Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-28

Day of Death

1982-03-21 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Also Known As

Harry H. Corbett

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor. Corbett was best known for his starring role in the popular and long-running BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son in the 1960s and 70s. Early in his career he was dubbed "the English Marlon Brando" by some sections of the British press. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry H. Corbett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Plank

The Plank

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

Acting

Carry On Screaming!

1966

Carry On Screaming!

as

Sidney Bung

Steptoe & Son

1972

Steptoe & Son

as

Harold Kitchener Steptoe

Jabberwocky

1977

Jabberwocky

as

Squire

Sammy Going South

1963

Sammy Going South

as

Lem

Cover Girl Killer

1959

Cover Girl Killer

as

The Man

That's Carry On!

1977

That's Carry On!

as

Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

Nowhere to Go

1958

Nowhere to Go

as

Sullivan

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as

Son / Harold

The Sandwich Man

1966

The Sandwich Man

as

Stage Door Keeper

The Bargee

1964

The Bargee

as

Hemel Pike

Percy's Progress

1974

Percy's Progress

as

Prime Minister

Floods of Fear

1958

Floods of Fear

as

Sharkey

Ladies Who Do

1963

Ladies Who Do

as

James Ryder

The Plank

1979

The Plank

as

Amourous Van Driver

Some People

1962

Some People

as

Johnnie's Father

Joey Boy

1965

Joey Boy

as

Joey Boy Thompson

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964

Rattle of a Simple Man

as

Percy Winthram

In the Wake of a Stranger

1959

In the Wake of a Stranger

as

McCabe

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as

Ambrose (segment "Lust")

What a Crazy World

1963

What a Crazy World

as

Sam

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

Adventures of a Private Eye

as

Sydney Burke

Marriage of Convenience

1960

Marriage of Convenience

as

Inspector Bruce

The Unstoppable Man

1961

The Unstoppable Man

as

Feist

Time to Remember

1962

Time to Remember

as

Jack Burgess

Crooks and Coronets

1969

Crooks and Coronets

as

Frank Finley

The Hothouse

1964

The Hothouse

as

Harry Fender

Emperor Jones

1958

Emperor Jones

as

Smithers

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

1959

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

as

P. Panghurst Shippers

The House That Jigger Built

1968

The House That Jigger Built

as

Jigger Barrett

A Hymn from Jim

1977

A Hymn from Jim

as

Alan Glut

What's Up Superdoc!

1978

What's Up Superdoc!

as

Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.

Never Look Back

1952

Never Look Back

as

Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)

The Big Day

1960

The Big Day

as

Harry Jackson

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

Shake Hands with the Devil

as

Clancy

Pot Luck

1976

Pot Luck

as

Hungry Herbert

Silver Dream Racer

1980

Silver Dream Racer

as

Wiggins

The Shakedown

1960

The Shakedown

as

Gollar

Hardcore

1977

Hardcore

as

Art

Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

Sparrows Can't Sing

as

Greengrocer

Never Talk to Strangers

1969

Never Talk to Strangers

as

Basil Puddifoot

Shoestring

Shoestring

as

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

George Balsam

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as

Harold Steptoe

Mr Aitch

Mr Aitch

as

Cilla

Cilla

as

Self

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Harry Fender

The Goodies

The Goodies

as

Minister for Health

Production

Crew

Directing