Harry H. Corbett

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-02-28 – 1982-03-21 (aged 57)

From: Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

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.

Filmography (57)

MOVIE★ 6.3
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.3
Grundy
1980
as Leonard Grundy
MOVIE★ 5.6
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Wiggins
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Plank
1979
as Amourous Van Driver
TV★ 7.7
Shoestring
1979
as Tom
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as George Balsam
MOVIE★ 3.7
What's Up Superdoc!
1978
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
MOVIE★ 5.8
That's Carry On!
1977
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
MOVIE
A Hymn from Jim
1977
as Alan Glut
TV★ 7.0
Premiere
1977
as Alan Glut
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jabberwocky
1977
as Squire
MOVIE★ 3.8
Hardcore
1977
as Art
MOVIE★ 4.3
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Sydney Burke
MOVIE
Pot Luck
1976
as Hungry Herbert
MOVIE★ 4.0
Percy's Progress
1974
as Prime Minister
MOVIE★ 6.8
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Harold Steptoe
MOVIE★ 6.3
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Harold Steptoe
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
TV★ 7.6
The Goodies
1970
as Minister for Health
TV
The Best Things In Life
1969
as Alfred Wilcox
MOVIE
Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Basil Puddifoot
TV★ 7.0
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
MOVIE★ 8.5
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Frank Finley
MOVIE
The House That Jigger Built
1968
as Jigger Barrett
TV★ 8.0
Cilla
1968
as Self
TV
City '68
1967
as Jigger Barrett
TV★ 6.0
Mr Aitch
1967
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Stage Door Keeper
MOVIE★ 6.5
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
MOVIE★ 6.2
Joey Boy
1965
as Joey Boy Thompson
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Percy Winthram
MOVIE
The Hothouse
1964
as Harry Fender
TV★ 7.2
Theatre 625
1964
as Jake Whittington
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Bargee
1964
as Hemel Pike
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ladies Who Do
1963
as James Ryder
MOVIE★ 6.4
What a Crazy World
1963
as Sam
MOVIE★ 5.3
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Greengrocer
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sammy Going South
1963
as Lem
MOVIE★ 5.5
Time to Remember
1962
as Jack Burgess
MOVIE★ 7.5
Some People
1962
as Johnnie's Father
TV★ 7.5
Studio 4
1962
as The Landlord
TV★ 7.8
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Harold Steptoe
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Unstoppable Man
1961
as Feist
MOVIE★ 5.5
Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Inspector Bruce
TV
Theatre '70
1960
as Harry Marsden
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Big Day
1960
as Harry Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Shakedown
1960
as Gollar
MOVIE★ 5.1
Cover Girl Killer
1959
as The Man
MOVIE★ 10.0
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
as McCabe
MOVIE★ 6.5
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as Clancy
MOVIE
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959
as P. Panghurst Shippers
MOVIE★ 6.6
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Sullivan
MOVIE★ 6.9
Floods of Fear
1958
as Sharkey
MOVIE★ 8.0
Emperor Jones
1958
as Smithers
TV
Theatre Night
1957
as Jules Palotin
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Harry Fender
MOVIE★ 6.5
Never Look Back
1952
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)