Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2/28/1925
- Birthplace
- Rangoon, Burma, Indian Empire
- Died
- 3/21/1982 (aged 57)
- Gender
- Male
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.
12 titles

Jabberwocky
1977
Squire

Carry On Screaming!
1966
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung

Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
George Balsam

Steptoe & Son
1972
Harold Steptoe

Steptoe and Son
1962TV
Harold Steptoe

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
Harold Steptoe

Nowhere to Go
1958
Sullivan

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
Clancy

The Goodies
1970TV
Minister for Health

That's Carry On!
1977
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung (archive footage)

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
Greengrocer

Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
Sydney Burke


