Harry H. Corbett

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Harry H. Corbett OBE (born February 28, 1925 in Rangoon , † March 21, 1982 in Hastings ) was a British actor .

Corbett was best known in Great Britain for his supporting role in the popular sitcom Steptoe and Son , which was produced by the BBC between 1962 and 1965 and again between 1970 and 1974 and which also resulted in two movies. In this tragicomic series he played the lead role of the scrap collector Harold Steptoe , who lives with his peculiar, widowed father (played by Wilfrid Brambell ) and can rarely achieve his dreams. In 1963 he won a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor . The enormous popularity of the series was, however, also a curse for Corbett's acting career, since the renowned stage actor - sometimes celebrated as the "British Marlon Brando " - was subsequently offered almost exclusively roles in the style of Harold Steptoe .

His acting work includes more than 70 film and television productions. The actor was married twice and had two children. In 1976 he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire . Corbett died of a heart attack in March 1982 at the age of 57 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Never Look Back
  • 1958: Hunted (Nowhere to Go)
  • 1959: A handshake of the devil (Shake Hands with the Devil)
  • 1960: Marriage of Convenience
  • 1962–1974: Steptoe and Son (TV series, 57 episodes)
  • 1963: My Friend, the Diamond Joe (Sammy Going South)
  • 1965: Ipcress - Top Secret (The Ipcress File)
  • 1966: It's crazy - alarm in the horror castle (Carry On ... Screaming!)
  • 1967: Mr. Aitch (TV series, 14 episodes)
  • 1969–1970: The Best Things in Life (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 1972: Harold and the Stripper (Steptoe & Son)
  • 1973: You Ride Again (Steptoe and Son Ride Again)
  • 1977: My dear boss, you are a bottle! (Adventures of a Private Eye)
  • 1977: Jabberwocky
  • 1980: Grundy (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 1982: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl ( Tales of the Unexspected ; TV series, episode The Moles )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Click here to view the tribute page for Harry Corbett H. Retrieved on August 13, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Harry H. Corbett, the British actor who starred in ... Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Corbett, Harry H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Rangoon
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1982
Place of death Hastings