Harry H. Corbett
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1925-02-28
- Died
- 1982-03-21
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Biography
Harry H. Corbett OBE 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.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Balsam
Theatre 625
1964
as Jake Whittington
The Goodies
1970
as Minister for Health
Shoestring
1979
as Tom
Studio 4
1962
as The Landlord
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Harold Steptoe
Cilla
1968
as Self
Theatre Night
1957
as Jules Palotin
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Harry Fender / Mears / George Stedman / Emanuel Rigaretti / Smithers / Owen / P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird) / Fred Harris / Jan Redeck / Ralph Sherman / Private Mogridge / Frank Dolan
Grundy
1980
as Leonard Grundy
Mr Aitch
1967
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
Movies (41)
Jabberwocky
1977
as Squire
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Sullivan
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Clancy
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Harold Steptoe
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Harold Steptoe
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Sydney Burke
That's Carry On!
1977
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
Sammy Going South
1963
as Lem
The Bargee
1964
as Hemel Pike
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Greengrocer
The Plank
1979
as Amourous Van Driver
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Stage Door Keeper
Percy's Progress
1974
as Prime Minister
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hardcore
1977
as Art
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Wiggins
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959
as P. Panghurst Shippers
Cover Girl Killer
1959
as The Man
What a Crazy World
1963
as Sam
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Frank Finley
Floods of Fear
1958
as Sharkey
A Hymn from Jim
1977
as Alan Glut
Some People
1962
as Johnnie's Father
Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Inspector Bruce
Never Look Back
1952
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)
Ladies Who Do
1963
as James Ryder
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Percy Winthram
The Unstoppable Man
1961
as Feist
The Big Day
1960
as Harry Jackson
Joey Boy
1965
as Joey Boy Thompson
The Shakedown
1960
as Gollar
The House That Jigger Built
1968
as Jigger Barrett
The Hothouse
1964
as Harry Fender
Time to Remember
1962
as Jack Burgess
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
as McCabe
What's Up Superdoc!
1978
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Basil Puddifoot
Pot Luck
1976
as Hungry Herbert
Emperor Jones
1958
as Smithers
About Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett OBE 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. With 53 credits spanning from 1952 to 1981, Harry H. Corbett has appeared in 41 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry H. Corbett Movies
- Jabberwocky (1977) — as Squire
- Nowhere to Go (1958) — as Sullivan
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) — as Clancy
- Steptoe & Son (1972) — as Harold Steptoe
- Carry On Screaming! (1966) — as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
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