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Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

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.

Born

Feb 28, 1925

Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Died

Mar 21, 1982

Known For

Acting

Movies

41 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

Adventures of a Private Eye
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977 as Sydney Burke
★ 4.1
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959 as Clancy
★ 6.6
Steptoe & Son
Steptoe & Son
1972 as Harold Steptoe
★ 6.2
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
1977 as Squire
★ 6.0
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 as Harold Steptoe
★ 6.8
Sparrows Can't Sing
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963 as Greengrocer
★ 5.1
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!
1977 as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
★ 5.7
Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming!
1966 as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
★ 6.5
Sammy Going South
Sammy Going South
1963 as Lem
★ 6.2
Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go
1958 as Sullivan
★ 6.6
Cover Girl Killer
Cover Girl Killer
1959 as The Man
★ 4.8
Time to Remember
Time to Remember
1962 as Jack Burgess
★ 5.5
Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets
1969 as Frank Finley
★ 8.3
What a Crazy World
What a Crazy World
1963 as Sam
★ 6.2
The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures
1981 as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Plank
The Plank
1979 as Amourous Van Driver
★ 7.4
Percy's Progress
Percy's Progress
1974 as Prime Minister
★ 3.5
Silver Dream Racer
Silver Dream Racer
1980 as Wiggins
★ 5.1
Hardcore
Hardcore
1977 as Art
★ 3.1
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
★ 4.8
The Bargee
The Bargee
1964 as Hemel Pike
★ 6.9
Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964 as Percy Winthram
★ 5.2
The Shakedown
The Shakedown
1960 as Gollar
★ 5.7
Marriage of Convenience
Marriage of Convenience
1960 as Inspector Bruce
★ 5.5
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
1966 as Stage Door Keeper
★ 6.1
Never Look Back
Never Look Back
1952 as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Unstoppable Man
The Unstoppable Man
1961 as Feist
Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do
1963 as James Ryder
★ 7.0
movie
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959 as P. Panghurst Shippers
Some People
Some People
1962 as Johnnie's Father
★ 7.0
Floods of Fear
Floods of Fear
1958 as Sharkey
★ 6.7
The Big Day
The Big Day
1960 as Harry Jackson
★ 7.0
A Hymn from Jim
A Hymn from Jim
1977 as Alan Glut
What's Up Superdoc!
What's Up Superdoc!
1978 as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
★ 3.2
In the Wake of a Stranger
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959 as McCabe
movie
Pot Luck
1976 as Hungry Herbert
Joey Boy
Joey Boy
1965 as Joey Boy Thompson
★ 5.8
Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers
1969 as Basil Puddifoot
movie
The House That Jigger Built
1968 as Jigger Barrett
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones
1958 as Smithers
movie
The Hothouse
1964 as Harry Fender