Harry H. Corbett
Known for Acting · 57 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 (16)
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Balsam
Theatre 625
1964
as Jake Whittington
Shoestring
1979
as Tom
Studio 4
1962
as The Landlord
The Goodies
1970
as Minister for Health
Theatre Night
1957
as Jules Palotin
Cilla
1968
as Self
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Harold Steptoe
Premiere
1977
as Alan Glut
City '68
1967
as Jigger Barrett
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
Theatre '70
1960
as Harry Marsden / Steven Brett / Bill Moffatt
Mr Aitch
1967
Grundy
1980
as Leonard Grundy
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
The Best Things In Life
1969
as Alfred Wilcox
Movies (41)
Some People
1962
as Johnnie's Father
Jabberwocky
1977
as Squire
Emperor Jones
1958
as Smithers
The Bargee
1964
as Hemel Pike
Ladies Who Do
1963
as James Ryder
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Sydney Burke
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Wiggins
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Clancy
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Sullivan
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Stage Door Keeper
The Plank
1979
as Amourous Van Driver
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Greengrocer
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Frank Finley
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Harold Steptoe
That's Carry On!
1977
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
Cover Girl Killer
1959
as The Man
Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Basil Puddifoot
Hardcore
1977
as Art
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Floods of Fear
1958
as Sharkey
The Hothouse
1964
as Harry Fender
The Shakedown
1960
as Gollar
Percy's Progress
1974
as Prime Minister
Sammy Going South
1963
as Lem
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Percy Winthram
The House That Jigger Built
1968
as Jigger Barrett
The Big Day
1960
as Harry Jackson
Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Inspector Bruce
Never Look Back
1952
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)
Time to Remember
1962
as Jack Burgess
The Unstoppable Man
1961
as Feist
A Hymn from Jim
1977
as Alan Glut
What a Crazy World
1963
as Sam
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959
as P. Panghurst Shippers
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Harold Steptoe
What's Up Superdoc!
1978
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joey Boy
1965
as Joey Boy Thompson
Pot Luck
1976
as Hungry Herbert
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
as McCabe
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 57 credits spanning from 1952 to 1981, Harry H. Corbett has appeared in 41 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry H. Corbett Movies
- Some People (1962) — as Johnnie's Father
- Jabberwocky (1977) — as Squire
- Emperor Jones (1958) — as Smithers
- The Bargee (1964) — as Hemel Pike
- Ladies Who Do (1963) — as James Ryder
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