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Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered 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, 1970–1974).
Jeffrey Steptoe (Simon Cord) is the nasal-sounding son of Arthur, nephew of Albert and cousin of Harold. He appears in Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning! . He runs a stall selling various assorted items on Portobello Road , after previously running a window-cleaning business.
Jack Lane played Albert Steptoe and Michael Simmonds played Harold. The three episodes performed by the company were: Men of Letters, Robbery With Violence and Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard. Engine Shed went on to adapt and perform the two Christmas Specials later that year.
Wilfrid was just 49 when he first played Albert Steptoe. The role immediately launched him to fame and notoriety and made him into a national figure. His film work continued with a role in the 1962 Walt Disney film "In Search of the Castaways" and playing Paul McCartney's granddad in The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night".
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Steptoe And Son. TV sitcom; BBC One; 1962 - 1974; 57 episodes (8 series) Albert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted. Stars Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. Streaming rank this week: 627
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home.
Feb 22, 2020 · In the summer of 1962, at the age of fifty, Wilfrid Brambell suddenly became, within a matter of weeks, one of the biggest sitcom stars in Britain by playing the growling, gurning, grumbling old rag and bone man Albert Steptoe, alongside the younger Harry H. Corbett as Harold, in the first series of Steptoe And Son.
