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.

KNOWN FOR

Tales of the Unexpected
1982
Theatre 625
1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1957
Shoestring
1979
The Goodies
1973
Steptoe and Son
1962
Cilla
1968
Studio 4
1962
Theatre Night
1957
Premiere
1977
Theatre '70
1961
Armchair Theatre
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
74
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
as George Balsam
1981
The Best of the Adventures
as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Silver Dream Racer
as Wiggins
1980
Grundy
as Leonard Grundy
1979
The Plank
as Amourous Van Driver
1979
Shoestring
as Tom
1978
What's Up Superdoc!
as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.
1977
Jabberwocky
as Squire
1977
That's Carry On!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Sydney Burke
1977
A Hymn from Jim
as Alan Glut
1977
Hardcore
as Art
1977
Premiere
as Alan Glut
1976
Pot Luck
as Hungry Herbert
1974
Percy's Progress
as Prime Minister
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Harold Steptoe
1973
The Goodies
as Minister for Health
1972
Steptoe & Son
as Harold Steptoe
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Ambrose (segment "Lust")
1969
Crooks and Coronets
as Frank Finley
1969
Never Talk to Strangers
as Basil Puddifoot
1969
Galton and Simpson Comedy
1969
The Best Things In Life
as Alfred Wilcox
1968
The House That Jigger Built
as Jigger Barrett
1968
Cilla
as Self
1968
Theatre 625
as Jake Whittington
1968
Armchair Theatre
as Frank Dolan
1968
City '68
as Jigger Barrett
1967
Mr Aitch
1966
Carry On Screaming!
as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
1966
The Sandwich Man
as Stage Door Keeper
1965
Joey Boy
as Joey Boy Thompson
1964
The Bargee
as Hemel Pike
1964
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Percy Winthram
1964
The Hothouse
as Harry Fender
1964
Armchair Theatre
as Harry Fender
1963
Sammy Going South
as Lem
1963
Ladies Who Do
as James Ryder
1963
What a Crazy World
as Sam
1963
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Greengrocer
1962
Some People
as Johnnie's Father
1962
Time to Remember
as Jack Burgess
1962
Steptoe and Son
as Harold Steptoe
1962
Studio 4
as The Landlord
1961
The Unstoppable Man
as Feist
1961
Armchair Theatre
as Ralph Sherman
1961
Armchair Theatre
as Private Mogridge
1961
Theatre '70
as Harry Marsden
1961
Theatre '70
as Steven Brett
1961
Theatre '70
as Bill Moffatt
1960
Marriage of Convenience
as Inspector Bruce
1960
The Big Day
as Harry Jackson
1960
The Shakedown
as Gollar
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Emanuel Rigaretti
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Smithers
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Fred Harris
1960
Armchair Theatre
as Jan Redeck
1960
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Watkyn
1959
Cover Girl Killer
as The Man
1959
In the Wake of a Stranger
as McCabe
1959
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
as P. Panghurst Shippers
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Clancy
1959
Armchair Theatre
as Owen
1959
Armchair Theatre
as P. Panghurst Shippers (The Bird)
1959
Armchair Theatre
1958
Nowhere to Go
as Sullivan
1958
Floods of Fear
as Sharkey
1958
Emperor Jones
as Smithers
1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Nicodemus
1957
Theatre Night
as Jules Palotin
1957
Armchair Theatre
as Mears
1957
Armchair Theatre
as George Stedman
1957
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Jason
1952
Never Look Back
as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)