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Harry H. Corbett is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 28 february 1925 at Yangon (Birmanie)

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett
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Birth name Harry Corbett
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 28 february 1925 at Yangon (Birmanie)
Death 21 march 1982 (at 57 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Harry H. Corbett, OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) 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 1970s. Corbett was regarded as one of Britain's first Method actors and early in his career he was dubbed "the English Marlon Brando" by some sections of the British press.

Biography

Corbett married twice, first to the actress Sheila Steafel, and then to Maureen Blott, who bore him two children, one of whom, Susannah Corbett, is an actress best known for the role of Ellie Pascoe in the BBC's television adaptations of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe detective novels. She has also written a biography of her father, Harry H. Corbett: The Front Legs of the Cow which was published in March 2012.

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Filmography of Harry H. Corbett (30 films)

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Actor

Silver Dream Racer
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors David Essex, Beau Bridges, Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters, Harry H. Corbett, Diane Keen
Roles Wiggins
Rating55% 2.755622.755622.755622.755622.75562
Nick Freeman is an aspiring motorcycle racer. But after Nick's brother dies before he is able to test and race the new experimental motorcycle he's developed, Nick inherits the responsibility to prove his brother's design. In spite of a series of tough setbacks, including the loss of his girlfriend, Nick goes into the big race at the British Grand Prix with all his energy and concentration bent on winning. But underhanded American racer (Beau Bridges) is also among the competitors and he is determined to ruin Nick's chances. Numerous incidents happen before Nick crosses the finish line in first place.
The Plank
The Plank (1979)
, 30minutes
Directed by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Lionel Blair, Bernard Cribbins, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors
Roles Amourous Van Driver
Rating73% 3.6859953.6859953.6859953.6859953.685995
Jabberwocky, 1h45
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, Warren Mitchell, John Le Mesurier, Annette Badland, Terry Gilliam
Roles Squire
Rating60% 3.049193.049193.049193.049193.04919
Le Jabberwock, bête immonde, ravage le royaume de Bruno le Contestable. Ce dernier promet la main de sa fille à celui qui réussira à tuer le monstre.
That's Carry On!, 1h35
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Eric Barker, Amanda Barrie, John Bluthal, Bernard Bresslaw
Roles Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Rating53% 2.6638452.6638452.6638452.6638452.663845
Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor are imprisoned in a Pinewood Studios projection room and trawl through film can after film can of the classic Carry On series. Kenneth is delighted with the slap-up food hamper and champagne, while Barbara loads the vintage clips. As the films remorselessly play out, Kenneth feels the need to relieve himself but Barbara is determined to plough through every film. Finally, scenes of speedy roadside urinating from Carry On at Your Convenience prove too much for Kenneth to bear but he holds back the flow to enjoy his finest role as the Khasi in Carry On... Up the Khyber. While Kenneth pontificates about the glories of the Empire, Barbara leaves the projection room and locks her co-star in. Unable to hold out any longer, Kenneth goes against the projection room door.
Percy's Progress
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Judy Geeson, Denholm Elliott, Adrienne Posta, Anthony Andrews
Roles Prime Minister
Rating38% 1.903591.903591.903591.903591.90359
Percy is well known in England as the man with the world's first penis transplant, and is exceptionally well endowed. His rampant conquests of married women cause him to escape incarceration by local authorities.
Steptoe & Son Ride Again, 1h39
Directed by Peter Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea, Neil McCarthy, Bill Maynard
Roles Son / Harold
Rating66% 3.3461653.3461653.3461653.3461653.346165
The Steptoes have retired their horse - because the horse is lame, after having to pull the cart (and Harold) home from York, after the horse walked into the back of a removal van which then drove off - and plan to buy a new one with Albert's life savings of £80, putting £9 away for "emergencies". Harold sends Albert home and returns several hours later drunk and introduces Hercules the Second, a short sighted racing greyhound. Harold reveals to Albert that he purchased this from local gangster and loan shark Frankie Barrow for the £80 plus a further £200 owing on top. Furthermore, he plans to pay a small fortune to keep it fed on egg and steak.
Steptoe & Son, 1h38
Directed by Cliff Owen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour, Victor Maddern, Lon Satton, Fred Griffiths
Roles Harold Kitchener Steptoe
Rating64% 3.24753.24753.24753.24753.2475
During a gentlemen's evening at a local football club, Harold meets one of the acts, a stripper called Zita. After a whirlwind romance the couple are married, although the actual wedding ceremony is delayed when Albert, acting as best man, loses the ring somewhere in the yard. They eventually find it in a pile of horse manure, and since they have no time to clean up their arrival in church is met with looks of disgust.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, 1h47
Directed by Graham Stark
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Spike Milligan, Geoffrey Bayldon, Marty Feldman, Bruce Forsyth, Leslie Phillips, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Roles Ambrose (segment "Lust")
Rating54% 2.707782.707782.707782.707782.70778
Le Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins est un film de comédie britannique de 1971 réalisé et produit par Graham Stark. Son titre est un mélange de The Magnificent Seven et des sept péchés capitaux. Il comprend une séquence de sept sketches, chacun représentant un péché et écrit par un éventail de talent d'écriture comique britannique. Les croquis sont liés par des séquences d'animation. La musique est interprétée par le musicien de jazz britannique Roy Budd, la cinématographie par Harvey Harrison et éditée par Rod Nelson-Keys et Roy Piper. Il a été produit par Tigon Pictures et distribué aux États-Unis par Tigon Film Distributors Ltd .
Carry On Screaming!, 1h37
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Harry H. Corbett, Jim Dale, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Fenella Fielding, Joan Sims
Roles Sidney Bung
Rating66% 3.3474553.3474553.3474553.3474553.347455
The film opens in Edwardian times in Hocombe Woods, where Doris Mann (Angela Douglas) and Albert Potter (Jim Dale) are courting. When Albert searches the woods for a Peeping Tom, Doris is abducted by a monster named Oddbod (Tom Clegg), which leaves a finger behind. Albert, finding the finger, rushes to the police station and reports the matter to Detective Constable Slobotham (Peter Butterworth), who in turn tells his superior, the henpecked Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (Harry H. Corbett), who has been investigating similar disappearances in the same woods.
Joey Boy
Joey Boy (1965)
, 1h31
Directed by Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Harry H. Corbett, Stanley Baxter, Bill Fraser, Percy Herbert, Lance Percival, Reg Varney
Roles Joey Boy Thompson
Rating49% 2.45392.45392.45392.45392.4539
After a gang of London Spivs are arrested for running an illegal gambling den during the Second World War they are offered a choice between prison and a tour of duty with the British Army putting their unique talents to work.