Alex Macintosh

Alex Macintosh (18 November 1925 – 7 September 1997)[1] was a BBC presenter and continuity announcer from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.

He was also the voice artist heard during the first British-broadcast advertisement, for Gibbs SR Toothpaste on ITV, 22 September 1955.Macintosh was a BBC TV in-vision announcer from 1955 to 1961, which led to him becoming a presenter on other BBC programmes.

In addition to BBC work, Macintosh's voice was heard on the very first advert for Gibbs SR Toothpaste that was shown at 8.12pm on the opening night of ITV on 22 September 1955.

[2] In 1962, he played the part of Paul Kay, newspaper reporter, in Dead Man's Evidence.

[1] After a considerable stint with the BBC, Macintosh worked for an Australian TV company in Sydney, before retiring to Norfolk where he pursued an interest in portrait painting.