Harry H. Corbett
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-02-28 in 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.
Most Known For
Tales of the Unexpected
as George Balsam
Theatre 625
as Jake Whittington
The Goodies
as Minister for Health
Shoestring
as Tom
Jabberwocky
as Squire
Studio 4
as The Landlord
Hardcore
as Art
Steptoe and Son
as Harold Steptoe
Cilla
as Self
Cover Girl Killer
as The Man
Some People
as Johnnie's Father
The Hothouse
as Harry Fender
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Sydney Burke
The Bargee
as Hemel Pike
Emperor Jones
as Smithers
Theatre Night
as Jules Palotin
Mr Aitch
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
Nowhere to Go
as Sullivan
Sammy Going South
as Lem