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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Harry H. Corbett

Known For

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

1977

as Squire

Adventures of a Private Eye

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

as Sydney Burke

The Bargee

The Bargee

1964

as Hemel Pike

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

1969

as Frank Finley

Some People

Some People

1962

as Johnnie's Father

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971

as Ambrose (segment "Lust")

Percy's Progress

Percy's Progress

1974

as Prime Minister

Carry On Screaming!

Carry On Screaming!

1966

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

Sammy Going South

Sammy Going South

1963

as Lem

The Plank

The Plank

1979

as Amourous Van Driver

Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

as Clancy

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Stage Door Keeper

Sparrows Can't Sing

Sparrows Can't Sing

1963

as Greengrocer

Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

1963

as James Ryder

Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

1972

as Harold Steptoe

The Best of the Adventures

The Best of the Adventures

1981

as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

1959

as P. Panghurst Shippers

Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

1958

as Sullivan

Cover Girl Killer

Cover Girl Killer

1959

as The Man