Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett OBE was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son, which ran from 1962 to 1974. Early in his career, he was dubbed “the English Marlon Brando” by sections of the British press. Alongside his work on Steptoe and Son, Corbett appeared in numerous films and television productions, including Carry On Screaming! (1966) and Jabberwocky (1977). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976 for his services to drama.

Cast

Carry On Screaming!

(Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung)

Steptoe & Son

(Harold Steptoe)

Jabberwocky

(Squire)

Sammy Going South

(Lem)

Cover Girl Killer

(The Man)

That's Carry On!

(Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage))

Nowhere to Go

(Sullivan)

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

(Harold Steptoe)

The Sandwich Man

(Stage Door Keeper)

The Bargee

(Hemel Pike)

Percy's Progress

(Prime Minister)

Floods of Fear

(Sharkey)

Ladies Who Do

(James Ryder)

The Plank

(Amourous Van Driver)

Some People

(Johnnie's Father)

Joey Boy

(Joey Boy Thompson)

Rattle of a Simple Man

(Percy Winthram)

In the Wake of a Stranger

(McCabe)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

(Ambrose (segment "Lust"))

What a Crazy World

(Sam)

Adventures of a Private Eye

(Sydney Burke)

Marriage of Convenience

(Inspector Bruce)

The Unstoppable Man

(Feist)

Time to Remember

(Jack Burgess)

Crooks and Coronets

(Frank Finley)

The Hothouse

(Harry Fender)

Emperor Jones

(Smithers)

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

(P. Panghurst Shippers)

The House That Jigger Built

(Jigger Barrett)

A Hymn from Jim

(Alan Glut)

What's Up Superdoc!

(Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.)

Never Look Back

(Policeman in charge cells (uncredited))

The Big Day

(Harry Jackson)

Shake Hands with the Devil

(Clancy)

Pot Luck

(Hungry Herbert)

Silver Dream Racer

(Wiggins)

The Shakedown

(Gollar)

Hardcore

(Art)

Sparrows Can't Sing

(Greengrocer)

Never Talk to Strangers

(Basil Puddifoot)

The Best of the Adventures

(Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited))

Great Comedy Moments

(Harold Steptoe (archive footage))

Tales of the Unexpected

(George Balsam)

Steptoe and Son

(Harold Steptoe)

Mr Aitch

Cilla

(Self)

Armchair Theatre

(Harry Fender)

The Goodies

(Minister for Health)

Grundy

(Leonard Grundy)

Galton and Simpson Comedy

Theatre 625

(Jake Whittington)

Studio 4

(The Landlord)

Theatre Night

(Jules Palotin)

Shoestring

(Tom)

Armchair Theatre

(Mears)

Armchair Theatre

(George Stedman)

Armchair Theatre

(Emanuel Rigaretti)

Armchair Theatre

(Smithers)

Armchair Theatre

(Owen)

Armchair Theatre

(P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird))

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

(Fred Harris)

Armchair Theatre

(Jan Redeck)

Armchair Theatre

(Ralph Sherman)

Armchair Theatre

(Private Mogridge)

Armchair Theatre

(Frank Dolan)

Theatre '70

(Harry Marsden)

Theatre '70

(Steven Brett)

Theatre '70

(Bill Moffatt)

City '68

(Jigger Barrett)

Premiere

(Alan Glut)

The Best Things In Life

(Alfred Wilcox)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(Jason)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(Nicodemus)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(Sir Watkyn)