio recordings , and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey .
Keith Shenton Harris ( 21 September 1947 -- 28 April 2015 ) was an English ventriloquist . Harris was best known for his television show ( which ran between 1982 and 1990 ) , audio recordings , and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey .