
Harry H. Corbett
Born
1925-02-28
Place of birth
Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Died
1982-03-21
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

Jabberwocky
Squire

Carry On Screaming!
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

Tales of the Unexpected
George Balsam

Steptoe & Son
Harold Steptoe

Steptoe and Son
Harold Steptoe

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Harold Steptoe

Nowhere to Go
Sullivan

Shake Hands with the Devil
Clancy

Sparrows Can't Sing
Greengrocer

That's Carry On!
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Ambrose (segment "Lust")

Adventures of a Private Eye
Sydney Burke

The Goodies
Minister for Health

Sammy Going South
Lem

Ladies Who Do
James Ryder