Harry H. Corbett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 28, 1925
- Died
- March 21, 1982 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Biography
Harry H. Corbett OBE was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son, which ran from 1962 to 1974. Early in his career, he was dubbed “the English Marlon Brando” by sections of the British press. Alongside his work on Steptoe and Son, Corbett appeared in numerous films and television productions, including Carry On Screaming! (1966) and Jabberwocky (1977). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976 for his services to drama.
Known For
Filmography
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Harold Steptoe (archive footage)
The Best of the Adventures
Movie · as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silver Dream Racer
Movie · as Wiggins
Grundy
TV · as Leonard Grundy · 6 eps
The Plank
Movie · as Amourous Van Driver
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as George Balsam · 1 ep
Shoestring
TV · as Tom · 1 ep
What's Up Superdoc!
Movie · as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
Jabberwocky
Movie · as Squire
That's Carry On!
Movie · as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
Adventures of a Private Eye
Movie · as Sydney Burke
A Hymn from Jim
Movie · as Alan Glut
Hardcore
Movie · as Art
Premiere
TV · as Alan Glut · 1 ep
Pot Luck
Movie · as Hungry Herbert
Percy's Progress
Movie · as Prime Minister
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Movie · as Harold Steptoe
Steptoe & Son
Movie · as Harold Steptoe
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Movie · as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
The Goodies
TV · as Minister for Health · 1 ep
Crooks and Coronets
Movie · as Frank Finley
Never Talk to Strangers
Movie · as Basil Puddifoot
Galton and Simpson Comedy
TV · 1 ep
The Best Things In Life
TV · as Alfred Wilcox · 13 eps
The House That Jigger Built
Movie · as Jigger Barrett
Cilla
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr Aitch
TV · 14 eps
City '68
TV · as Jigger Barrett · 1 ep
Carry On Screaming!
Movie · as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
The Sandwich Man
Movie · as Stage Door Keeper
Joey Boy
Movie · as Joey Boy Thompson
The Bargee
Movie · as Hemel Pike
Rattle of a Simple Man
Movie · as Percy Winthram
The Hothouse
Movie · as Harry Fender
Theatre 625
TV · as Jake Whittington · 1 ep
Sammy Going South
Movie · as Lem
Ladies Who Do
Movie · as James Ryder
What a Crazy World
Movie · as Sam
Sparrows Can't Sing
Movie · as Greengrocer
Some People
Movie · as Johnnie's Father
Time to Remember
Movie · as Jack Burgess
Steptoe and Son
TV · as Harold Steptoe · 55 eps
Studio 4
TV · as The Landlord · 1 ep
The Unstoppable Man
Movie · as Feist
Marriage of Convenience
Movie · as Inspector Bruce
The Big Day
Movie · as Harry Jackson
The Shakedown
Movie · as Gollar
Theatre '70
TV · as Harry Marsden, Steven Brett, Bill Moffatt · 1 ep
Cover Girl Killer
Movie · as The Man
In the Wake of a Stranger
Movie · as McCabe
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
Movie · as P. Panghurst Shippers
Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie · as Clancy
Nowhere to Go
Movie · as Sullivan
Floods of Fear
Movie · as Sharkey
Emperor Jones
Movie · as Smithers
Theatre Night
TV · as Jules Palotin · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Harry Fender, Mears, George Stedman, Emanuel Rigaretti, Smithers, Owen, P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird), Fred Harris, Jan Redeck, Ralph Sherman, Private Mogridge, Frank Dolan · 1 ep
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Jason, Nicodemus, Sir Watkyn · 1 ep
Never Look Back
Movie · as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)