Christopher Greet was a hugely popular announcer and presenter of radio programs with Radio Ceylon

Radio Ceylon

Radio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department in 1923, just three years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe.- Edward Harper :...

, the oldest radio station in South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

. Chris Greet enjoyed iconic status alongside other announcers of Radio Ceylon. Millions tuned into the radio station.

Chris Greet was not just an announcer - he is a distinguished actor. One of his earliest roles was as a British officer in the wartime epic The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William...

 with Sir Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai...

, which was filmed in Ceylon. Chris Greet also appeared in several plays in Colombo

Colombo

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 alongside great Ceylonese actors such as Lucien de Zoysa and Eddie Nathanielz.

Greet has also appeared in plays, films and television comedy programs such as:

• "The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Club Servant Jones
• Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV) .... White Castle
• "Dinnerladies
  Dinnerladies
  Dinnerladies is a British sitcom written, co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. It ran on BBC One for 16 episodes from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:...
  
  " (1998) TV Series .... Mr. Michael
• On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV) .... Chao Lin
• Funny Bones (1995) .... Lawrence Berger
• Rampage (1978) .... Martin Squires
• Sorungeth Soru (1967)

TV Guest Appearances:

• "Dinotopia" playing "Elder #1" in episode: "Crossroads" (episode # 1.13) 17 August 2003
• "Dinotopia" playing "Elder #1" in episode: "The Cure: Part 1" (episode # 1.11) 3 August 2003

Chris Greet now lives in the United Kingdom. He plays an active role with the Sri Lanka Christian Association in the United Kingdom.

See also

• Radio Ceylon
  Radio Ceylon
  Radio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department in 1923, just three years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe.- Edward Harper :...
  
  
• Vernon Corea
  Vernon Corea
  Vernon Corea was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation...
  
  
• SLBC-creating new waves of history
• Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka

External links

• Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation