The Goodies
1970
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Jun 13, 1993 · Bernard Bresslaw, actor: born London 25 February 1934; married (three sons); died London 11 June 1993. I CLEARLY remember the day I met Bernard Bresslaw. So, I'll bet, can anyone who met him.
Bernard Bresslaw was a British comic actor, singer and writer. He is best remembered for his performance in the ‘Carry On’ film series. As a singer, he contributed to a number of songs including “You Need Feet" and “The Teenager's Lament".
Biography. A RADA scholar who was spotted by Laurence Olivier, Bernard Bresslaw got professional security from the "Carry On" films but was typecast (as TV's The Army Game (1957) had done earlier).
Bernard Bresslaw was one of Britain’s foremost actors who entertained us for over forty years. On TV, movies or the theatre he has undoubtedly been regarded as one of Britain’s unsung heroes for too long.
Jun 11, 1993 · BERNARD Bresslaw, the comic actor best known for his roles in the Carry On series of films, died last night an hour before he was due to appear as Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew in London ...
Bernard Bresslaw (born in Stepney, London, on 25 February 1934) was a tall, RADA-trained comic actor who became a household name for his role as gormless Pte Arnold Popplewell in TV's The Army Game (ATV, 1957-61), with his plaintive 'I only arsked', the title of his 1957 film.
Bernard tended to play two different types of character in the Carry Ons. His early roles in the series were all crumbling villains in the historical epics - think of Abdul Abulbul in Follow That Camel, Sockett in Screaming and of course, Bungdit-Din in the classic Carry On Up The Khyber.
