Harry H. Corbett
Acting1925Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
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
Acting History
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas George Balsam• 1 eps
1981
The Best of the Adventures
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Silver Dream Racer
as Wiggins
Grundy
TVas Leonard Grundy
1979
The Plank
as Amourous Van Driver
Shoestring
TVas Tom• 1 eps
1978
What's Up Superdoc!
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1977
That's Carry On!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
A Hymn from Jim
as Alan Glut
Jabberwocky
as Squire
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Sydney Burke
Hardcore
as Art
1976
Pot Luck
as Hungry Herbert
1974
Percy's Progress
as Prime Minister
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Harold Steptoe
The Goodies
TVas Minister for Health• 1 eps
1972
Steptoe & Son
as Harold Steptoe
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1969
Crooks and Coronets
as Frank Finley
Never Talk to Strangers
as Basil Puddifoot
1968
1967
1966
Carry On Screaming!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
The Sandwich Man
as Stage Door Keeper
1965
Joey Boy
as Joey Boy Thompson
1964
1963
What a Crazy World
as Sam
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
as Lem
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Greengrocer
Ladies Who Do
as James Ryder
1962
Time to Remember
as Jack Burgess
Some People
as Johnnie's Father
Steptoe and Son
TVas Harold Steptoe• 55 eps
Studio 4
TVas The Landlord
1961
The Unstoppable Man
as Feist
1960
1959
Cover Girl Killer
as The Man
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Clancy
In the Wake of a Stranger
as McCabe
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
as P. Panghurst Shippers
1958
1957
Theatre Night
TVas Jules Palotin
1956
Armchair Theatre
TVas Harry Fender
1952
Never Look Back
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)