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Harry H. Corbett

Acting

Born February 28, 1925 · Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Died March 21, 1982

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Filmography7 titles

The Unstoppable Man

1961as Feist

Ladies Who Do

1963as James Ryder

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as George Balsam

Carry on Screaming!

1966as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959as Clancy

Jabberwocky

1977as Squire

Silver Dream Racer

1980as Wiggins