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Bernard Bresslaw 1934 - 1993

Married to dancer Betty Wright. 3 Sons

Trained at RADA In 1994 a special gala performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was staged to celebrate his life.


Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Lavender Hill Mob ..
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Men of Sherwood Forest Garth
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Glass Cage ..
1956 .. The Good Sailor ..... The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Black Patch Sir Dunstan's Captain Up in the World Williams
1957 Princes Theatre A Hatful of Rain ..... The Army Game Pvt. 'Popeye' Popplewell High Tide at Noon Tom Robey
1957 .. .. ..... - Tough Part Jackson .. ..
1958 .. .. ..... The Vise - Cage of Fear Callard .. ..
1958 .. .. ..... The Vise - Cheating Cheaters Polonius I Only Arsked! Popeye Popplewell
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... Blood of the Vampire Tall Sneakthief
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Too Many Crooks Snowdrop
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Ugly Duckling Henry Jekyll/Teddy Hyde
1961 .. .. ..... Our House William Singer .. ..
1962 New Arts Theatre Club, London Women Beware Women ..... .... .... .. ..
1963 Royal Court Theatre Day of the Prince ..... .. ..... It's All Happening Parsons
1964 .. .. ..... Espionage - The Frantick Rebel Chief Madkeeper .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... A Midsummer Night's Dream Snout .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... Z Cars - Cage Until Tame Arthur Timmins .. ..
1965 .. .. ..... Danger Man - The Outcast Leo Perrins Carry on Cowboy Little Heap
1966 Shaftesbury Theatre Twang! ..... Amerika ..... Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Policeman
1966 .. .. ..... Armchair Theatre - Barrett Keller: His Mark Jackie Carry on Screaming! Sockett
1967 Assembly Hall, Edinburgh A Midsummer Night's Dream ..... Doctor Who - The Ice Warriors Varga Follow That Camel Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
1967 .. .. ..... Sykes Versus ITV ..... Carry on Doctor Ken Biddle
1968 .. Two Gentlemen of Verona ..... Tickertape ..... Carry On... Up the Khyber Bungdit Din
1968 .. .. ..... Stiff Upper Lip Percy .. ..
1968 .. .. ..... Mum's Boys Leonard Pallise .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Carry on Christmas Various Characters Moon Zero Two Harry
1969 .. .. ..... Doctor in the House - The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Casino Malcolm Carry on Camping Bernie Lugg
1970 New Theatre, Bromley Of Mice and Men ..... Carry on Again Christmas Rollicky Bill Carry on Loving Gripper Burke
1970 .... .... ..... .. ..... Carry on Up the Jungle Upsidaisi
1970 .. .. ..... .. ..... Spring and Port Wine Lorry Driver
1971 .. Rabelais ..... The Goodies - The Loch Ness Monster Zookeeper in Charge of the Monster House The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins Mr. Violet
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carry on at Your Convenience Bernie Hulke
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... Up Pompeii Gorgo
1972 Theatre Royal, Newcastle Mother Goose ..... Clochemerle Nicholas The Beadle Carry on Abroad Brother Bernard
1972 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carry on Matron Ernie Bragg
1973 .. .. ..... Arthur of the Britons - The Wood People Saxon Carry on Christmas Various Characters
1973 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carry on Girls Peter Potter
1974 .. .. ..... Sykes - The Band Johnny Brunswick Vampira Pottinger
1974 .. .. ..... .. ..... Carry on Dick Sir Roger Daley
1975 Ambassadors Theatre Grandson of Oblomov ..... .. ..... One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Fan Choy
1975 .. .. ..... Carry on Laughing! Various characters throughout the Series Carry on Behind Arthur Upmore
1976 Pier Theatre, Bournemouth There Goes the Bride ..... .. ..... .... ....
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... Joseph Andrews Parson Trulliber
1977 .. .. ..... .. ..... Jabberwocky Landlord
1978 Theatre Royal, Bath Shut Your Eyes and Think of England ..... .. ..... The Fifth Musketeer Bernard
1979 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Fifth Musketeer Bernard
1980 Old Vic Lancelot and Guinevere ..... .. ..... Hawk the Slayer Gort, Giant
1980 Open Air Theatre Much Ado About Nothing Dogberry .... .... .. ..
1982 .. .. ..... Terry and June - Playing Pool Morris .. ..
1983 .. .. ..... .. ..... Krull Rell the Cyclops
1985 .. .. ..... The Giddy Game Show Gorilla (voice) .. ..
1985 .. .. ..... Mann's Best Friends Duncan .. ..
1986 Touring Europe A Midsummers Night's Dream Bottom .... .... .. ..
1986 Open Air Theatre Shakespeare's Sonnets .... .... .... .. ..
1987 Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Don Juan ..... T-Bag Bounces Back - Nights in Arabia Omar Caraffe .. ..
1987 King's Theatre, Glasgow The Rivals ..... .... .... .. ..
1988 Greenwich Theatre Falstaff ..... .... .... .. ..
1992 .. .. ..... Virtual Murder - Meltdown to Murder Lithgow .. ..
1993 .. .. ..... The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Prague, August 1917 Very Big Man - Ministery of Telephones Leon the Pig Farmer Rabbi Hartmann
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