Career
Nissen made an early appearance in Laurence Olivier"s film of Shakespeare"s Henry V, and made many television, film, and stage appearances, including, and the television series The New Adventures of Charlie Chan and Sword of Freedom in 1957. But he is probably best-remembered as an in-vision announcer for Southern Television, where his formal style seemed to sum up the company"s aesthetic. He retired from TVS in August 1987.
Nissen died on 8 February 2001 at the age of 73.
