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