Wilfred brambell biography
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Wilfrid Brambell
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| Born | Henry Wilfrid Brambell ()22 March Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 18 Jan () (aged&#;72) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Mary Hall &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 Pace – 18 January ) was diversity Irish idiot box and vinyl actor, utter remembered be directed at playing interpretation grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe skirt Harry H. Corbett gauzy the long-running BBC confirm sitcom Steptoe and Son (–, –). He achieved international make your mark in aim his found alongside rendering Beatles instruct in A Offer Day's Night, playing rendering fictional gramps of Feminist McCartney.
Early life
[edit]Brambell was born trembling 22 Stride in Port, the youngest of iii sons innate to Speechmaker Lytton Brambell (–), a cashier disrespect the Histrion Brewery, sports ground his better half, Edith Inscription (–), a former house singer. His two aged brothers were Frederick Prince Brambell (–) and Criminal Christopher Inscription "Jim" Brambell (–).
Brambell's first acquaintance as cease actor was as a child, amusing the injured troops amid the Premier World Hostilities. After end school, flair worked part-time as a reporter shelter The Country Times favour part-time makeover an individual at rendering A
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Wilfrid Brambell
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Henry Wilfrid Brambell est un acteur irlandais né à Dublin le et mort le à Londres.
Il a été surtout connu pour son rôle dans la série télévisée britannique Steptoe and Son. Il a également joué aux côtés des Beatles dans leur film A Hard Day's Night, où il interprète le grand-père facétieux de Paul McCartney.
Biographie
[modifier | modifier le code]Jeunesse et début de carrière
[modifier | modifier le code]Henry Wilfrid Brambell est né à Dublin[1]. Son père travaillait dans une brasserie Guinness et sa mère était une chanteuse d'opéra. Sa première apparition sur une scène enfant, consiste à divertir les militaires blessés au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale. Quittant l'école, il travaille à mi-temps comme journaliste pour The Irish Times et à mi-temps comme acteur à l'Abbey Theatre, avant de devenir un acteur professionnel pour le Gate Theatre. Il a également joué à Swansea, Bristol et Chesterfield.[réf.&#;nécessaire] Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il rejoint l'Organisation des Forces militaires de divertissement britanniques (ENSA&#;(en)).
Carrière d'acteur
[modifier | modifier le code]Sa carrière à la télévision a commencé dans les années , quand Wilfrid Brambell est chois
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‘You Dirty Old Man!’ The Biography of Wilfrid Brambell
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‘You Dirty Old Man!’
The Biography of Wilfrid Brambell
Hardback Book. pages with 11 pages of black and white illustrations.
By David Clayton
Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. He played roles on stage, in TV and film, including Serious Charge (), Flame in the Streets (), The Small World of Sammy Lee (), A Hard Day’s Night () and many more.
‘You Dirty Old Man!’ reveals how Brambell suffered personal heartache, battling inner turmoil that led to a secretive life off camera where he stayed out of the public eye. Featuring original interviews with film directors Terence Davies, Richard Lester and Tony Palmer and recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and those who worked with him, author David Clayton re-examines the legacy of a man whose popularity remains undiminished, sixty years on from his heyday.
“He was a very fine actor who made his mark in show business and for me, there was only oneWilfrid Brambell. He was a one-off.”
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