Personal Info
Birth date
1925-02-28 (100 Years)
Day of death
1982-03-21
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Also known as
-Harry H. Corbett
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.
Filmography
Tales of the Unexpected
6.7
Overview:
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.The Goodies
7.5
Overview:
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.Steptoe & Son
6.4
Overview:
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.Steptoe & Son Ride Again
6.8
Overview:
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
4.976
Overview:
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors Ltd..Nowhere to Go
6.7
Overview:
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.Cilla
10
Overview:
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.The Shakedown
5.7
Overview:
Augie comes out of prison and finds his old vice racket has been taken over by the sinister Gollar, so he dreams up a new scam.Carry On Screaming!
6.491
Overview:
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!The Sandwich Man
6.1
Overview:
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.What a Crazy World
6.2
Overview:
Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dream of hitting the big time in the music business. Cheerful pop musical with a working-class background which uses a number of genuine London locations.Shoestring
6.8
Overview:
Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 one hour-long episodes. Star Trevor Eve decided not to return to the role after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre roles, so the same production team changed the format to be based in Jersey and created Bergerac, also about a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.A Hymn from Jim
NYR
Overview:
When a clean-cut young pop-star gets in trouble, he calls his manager. The call sets in motion a unusual series of events.Joey Boy
5.8
Overview:
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...Shake Hands with the Devil
6.5
Overview:
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization...under his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.Steptoe and Son
7.8
Overview:
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.The Unstoppable Man
NYR
Overview:
Mitchell is a rich American businessman whose son is kidnapped in England. Naturally, there's a huge ransom demand, but Scotland Yard tells Mitchell to butt out.Floods of Fear
6.7
Overview:
A man framed for murder escapes from prison during a flood and helps a young woman in distress.Jabberwocky
6.027
Overview:
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?Sparrows Can't Sing
5.3
Overview:
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.Adventures of a Private Eye
4.105
Overview:
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.Silver Dream Racer
5.4
Overview:
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.Percy's Progress
3.6
Overview:
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.Never Look Back
6.333
Overview:
Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.The Plank
7.4
Overview:
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.The Big Day
7
Overview:
A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suitable yes-man for the Board.Time to Remember
5.5
Overview:
A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it's rich lady owner. The robbery is not a complete success and one of the gang hides the jewels in the house as he's about to be captured. Later the house is put up for sale and events lead the estate agent to conclude that the jewels may still be there.What's Up Superdoc!
3.5
Overview:
A doctor fathers 837 brilliant sons through an artificial insemination program, and every woman wants a donation.That's Carry On!
5.7
Overview:
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.Acting
1980Grundy (6 Episodes) as Grundy
1980Silver Dream Racer as Wiggins
1979The Plank as Amourous Van Driver
1979Shoestring (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as George Balsam
1978What's Up Superdoc! as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1977That's Carry On! as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
1977A Hymn from Jim as Alan Glut
1977Jabberwocky as Squire
1977Hardcore as Art
1977Adventures of a Private Eye as Sydney Burke
1976Pot Luck as Hungry Herbert
1974Percy's Progress as Prime Minister
1973Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Harold Steptoe
1972Steptoe & Son as Harold Steptoe
1971The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1970The Goodies (1 Episode) as Minister for Health
1969Never Talk to Strangers as Basil Puddifoot
1969Galton and Simpson Comedy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Crooks and Coronets as Frank Finley
1968The House That Jigger Built as Jigger Barrett
1968Cilla (1 Episode) as Self
1967Mr Aitch (14 Episodes) as Unknown
1966The Sandwich Man as Stage Door Keeper
1966Carry On Screaming! as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
1965Joey Boy as Joey Boy Thompson
1964Rattle of a Simple Man as Percy Winthram
1964The Hothouse as Harry Fender
1964The Bargee as Hemel Pike
1963Ladies Who Do as James Ryder
1963What a Crazy World as Sam
1963Sparrows Can't Sing as Greengrocer
1963Sammy Going South as Lem
1962Time to Remember as Jack Burgess
1962Some People as Johnnie's Father
1962Steptoe and Son (55 Episodes) as Harold Steptoe
1961The Unstoppable Man as Feist
1960Marriage of Convenience as Inspector Bruce
1960The Big Day as Harry Jackson
1960The Shakedown as Gollar
1959Cover Girl Killer as The Man
1959In the Wake of a Stranger as McCabe
1959Shake Hands with the Devil as Clancy
1959The Bird, the Bear and the Actress as P. Panghurst Shippers
1958Nowhere to Go as Sullivan
1958Floods of Fear as Sharkey
1958Emperor Jones as Smithers
1956Armchair Theatre (1 Episode) as Harry Fender
1952Never Look Back as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)