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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.
Known for
- The Best of the Adventures — Sydney Burke (archive footage) (uncredited)1981
- Silver Dream Racer — Wiggins1980
- Grundy — Leonard Grundy1980
- The Plank — Amourous Van Driver1979
- Tales of the Unexpected — George Balsam1979
- Shoestring — Tom1979
- What's Up Superdoc! — Sergeant Major Goodwin, Rtd.1978
- Jabberwocky — Squire1977
- That's Carry On! — Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)1977
- Adventures of a Private Eye — Sydney Burke1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Yangon
- Place of death
- Hastings
- Spouse
- Sheila Steafel
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Marines
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1925-02-28
- date of death
- 1982-03-21
- ethnic group
- White British
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- Commons category
- Harry H. Corbett
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