Harry H. Corbett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 28, 1925
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
- Died
- March 21, 1982
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 with Harry H. Corbett
- Jabberwocky 1977 · ★ 6.0
- Carry On Screaming! 1966 · ★ 6.5
- Steptoe & Son 1972 · ★ 6.3
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again 1973 · ★ 6.7
- Nowhere to Go 1958 · ★ 6.6
- Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 · ★ 6.5
- That's Carry On! 1977 · ★ 5.8
- Sparrows Can't Sing 1963 · ★ 5.3
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins 1971 · ★ 5.0
- Adventures of a Private Eye 1977 · ★ 4.4
- Sammy Going South 1963 · ★ 6.3
- Rattle of a Simple Man 1964 · ★ 5.7
- The Plank 1979 · ★ 7.4
- Ladies Who Do 1963 · ★ 7.0
- Silver Dream Racer 1980 · ★ 5.6
- Cover Girl Killer 1959 · ★ 5.1
- The Bargee 1964 · ★ 7.0
- Percy's Progress 1974 · ★ 4.0
- What's Up Superdoc! 1978 · ★ 3.7
- The Sandwich Man 1966 · ★ 6.5
- Hardcore 1977 · ★ 3.8
- Floods of Fear 1958 · ★ 6.9
- What a Crazy World 1963 · ★ 6.4
- The Shakedown 1960 · ★ 6.0
- Some People 1962 · ★ 7.5
- Crooks and Coronets 1969 · ★ 8.2
- Never Look Back 1952 · ★ 6.5
- Joey Boy 1965 · ★ 6.2
- The Best of the Adventures 1981 · ★ 6.3
- Marriage of Convenience 1960 · ★ 5.5
- Time to Remember 1962 · ★ 5.5
- The Big Day 1960 · ★ 7.5
- In the Wake of a Stranger 1959 · ★ 10.0
- The Unstoppable Man 1961 · ★ 8.0
- Emperor Jones 1958 · ★ 8.0
- The Hothouse 1964
- The Bird, the Bear and the Actress 1959
- The House That Jigger Built 1968
- A Hymn from Jim 1977
- Pot Luck 1976