Harry H. Corbett
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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.
Known for
Credits
Jabberwocky (1977)
as Squire
Some People (1962)
as Johnnie's Father
Joey Boy (1965)
as Joey Boy Thompson
Emperor Jones (1958)
as Smithers
Hardcore (1977)
as Art
The Hothouse (1964)
as Harry Fender
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Wiggins
The Bargee (1964)
as Hemel Pike
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
as Frank Finley
Never Talk to Strangers (1969)
as Basil Puddifoot
Ladies Who Do (1963)
as James Ryder
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Cover Girl Killer (1959)
as The Man
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
as Clancy
Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
as Sydney Burke
That's Carry On! (1977)
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
Nowhere to Go (1958)
as Sullivan
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
as Greengrocer
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)
as Harold Steptoe
Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)
as Percy Winthram
The Best of the Adventures (1981)
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sandwich Man (1966)
as Stage Door Keeper
What a Crazy World (1963)
as Sam
In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)
as McCabe
The Shakedown (1960)
as Gollar
A Hymn from Jim (1977)
as Alan Glut
The Plank (1979)
as Amourous Van Driver
Floods of Fear (1958)
as Sharkey
What's Up Superdoc! (1978)
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
Percy's Progress (1974)
as Prime Minister
Time to Remember (1962)
as Jack Burgess
Sammy Going South (1963)
as Lem
Never Look Back (1952)
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)
The Unstoppable Man (1961)
as Feist
Steptoe & Son (1972)
as Harold Steptoe
The Big Day (1960)
as Harry Jackson
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress (1959)
as P. Panghurst Shippers
Pot Luck (1976)
as Hungry Herbert
Great Comedy Moments (2001)
as Harold Steptoe (archive footage)
Marriage of Convenience (1960)
as Inspector Bruce
The House That Jigger Built (1968)
as Jigger Barrett