Harry H. Corbett
Known for
Acting
Life
1925 – 1982 (aged 57)
Born in
Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Credits
View on IMDb57 acting credits
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
Jabberwocky
28 Mar 1977
Carry On Screaming!
20 May 1966
Tales of the Unexpected
24 Mar 1979
Steptoe & Son
01 Mar 1972
Steptoe and Son
05 Jan 1962
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
01 May 1973
Nowhere to Go
02 Dec 1958
Shake Hands with the Devil
24 Jun 1959
Filmography
1981
- The Best of the Adventuresas Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
- Grundyas Leonard Grundy6 episodes
- Silver Dream Raceras Wiggins
1979
- The Plankas Amourous Van Driver
- Shoestringas Tom1 episode
- Tales of the Unexpectedas George Balsam1 episode
1978
- What's Up Superdoc!as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1977
- That's Carry On!as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
- A Hymn from Jimas Alan Glut
- Premiereas Alan Glut1 episode
- Jabberwockyas Squire
- Hardcoreas Art
- Adventures of a Private Eyeas Sydney Burke
1976
- Pot Luckas Hungry Herbert
1974
- Percy's Progressas Prime Minister
1973
- Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Harold Steptoe
1972
- Steptoe & Sonas Harold Steptoe
1971
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sinsas Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1970
- The Goodiesas Minister for Health1 episode
1969
- The Best Things In Lifeas Alfred Wilcox13 episodes
- Never Talk to Strangersas Basil Puddifoot
- Galton and Simpson Comedy1 episode
- Crooks and Coronetsas Frank Finley
1968
- The House That Jigger Builtas Jigger Barrett
1966
- The Sandwich Manas Stage Door Keeper
- Carry On Screaming!as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
1965
- Joey Boyas Joey Boy Thompson
1964
- Rattle of a Simple Manas Percy Winthram
- The Hothouseas Harry Fender
- Theatre 625as Jake Whittington1 episode
- The Bargeeas Hemel Pike
1963
- Ladies Who Doas James Ryder
- What a Crazy Worldas Sam
- Sparrows Can't Singas Greengrocer
- Sammy Going Southas Lem
1962
- Time to Rememberas Jack Burgess
- Some Peopleas Johnnie's Father
- Studio 4as The Landlord1 episode
- Steptoe and Sonas Harold Steptoe55 episodes
1961
- The Unstoppable Manas Feist
1960
- Marriage of Convenienceas Inspector Bruce
- Theatre '70as Bill Moffatt1 episode
- The Big Dayas Harry Jackson
- The Shakedownas Gollar
1959
- Cover Girl Killeras The Man
- In the Wake of a Strangeras McCabe
- Shake Hands with the Devilas Clancy
- The Bird, the Bear and the Actressas P. Panghurst Shippers
1958
- Nowhere to Goas Sullivan
- Floods of Fearas Sharkey
- Emperor Jonesas Smithers
1957
- Theatre Nightas Jules Palotin1 episode
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Frank Dolan1 episode
1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Sir Watkyn1 episode
1952
- Never Look Backas Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)