Acting

Harry H. Corbett

Born 1925-02-28 · Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Died 1982-03-21

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Best of the Adventures
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Grundy
as Leonard Grundy
1980
Silver Dream Racer
as Wiggins
1980
The Plank
as Amourous Van Driver
1979
Shoestring
as Tom
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as George Balsam
1979
What's Up Superdoc!
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1978
That's Carry On!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
1977
A Hymn from Jim
as Alan Glut
1977
Premiere
as Alan Glut
1977
Jabberwocky
as Squire
1977
Hardcore
as Art
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Sydney Burke
1977
Pot Luck
as Hungry Herbert
1976
Percy's Progress
as Prime Minister
1974
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Harold Steptoe
1973
Steptoe & Son
as Harold Steptoe
1972
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1971
The Goodies
as Minister for Health
1970
The Best Things In Life
as Alfred Wilcox
1969
Never Talk to Strangers
as Basil Puddifoot
1969
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
Crooks and Coronets
as Frank Finley
1969
The House That Jigger Built
as Jigger Barrett
1968
Cilla
as Self
1968
City '68
as Jigger Barrett
1967
Mr Aitch
1967
The Sandwich Man
as Stage Door Keeper
1966
Carry On Screaming!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
1966
Joey Boy
as Joey Boy Thompson
1965
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Percy Winthram
1964
The Hothouse
as Harry Fender
1964
Theatre 625
as Jake Whittington
1964
The Bargee
as Hemel Pike
1964
Ladies Who Do
as James Ryder
1963
What a Crazy World
as Sam
1963
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Greengrocer
1963
Sammy Going South
as Lem
1963
Time to Remember
as Jack Burgess
1962
Some People
as Johnnie's Father
1962
Studio 4
as The Landlord
1962
Steptoe and Son
as Harold Steptoe
1962
The Unstoppable Man
as Feist
1961
Marriage of Convenience
as Inspector Bruce
1960
Theatre '70
as Harry Marsden
1960
Theatre '70
as Steven Brett
1960
Theatre '70
as Bill Moffatt
1960
The Big Day
as Harry Jackson
1960
The Shakedown
as Gollar
1960
Cover Girl Killer
as The Man
1959
In the Wake of a Stranger
as McCabe
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Clancy
1959
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
as P. Panghurst Shippers
1959
Nowhere to Go
as Sullivan
1958
Floods of Fear
as Sharkey
1958
Emperor Jones
as Smithers
1958
Theatre Night
as Jules Palotin
1957
Armchair Theatre
as Harry Fender
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Mears
1956
Armchair Theatre
as George Stedman
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Emanuel Rigaretti
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Smithers
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Owen
1956
Armchair Theatre
as P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird)
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Fred Harris
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Jan Redeck
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Ralph Sherman
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Private Mogridge
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Frank Dolan
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Jason
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Nicodemus
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Watkyn
1955
Never Look Back
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)
1952