Harry H. Corbett
- Acting
- February 28, 1925 · Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
- March 21, 1982
Biography
Harry H. Corbett OBE was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son, which ran from 1962 to 1974. Early in his career, he was dubbed “the English Marlon Brando” by sections of the British press. Alongside his work on Steptoe and Son, Corbett appeared in numerous films and television productions, including Carry On Screaming! (1966) and Jabberwocky (1977). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976 for his services to drama.
Known for
Filmography
- The Best of the Adventures · Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Grundy · Leonard Grundy
- Silver Dream Racer · Wiggins
- The Plank · Amourous Van Driver
- Shoestring · Tom
- Tales of the Unexpected · George Balsam
- What's Up Superdoc! · Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
- That's Carry On! · Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
- A Hymn from Jim · Alan Glut
- Premiere · Alan Glut
- Jabberwocky · Squire
- Hardcore · Art
- Adventures of a Private Eye · Sydney Burke
- Pot Luck · Hungry Herbert
- Percy's Progress · Prime Minister
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again · Harold Steptoe
- Steptoe & Son · Harold Steptoe
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins · Ambrose (segment "Lust")
- The Goodies · Minister for Health
- The Best Things In Life · Alfred Wilcox
- Never Talk to Strangers · Basil Puddifoot
- Galton and Simpson Comedy
- Crooks and Coronets · Frank Finley
- The House That Jigger Built · Jigger Barrett
- Cilla · Self
- City '68 · Jigger Barrett
- Mr Aitch
- The Sandwich Man · Stage Door Keeper
- Carry On Screaming! · Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
- Joey Boy · Joey Boy Thompson
- Rattle of a Simple Man · Percy Winthram
- The Hothouse · Harry Fender
- Theatre 625 · Jake Whittington
- The Bargee · Hemel Pike
- Ladies Who Do · James Ryder
- What a Crazy World · Sam
- Sparrows Can't Sing · Greengrocer
- Sammy Going South · Lem
- Time to Remember · Jack Burgess
- Some People · Johnnie's Father
- Studio 4 · The Landlord
- Steptoe and Son · Harold Steptoe
- The Unstoppable Man · Feist
- Marriage of Convenience · Inspector Bruce
- Theatre '70 · Harry Marsden, Steven Brett
- The Big Day · Harry Jackson
- The Shakedown · Gollar
- Cover Girl Killer · The Man
- In the Wake of a Stranger · McCabe
- Shake Hands with the Devil · Clancy
- The Bird, the Bear and the Actress · P. Panghurst Shippers
- Nowhere to Go · Sullivan
- Floods of Fear · Sharkey
- Emperor Jones · Smithers
- Theatre Night · Jules Palotin
- Armchair Theatre · Harry Fender, Mears
- The Adventures of Robin Hood · Jason, Nicodemus
- Never Look Back · Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)