Pat Coombs

Known for

Acting

Born

August 26, 1926

Birthplace

Camberwell, London, England, UK

Died

May 25, 2002 (aged 75)

Biography

Patricia Doreen Coombs was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and TV sitcoms and Children's ITV's Playbox and Ragdolly Anna. Her authorised biography, written by Andrew Ross, was published in 2021.

Best known work

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

EastEnders

1985

Dad's Army

1971

Carry On Doctor

1967

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

On the Buses

1971

A Stitch in Time

1963

Till Death Us Do Part

1966

Birds of a Feather

1989

Ooh...You Are Awful

1972

Filmography

2001
TreasureTV
as Voices (13 episodes)
1994
Blobbyvision
1991
An Actor's Life for MeTV
as Mrs Dobbs (1 episode)
1989
Birds of a FeatherTV
as Gloria (1 episode)
1985
In Sickness and in HealthTV
as Mrs. Carey (8 episodes)
1985
Bleak HouseTV
as Mrs. Guppy (1 episode)
1985
EastEndersTV
as Marge Green (111 episodes), as Brown Owl (1 episode)
1985
Super GranTV
as Miss Wotherspoon (1 episode), as Miz Witherspoon (1 episode)
1983
The Lady Is a TrampTV
1982
Ragdolly AnnaTV
1980
High Rise Donkey
as Lady at Donkey Derby
1979
The Marti Caine ShowTV
1978
An Audience with...TV
as Self (2 episodes)
1977
You're Only Young TwiceTV
as Cissie Lupin (31 episodes)
1976
James and the Giant Peach
as Spider
1975
Hogg's BackTV
1974
Don't Drink the WaterTV
as Dorothy Blake (13 episodes)
1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
as Mrs. Milligan
1972
Ooh...You Are Awful
as Libby Niven
1972
CranfordTV
as Miss Pole (4 episodes)
1972
SykesTV
as Bus Conductress (1 episode)
1971
Lollipop Loves Mr MoleTV
1971
On the Buses
as Vera Hughes
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Henrietta Salt (uncredited)
1971
Dad's Army
as Mrs. Hall