From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Harry H Corbett OBE 28 February 1925 21 March 1982 was an English actor Corbett was best known for his starring role in the popular and longrunning BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son in the 1960s and 70s Early in his career he was dubbed the English Marlon Brando by some sections of the British press Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry H Corbett licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia