People
Harry H. Corbett
- Name: Harry H. Corbett
- Birthday: 1925-02-28
- Place of birth: Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
- Popularity: 1.1177
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Best of the Adventures as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1981-01-01 |
| Silver Dream Racer as Wiggins | 1980-06-13 |
| The Plank as Amourous Van Driver | 1979-12-17 |
| What's Up Superdoc! as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd. | 1978-03-21 |
| That's Carry On! as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage) | 1977-11-10 |
| A Hymn from Jim as Alan Glut | 1977-09-29 |
| Jabberwocky as Squire | 1977-03-28 |
| Hardcore as Art | 1977-03-17 |
| Adventures of a Private Eye as Sydney Burke | 1977-03-04 |
| Pot Luck as Hungry Herbert | 1976-01-01 |
| Percy's Progress as Prime Minister | 1974-08-01 |
| Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Harold Steptoe | 1973-05-01 |
| Steptoe & Son as Harold Steptoe | 1972-03-01 |
| The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Ambrose (segment "Lust") | 1971-11-01 |
| Never Talk to Strangers as Basil Puddifoot | 1969-05-03 |
| Crooks and Coronets as Frank Finley | 1969-04-02 |
| The House That Jigger Built as Jigger Barrett | 1968-09-17 |
| The Sandwich Man as Stage Door Keeper | 1966-07-15 |
| Carry On Screaming! as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung | 1966-05-20 |
| Joey Boy as Joey Boy Thompson | 1965-01-01 |
| Rattle of a Simple Man as Percy Winthram | 1964-12-20 |
| The Hothouse as Harry Fender | 1964-12-13 |
| The Bargee as Hemel Pike | 1964-04-23 |
| Ladies Who Do as James Ryder | 1963-11-01 |
| What a Crazy World as Sam | 1963-07-02 |
| Sparrows Can't Sing as Greengrocer | 1963-03-26 |
| Sammy Going South as Lem | 1963-03-18 |
| Time to Remember as Jack Burgess | 1962-07-01 |
| Some People as Johnnie's Father | 1962-05-31 |
| The Unstoppable Man as Feist | 1961-06-21 |
| Marriage of Convenience as Inspector Bruce | 1960-11-01 |
| The Big Day as Harry Jackson | 1960-07-01 |
| The Shakedown as Gollar | 1960-01-01 |
| Cover Girl Killer as The Man | 1959-09-26 |
| In the Wake of a Stranger as McCabe | 1959-06-30 |
| Shake Hands with the Devil as Clancy | 1959-06-24 |
| The Bird, the Bear and the Actress as P. Panghurst Shippers | 1959-03-08 |
| Nowhere to Go as Sullivan | 1958-12-02 |
| Floods of Fear as Sharkey | 1958-11-18 |
| Emperor Jones as Smithers | 1958-03-30 |
| Never Look Back as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited) | 1952-01-01 |
