Harry H. Corbett

Known for

Acting

Born

February 28, 1925

Birthplace

Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Died

March 21, 1982 (aged 57)

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.

Best known work

Jabberwocky

1977

Carry On Screaming!

1966

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Steptoe and Son

1962

Steptoe & Son

1972

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973

Nowhere to Go

1958

Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

The Goodies

1970

That's Carry On!

1977

Filmography

1981
The Best of the Adventures
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
GrundyTV
as Leonard Grundy (6 episodes)
1980
Silver Dream Racer
as Wiggins
1979
The Plank
as Amourous Van Driver
1979
ShoestringTV
as Tom (1 episode)
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
as George Balsam (1 episode)
1978
What's Up Superdoc!
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1977
That's Carry On!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
1977
A Hymn from Jim
as Alan Glut
1977
PremiereTV
as Alan Glut (1 episode)
1977
Jabberwocky
as Squire
1977
Hardcore
as Art
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Sydney Burke
1976
Pot Luck
as Hungry Herbert
1974
Percy's Progress
as Prime Minister
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Harold Steptoe
1972
Steptoe & Son
as Harold Steptoe
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1970
The GoodiesTV
as Minister for Health (1 episode)
1969
The Best Things In LifeTV
as Alfred Wilcox (13 episodes)
1969
Never Talk to Strangers
as Basil Puddifoot
1969
Galton and Simpson ComedyTV
1969
Crooks and Coronets
as Frank Finley
1968
The House That Jigger Built
as Jigger Barrett
1968
CillaTV
as Self (1 episode)