Harry H. Corbett

Acting · 1925–1982 · Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Harry H. Corbett OBE was an English actor.

Full biography

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

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Jabberwocky

1977 · Squire

6.5

Carry On Screaming!

1966 · Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

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Steptoe and Son

1962 · Series · Harold Steptoe

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Steptoe & Son

1972 · Harold Steptoe

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Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973 · Harold Steptoe

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Adventures of a Private Eye

1977 · Sydney Burke

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Nowhere to Go

1958 · Sullivan

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Ladies Who Do

1963 · James Ryder

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Rattle of a Simple Man

1964 · Percy Winthram

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The Bargee

1964 · Hemel Pike

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Cover Girl Killer

1959 · The Man

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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971 · Ambrose (segment "Lust")

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The Best of the Adventures

1981 · Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grundy

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Grundy

1980 · Series · Leonard Grundy

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Silver Dream Racer

1980 · Wiggins

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Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Series · George Balsam

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Shoestring

1979 · Series · Tom

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The Plank

1979 · Amourous Van Driver

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What's Up Superdoc!

1978 · Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.

Premiere

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Premiere

1977 · Series · Alan Glut

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Jabberwocky

1977 · Squire

4.3

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977 · Sydney Burke

3.8

Hardcore

1977 · Art

5.8

That's Carry On!

1977 · Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

A Hymn from Jim

1977 · Alan Glut

Pot Luck

1976 · Hungry Herbert

4.0

Percy's Progress

1974 · Prime Minister

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