
Harry H. Corbett
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1925-02-28
- Died
- 1982-03-21
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
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
TV Shows (12)

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Balsam

Theatre 625
1964
as Jake Whittington

The Goodies
1970
as Minister for Health

Shoestring
1979
as Tom

Steptoe and Son
1962
as Harold Steptoe
Studio 4
1962
as The Landlord

Cilla
1968
as Self

Theatre Night
1957
as Jules Palotin

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Harry Fender / Mears / George Stedman / Emanuel Rigaretti / Smithers / Owen / P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird) / Fred Harris / Jan Redeck / Ralph Sherman / Private Mogridge / Frank Dolan
Grundy
1980
as Leonard Grundy
Mr Aitch
1967

Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
Movies (41)

Jabberwocky
1977
as Squire

Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Sydney Burke

The Bargee
1964
as Hemel Pike

The Plank
1979
as Amourous Van Driver

Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Frank Finley

Sammy Going South
1963
as Lem

Some People
1962
as Johnnie's Father

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Stage Door Keeper

Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

Percy's Progress
1974
as Prime Minister

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")

Ladies Who Do
1963
as James Ryder

Hardcore
1977
as Art

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Greengrocer

That's Carry On!
1977
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

Cover Girl Killer
1959
as The Man

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Clancy

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Harold Steptoe

Nowhere to Go
1958
as Sullivan

Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Wiggins

Steptoe & Son
1972
as Harold Steptoe
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959
as P. Panghurst Shippers

The Shakedown
1960
as Gollar

Floods of Fear
1958
as Sharkey
The Hothouse
1964
as Harry Fender

Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Inspector Bruce

The Unstoppable Man
1961
as Feist

The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Hymn from Jim
1977
as Alan Glut

Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Percy Winthram

Joey Boy
1965
as Joey Boy Thompson

Time to Remember
1962
as Jack Burgess

What a Crazy World
1963
as Sam

What's Up Superdoc!
1978
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
Pot Luck
1976
as Hungry Herbert

The Big Day
1960
as Harry Jackson

Never Look Back
1952
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)

In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
as McCabe
The House That Jigger Built
1968
as Jigger Barrett

Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Basil Puddifoot

Emperor Jones
1958
as Smithers
About Harry H. Corbett
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. With 53 credits spanning from 1952 to 1981, Harry H. Corbett has appeared in 41 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry H. Corbett Movies
- Jabberwocky (1977) — as Squire
- Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) — as Sydney Burke
- The Bargee (1964) — as Hemel Pike
- The Plank (1979) — as Amourous Van Driver
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) — as Frank Finley
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