Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

1925-02-28 – 1982-03-21 (age 57) Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
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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.

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Known For

Some People
Some People

1962

as Johnnie's Father

Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky

1977

as Squire

Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones

1958

as Smithers

The Bargee
The Bargee

1964

as Hemel Pike

Hardcore
Hardcore

1977

as Art

Silver Dream Racer
Silver Dream Racer

1980

as Wiggins

Shake Hands with the Devil
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The Hothouse

1964

as Harry Fender

Adventures of a Private Eye
Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

as Sydney Burke

Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do

1963

as James Ryder

Percy's Progress
Percy's Progress

1974

as Prime Minister

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

as Harold Steptoe

Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go

1958

as Sullivan

Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming!

1966

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man

1966

as Stage Door Keeper

That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!

1977

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets

1969

as Frank Finley

Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers

1969

as Basil Puddifoot

The Plank
The Plank

1979

as Amourous Van Driver

Sparrows Can't Sing
Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

as Greengrocer