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English magician and puppeteer (1918–1989)
Harry Corbett OBE (28 January 1918 – 17 August 1989) was an English magician, puppeteer and television presenter. He was best known as the creator of
Harry_Corbett
English actor (1925–1982)
Harry H. Corbett (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor. He is best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid
Harry_H._Corbett
Topics referred to by the same term
Harry Corbett (1918–1989) was an English puppeteer, magician and presenter. Harry Corbett may also refer to: Harry Corbett (boxer) (1904–1957), English
Harry Corbett (disambiguation)
Harry_Corbett_(disambiguation)
English magician and puppeteer (born 1948)
son of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett, and took over the show from his father in 1976. He retired in 1998. Peter Graham Corbett was born in Guiseley, West
Matthew_Corbett
British puppet media franchise
Sooty is a British children's television media franchise created by Harry Corbett incorporating primarily television and stage shows. The franchise originated
Sooty
British actress (1912–1995)
puppeteer, and film actress. She was the wife of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett. Corbett appeared on stage in several of the Aldwych farces. In the 1930s
Marjorie_Corbett
British children's television series (1955–1992)
The Sooty Show is a British children's television series, created by Harry Corbett, and produced for the BBC from 1955 to 1967, and then for ITV from 1968
The_Sooty_Show
Australian rules footballer
Harry Corbett (born 10 April 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Holmesby, Russell;
Harry_Corbett_(footballer)
English conservationist, entertainer and ornithologist (1941–2026)
Worth, Harry Lauder and Harry Corbett, as well as puns such as "Harry [Hurry] along now" and "Harrystotle [Aristotle]" and ending with "Harry-ly [I really]
Bill_Oddie
British fast food restaurant chain
people and serving nearly a million customers a year. Harry Corbett of Sooty fame was a nephew of Harry Ramsden's, and played the piano in his uncle's original
Harry_Ramsden's
English actress and author
writes children's books. Born in Marylebone in London, Corbett is the daughter of actor Harry H. Corbett (known for the BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son)
Susannah_Corbett
English boxer
Henry William Coleman (13 January 1904 – 6 May 1957), better known as Harry Corbett, was an English boxer who was British featherweight champion between
Harry_Corbett_(boxer)
British television presenter (born 1950)
glove puppets, as her father had made the puppets for Harry Corbett. Archer-Morgan had met Corbett in 1955, during a visit to the children's home in Merseyside
Ronnie_Archer-Morgan
Surname list
Corbett (including James Corbett) John Corbett (disambiguation) Michael Corbett William Corbett Uvedale Corbett (disambiguation) Albert H. C. Corbett
Corbett_(surname)
British television producer (1925–2023)
he worked on Children's Hour and the Round Britain Quiz, recruited Harry Corbett and produced Sooty. Hill retired as assistant head of BBC radio in 1983
Trevor_Hill_(producer)
Pier in Blackpool, England
the oldest remaining Sooty glove puppets is on display commemorating Harry Corbett buying the original puppet there. North Pier was built at the seaward
North_Pier,_Blackpool
Fox puppet from British children's TV (since 1962)
character believability, making Basil appear to be real, since—unlike Harry Corbett and Sooty, for example—the audience never saw the puppeteer. Owen modelled
Basil_Brush
Series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter is a series of seven children's fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard
Harry_Potter
onwards appears on the show more regularly With Matthew now at the helm, Harry Corbett still appears in segments for the next couple of series. From this series
List_of_Sooty_Show_episodes
Name list
and television host Harry Cothliff (1916–1976), English footballer Harry Crider (born 1999), American football player Harry Corbett (1918–1989), English
Harry_(given_name)
1964 British comedy film by Duncan Wood
comedy film shot in Techniscope directed by Duncan Wood, and starring Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker. The screenplay was by
The_Bargee
Irish actor (1912–1985)
known for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965
Wilfrid_Brambell
American producer, director, and writer (1899–1955)
his contributions was the appearance of the puppet Sooty (operated by Harry Corbett) during the series' first two seasons. On July 4, 1955, Pearce died
Perce_Pearce
American actor and screenwriter (1914–1968)
1953: House of Wax - Leon Averill (uncredited) 1953: So This Is Love - Harry Corbett (uncredited) 1953: Crime Wave - Gat Morgan 1953: The Eddie Cantor Story
Nedrick_Young
1964–1984 20 Tomorrow's World Judith Hann 1974–1994 20 The Sooty Show Harry Corbett 1955–1975 20 A Question of Sport Sue Barker 1997–2021 23 Ski Sunday
List of longest-serving British television presenters
List_of_longest-serving_British_television_presenters
85, Australian cricketer. Jack Chrisman, 61, American drag racer. Harry Corbett, 71, English magician, puppeteer and television presenter (Sooty). Stavro
Deaths_in_August_1989
UK charity of the BBC
first televised appeal, the Children's Hour, aired in 1955. Fronted by Harry Corbett and the yellow glove puppet Sooty Bear, these appeals continued annually
Children_in_Need
Topics referred to by the same term
grandson of Henry W. Corbett) Sir Henry Corbet, 6th Baronet (died 1750), of the Corbet baronets Harry Corbett (disambiguation) Corbett (surname) This disambiguation
Henry Corbett (disambiguation)
Henry_Corbett_(disambiguation)
Type of Chinese opera using cloth puppets
puppetry with anime style narrative. Chinese folk art Hand puppet Sooty Harry Corbett Thunderbolt Fantasy Also known as budai mu'ouxi, shoucao kuileixi, shoudai
Glove_puppetry
1974 British comedy film by Ralph Thomas
Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott, Judy Geeson and Harry H. Corbett. It was written by Sid Colin, Harry H. Corbett and Ian La Frenais. The film is a sequel to
Percy's_Progress
British TV programme for children
serial in five parts starring Alan Judd. (1953) Sooty - presented by Harry Corbett. (1953-1954) Colonel Crock - written by Annette Mills, which moved to
Whirligig_(TV_series)
British organisation for amateur and professional magicians
with associated Harry Corbett apparatus, sets of props used by television magicians David Nixon and Tommy Cooper, a sound recording of Harry Houdini taken
The Magic Circle (organisation)
The_Magic_Circle_(organisation)
1942 film by Raoul Walsh
coach Harry Watson (Rhys Williams) to evaluate prospects. Watson finds that Corbett, raised in a combative Irish immigrant family headed by Pat Corbett (Alan
Gentleman_Jim_(film)
English boxer (1909–1991)
became British lightweight champion in 1934 by beating the title holder Harry Mizler, another Jewish boxer. He was thrust back into the limelight as a
Jack_Kid_Berg
January – Glove puppet bear Sooty gets his own TV series hosted by Harry Corbett. It is transmitted fortnightly for the first seven years alternating
1955_in_British_television
English TV producer (1893–1989)
as entertainment programmes such as Crackerjack and those featuring Harry Corbett and Sooty. She gave Johnny Morris his first TV appearances as The Hot
Freda_Lingstrom
Robin's wedding. Sooty The Sooty Show A glove puppet bear, created by Harry Corbett in 1948, that appears on British television. Ted Ted A talking teddy
List_of_fictional_bears
not begin on Tuesdays until 12 December. 1952 16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service. December
Timeline of children's television on the BBC
Timeline_of_children's_television_on_the_BBC
in opera and oratorio and on the concert platform. Born in Bradford. Harry Corbett – (1918–1989) puppeteer, born in Bradford. Known as the creator in 1948
List of people from the City of Bradford
List_of_people_from_the_City_of_Bradford
American businessman, politician, and philanthropist (1827–1903)
Henry Winslow Corbett (February 18, 1827 – March 31, 1903) was an American businessman, politician, civic benefactor, and philanthropist in the state
Henry_W._Corbett
Panamanian boxer (1902-1951)
Boxing, p. 211. Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-63076-139-4. Mullan, Harry (1987). The Great Book of Boxing, p. 403. Rh Value Publishing, New York
Panama_Al_Brown
1958 British crime film by Seth Holt
Nader, Maggie Smith (receiving her first screen credit), Bernard Lee, Harry H. Corbett and Bessie Love. It was written by Kenneth Tynan and Holt, based on
Nowhere_to_Go_(1958_film)
English boxer
round, and in March made the first defence of his British title against Harry Corbett (the first fight to be reported on live by BBC radio), taking a points
Johnny_Curley
1964 British film by Muriel Box
comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin. It was written by Charles Dyer, based on his 1962
Rattle_of_a_Simple_Man
1959 film by Michael Anderson
Judge Christopher Casson as Brigadier John Cairney as Mike O'Callaghan Harry Corbett as Clancy Allan Cuthbertson as Captain Donal Donnelly as Willie Lafferty
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film)
Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil_(1959_film)
Town in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Burt Rhodes, music director Harry Corbett, puppeteer of the character Sooty, lived with his parents in the town Matthew Corbett, entertainer Tasmin Archer
Guiseley
Day of the year
(died 2018) 1912 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (died 1956) 1918 – Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (died 1989) 1918 – Trevor
January_28
British motorcycle racer
taken to a local motocross track in his home town, he was spotted by Harry Corbett, a professional Motocross race team manager and from there progressed
Jamie_Hamilton_(motorcyclist)
Village in Dorset, England
Tavener, who lived in the village until his death in 2013; TV presenter Harry Corbett, originator of Sooty and Sweep, who lived here until his death in 1989;
Child_Okeford
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
Radio and performed with British dance bands in the 1930s and 1940s Harry Corbett (1918–1989), creator of the long running Sooty glove puppet character
Shipley,_West_Yorkshire
William Sydney Atkins, engineer and entrepreneur (born 1902) 17 August – Harry Corbett, magician, puppeteer and television presenter, creator of Sooty (born
1989_in_the_United_Kingdom
Theatre in Aldershot, England
Washington, Jools Holland, Jane McDonald, Anna Karen, Joe Brown, Harry Corbett and Matthew Corbett in the Sooty Show, Little and Large, The Krankies, Val Doonican
Princes_Hall
Glove puppet character
outfits. The original voice artist and puppeteer for Soo was Harry Corbett's wife, Marjorie Corbett, who voiced Soo until 1980. Brenda Longman took over in
Soo_(puppet)
Paul O'Brien 47 2 1966–1969 1966 Trevor Dawson 9 6 1966, 1968 1966 Harry Corbett 10 2 1966–1967 1966 Russell Cromarty 18 25 1966–1967 1966 Bernie Drury
List of Fitzroy Football Club players
List_of_Fitzroy_Football_Club_players
Yukon. 53 11 Nana Mouskouri, The Black & White Minstrels, Sooty with Harry Corbett, George Hamilton IV, Grazina Frame, Constance Carling, Johnny Vyvyan
List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Morecambe_&_Wise_Show_(1968_TV_series)_episodes
London Hughes, presenter and comedian 23 July – Daniel Radcliffe, actor (Harry Potter films) 30 July – Zeze Millz, television personality 1989 in British
1989_in_British_television
American actor (1897–1970)
Off Broadway Detective Herbert I. Leeds uncredited 1942 Gentleman Jim Harry Corbett Raoul Walsh uncredited 1942 Two Mugs from Brooklyn Pat, gym attendant
Pat_Flaherty_(actor)
1965 British comedy war film by Frank Launder
1965 British comedy war film directed by Frank Launder and starring Harry H. Corbett, Stanley Baxter, Bill Fraser, Percy Herbert, Lance Percival and Reg
Joey_Boy_(film)
British entrepreneur, author, and WWII veteran
Emperor Godiva. He was friends with Harry Corbett and contributed scripting and promotion to Sooty. He brought Harry and Sooty to the stage in his show
Pentland_Hick
1953 film by Gordon Douglas
Dorothy Vernon as Reveler Herb Vigran as Nightclub M.C. Nedrick Young as Harry Corbett According to her 1959 autobiography My Story, actress Mary Astor wrote
So_This_Is_Love_(film)
Elliott Ruggles Corbett (June 29, 1884 –May 2, 1963) was an American banker, business leader, owner and builder of a number of the city's buildings, as
Elliott_R._Corbett
1924. During a 15-fight unbeaten run between 1923 and 1924 he beat Harry Corbett and Billy Hindley, before travelling to the United States for a series
Johnny_Cuthbert
British royal recognitions
Spencer Corbett, Investigator I, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). Harry Corbett, Entertainer. For charitable services. Harry H. Corbett, (Harry
1976_New_Year_Honours
English comedian (born 1964)
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up
Harry_Hill
American actor
William D. Corbett, known professionally as 'Will' Corbett, was an early American silent film and stage actor, who appeared in over a dozen silent movies
Will_Corbett
English boxer (1902–1976)
against Harry Corbett on 23 February 1925, winning in a sixteenth-round knockout at the National Sporting Club at London's Covent Gardens. Corbett was badly
Johnny_Brown_(English_boxer)
26 January – Archie Scott, Scottish cricketer (died 2019) 28 January Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor and screenwriter (died 1989) Trevor Skeet
1918_in_the_United_Kingdom
1971 film
cast features Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Glenn Corbett, Jim Davis, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr. and Hank Worden. In 1909, near the Mexico-United
Big_Jake
English actor (born 1963)
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Harry H. Corbett in The Curse of Steptoe (2008), and for the International Emmy Award
Jason_Isaacs
British boxer (1908–1943)
Rose. He was a younger brother of the British featherweight champion Harry Corbett. British Boxing Board of Control List of British bantamweight boxing
Dick_Corbett
Dutch boxer (1907–1992)
against Ceferino Garcia and Kid Azteca. He also faced Hall of Famers Young Corbett III and Billy Petrolle. In 1935 van Klaveren married Margarite Olivera
Bep_van_Klaveren
1958 British film by Charles Crichton
directed by Charles Crichton and starring Howard Keel, Anne Heywood and Harry H. Corbett. During a flood, prison convict Donovan escapes while helping build
Floods_of_Fear
1959 British film by Terry Bishop
'B' thriller film written and directed by Terry Bishop and starring Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young, Victor Brooks and Spencer Teakle. In London, a cover
Cover_Girl_Killer
1977 British film by Stanley Long
directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett and Liz Fraser. It was written by Long and Michael Armstrong. In the
Adventures_of_a_Private_Eye
2008 British TV play
of Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell during the making of their iconic BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son. The drama, which stars Jason Isaacs as Corbett and
The_Curse_of_Steptoe
French boxer
12 Mar 2, 1926 Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France 52 Loss 37–10–5 Harry Corbett PTS 15 Nov 19, 1925 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England 51
André_Routis
Former ITV weekday service for London
first day of transmission. It continued after Harry Corbett's retirement in 1975 with his son, Matthew Corbett, and lasted on Thames until late 1992. The
Thames_Television
1964 British film by C. M. Pennington-Richards
M. Pennington-Richards and starring Peggy Mount, Robert Morley and Harry H. Corbett. It was written by Michael Pertwee and John Bignall. Mrs. Cragg works
Ladies_Who_Do
Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1931 for Dunbartonshire, and from 1935 to 1939 for Batley and Morley Harry Corbett OBE, puppeteer, inventor of Sooty (the longest running children's TV
Carlton_Bolling
presenter Jeremy Clarkson (born 1960), TV presenter, broadcaster and writer Harry Corbett (1918–1989), TV puppeteer and creator of Sooty Fearne Cotton (born 1981)
List_of_English_people
24 January 1927 3 Johnny Cuthbert 24 January 1927 – 12 March 1928 1 Harry Corbett 12 March 1928 – 18 March 1929 1 Johnny Cuthbert 18 March 1929 – 1 October
List of British featherweight boxing champions
List_of_British_featherweight_boxing_champions
Harry Potter character
parodied in Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan, a story released by Comic Relief in 2003, and he was played by Ronnie Corbett. Hagrid also
Hagrid
English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005)
Simpson's gentle comedy The Bargee, as 'Ronnie', the illiterate cousin of Harry H. Corbett's rascally 'Hemmel Pike'. He did his first bit of on-screen 'porridge'
Ronnie_Barker
Australian film and television director
with many British comedy stars including Ronnie Barker, Tommy Cooper, Harry Corbett and Wendy Craig. He directed Doctor in the House, starring Robin Nedwell
Maurice_Murphy_(director)
BBC Radio 4 programme
Ambrose The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins Tea bags more 9 August 1965 Harry Corbett The Best of Beachcomber Trumpet more 16 August 1965 MacDonald Hastings
List of Desert Island Discs episodes (1961–1970)
List_of_Desert_Island_Discs_episodes_(1961–1970)
1966 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas
Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. It also features Harry H. Corbett in his only series appearance and Fenella Fielding making her second
Carry_On_Screaming!
2002 British TV documentary
Channel 4 documentary about the personal lives of Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, the stars of the long-running BBC situation comedy, Steptoe and Son
When_Steptoe_Met_Son
British politician (1933–2012)
Robin Corbett, Baron Corbett of Castle Vale (22 December 1933 – 19 February 2012) was a British Labour Party politician and journalist. Corbett sat in
Robin_Corbett
1979 American TV series or program
television thriller film directed by Harry Falk and starring Anthony Herrera, Simone Griffeth, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Gretchen Corbett, Peter Haskell, and Robert Reed
Mandrake_(1979_film)
would still be running over fifty years later. 13 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, moves from the BBC to ITV following its cancellation
1968_in_British_television
available to the region for the first time. 1952 16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service. 15
Timeline of the BBC Television Service
Timeline_of_the_BBC_Television_Service
1969 British film by Jim O'Connolly
starring Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates, Cesar Romero and Harry H. Corbett. Two recently released convicts, Herbie Haseler and Marty Miller, go
Crooks_and_Coronets
1973 British comedy film by Peter Sykes
drama film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film was a spin-off
Steptoe_and_Son_Ride_Again
1978 British film by Derek Ford
British sex comedy film, directed and written by Derek Ford and starring Harry H. Corbett, Christopher Mitchell, Melvyn Hayes, Julia Goodman, Hughie Green, Bill
What's_Up_Superdoc!
British comedy sketch television show
80th birthday of Ronnie Corbett. It featured sketches between Corbett and Lionel Blair, Rob Brydon, James Corden, Jon Culshaw, Harry Enfield, Jocelyn Jee
The_One...
British TV sitcom (1962–1974)
1974 in colour. The lead roles were played by Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. The theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series
Steptoe_and_Son
British activist (1882–1981)
Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby, DBE (née Corbett; 19 April 1882 – 15 May 1981) was a British suffragist, Liberal politician, feminist and internationalist
Margery_Corbett_Ashby
Presley (see Presley). Corbett Harry Corbett, creator of the Sooty glove puppet and its TV shows, is the father of Matthew Corbett. Coren Broadcaster, satirist
List of show business families
List_of_show_business_families
1960 British film by Peter Graham Scott
film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Pleasence, Harry H. Corbett, Andrée Melly and Colin Gordon. It was written by Bill MacIlwraith
The_Big_Day_(1960_film)
of British television related events from 1952. 16 January – Sooty, Harry Corbett's glove puppet bear, first appears on the BBC Television Service. 1 February
1952_in_British_television
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