Harry H. Corbett
Date of birth: 1925-02-28
Place of birth: Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
Known for: Acting
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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.
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Carry On Screaming!
1966-05-20
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning the
Steptoe & Son
1972-03-01
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the nei
Jabberwocky
1977-03-28
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventu
Sammy Going South
1963-03-18
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go
Cover Girl Killer
1959-09-26
A madman is on the loose... killing fashion models that appear on the cover of magazines. The police
That's Carry On!
1977-11-10
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Will
Nowhere to Go
1958-12-02
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know wh
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973-05-01
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the nei
The Sandwich Man
1966-07-01
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
The Bargee
1964-01-01
After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pr
Percy's Progress
1974-08-01
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the wo
Floods of Fear
1958-11-18
A man framed for murder escapes from prison during a flood and helps a young woman in distress.
Ladies Who Do
1963-11-01
The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a f
The Plank
1979-12-17
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site.
Some People
1962-05-31
Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Sch
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964-12-20
Percy Winthram is a naive young man who still lives at home with his mum. In London for the Cup Fina
Joey Boy
1965-01-01
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959-06-30
An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, th
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971-11-01
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Star
What a Crazy World
1963-07-02
Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dr
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977-03-04
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon h
Marriage of Convenience
1960-11-01
A young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed by
The Unstoppable Man
1961-06-21
Mitchell is a rich American businessman whose son is kidnapped in England. Naturally, there's a huge
Time to Remember
1962-07-01
A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it's r
Crooks and Coronets
1969-04-02
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can'
The Hothouse
1964-12-13
Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delive
Emperor Jones
1958-03-30
Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959-03-08
A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name ass
The House That Jigger Built
1968-09-17
Jigger has made money from dodgy building deals. Some of his family are grateful for what he has don
A Hymn from Jim
1977-09-29
When a clean-cut young pop-star gets in trouble, he calls his manager. The call sets in motion a unu
What's Up Superdoc!
1978-03-21
A doctor fathers 837 brilliant sons through an artificial insemination program, and every woman want
Never Look Back
1952-01-01
Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransom
The Big Day
1960-07-01
A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suita
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959-06-24
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures.
Pot Luck
1976-01-01
The Chiffy Kids go camping on a farm. Magpie causes a tent to collapse and as a punishment is tied t
Silver Dream Racer
1980-06-13
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary
The Shakedown
1960-01-01
Augie comes out of prison and finds his old vice racket has been taken over by the sinister Gollar,
Hardcore
1977-03-17
Aka Hardcore, aka Frankly Fiona. The heavily fictionalised fantastical autobiography of the fantasti
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963-03-26
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie
Never Talk to Strangers
1969-05-03
Basil Puddifoot (played by Harry H. Corbett) has moved to London for work and meets Olive Bunclark (