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Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

Acting February 28, 1925 (57 years old) March 21, 1982 Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire

Biography

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.

Movies 42

Jabberwocky 6.0

Jabberwocky

as Squire

1977
Steptoe & Son Ride Again 6.7

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Harold Steptoe

1973
Carry On Screaming! 6.5

Carry On Screaming!

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

1966
Adventures of a Private Eye 4.4

Adventures of a Private Eye

as Sydney Burke

1977
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins 5.0

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Ambrose (segment "Lust")

1971
Sparrows Can't Sing 5.3

Sparrows Can't Sing

as Greengrocer

1963
That's Carry On! 5.8

That's Carry On!

as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

1977
Shake Hands with the Devil 6.5

Shake Hands with the Devil

as Clancy

1959
Some People 7.5

Some People

as Johnnie's Father

1962
The Best of the Adventures 6.3

The Best of the Adventures

as Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981
Nowhere to Go 6.7

Nowhere to Go

as Sullivan

1958
Rattle of a Simple Man 5.7

Rattle of a Simple Man

as Percy Winthram

1964
The Plank 7.3

The Plank

as Amourous Van Driver

1979
Steptoe & Son 6.3

Steptoe & Son

as Harold Steptoe

1972
Hardcore 3.8

Hardcore

as Art

1977
The Shakedown 6.0

The Shakedown

as Gollar

1960
Ladies Who Do 7.0

Ladies Who Do

as James Ryder

1963
The Bargee 7.0

The Bargee

as Hemel Pike

1964
Time to Remember 5.0

Time to Remember

as Jack Burgess

1962
The Sandwich Man 6.5

The Sandwich Man

as Stage Door Keeper

1966
Crooks and Coronets 8.2

Crooks and Coronets

as Frank Finley

1969
What a Crazy World 6.4

What a Crazy World

as Sam

1963
Cover Girl Killer 5.1

Cover Girl Killer

as The Man

1959
What's Up Superdoc! 3.7

What's Up Superdoc!

as Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.

1978
Silver Dream Racer 5.6

Silver Dream Racer

as Wiggins

1980
The Unstoppable Man 8.0

The Unstoppable Man

as Feist

1961
Sammy Going South 6.3

Sammy Going South

as Lem

1963
The Hothouse

The Hothouse

as Harry Fender

1964
The Big Day 7.5

The Big Day

as Harry Jackson

1960
Percy's Progress 4.0

Percy's Progress

as Prime Minister

1974
Floods of Fear 6.9

Floods of Fear

as Sharkey

1958
Great Comedy Moments

Great Comedy Moments

as Harold Steptoe (archive footage)

2001
In the Wake of a Stranger 10.0

In the Wake of a Stranger

as McCabe

1959
Joey Boy 6.2

Joey Boy

as Joey Boy Thompson

1965
Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers

as Basil Puddifoot

1969
The House That Jigger Built

The House That Jigger Built

as Jigger Barrett

1968
A Hymn from Jim

A Hymn from Jim

as Alan Glut

1977
Marriage of Convenience 5.5

Marriage of Convenience

as Inspector Bruce

1960
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

as P. Panghurst Shippers

1959
Emperor Jones 8.0

Emperor Jones

as Smithers

1958
Never Look Back 6.5

Never Look Back

as Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)

1952
Pot Luck

Pot Luck

as Hungry Herbert

1976

TV Shows 33

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