Actor
Robertson Hare
December 16, 1891 · Islington, London, England
John Robertson Hare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popular BBC sitcom, All Gas and Gaiters.
Short in stature and of unheroic appearance, Hare made his stage career in character roles. From his early days as an actor he was cast as older men. One of his favourite parts, which he played in the provinces before achieving West End success, was "Grumpy", a retired lawyer, in which he toured before the First World War.
Often works with
John Le Mesurier
3 titles together
Salt & Pepper, All Gas and Gaiters, The Night We Got the Bird
Jeremy Lloyd
3 titles together
Salt & Pepper, Crooks Anonymous, Seven Keys
Alfred Drayton
3 titles together
Friday the Thirteenth, Things Happen at Night, Banana Ridge
Ernest Clark
2 titles together
Salt & Pepper, All Gas and Gaiters
William Mervyn
2 titles together
Salt & Pepper, All Gas and Gaiters
Norman Rossington
2 titles together
Crooks Anonymous, Three Men in a Boat
Full filmography · 44
Raising the Roof
cast
1972
Salt & Pepper
as Dove
19685.3
Hotel Paradiso
as The Duke
1966
Crooks Anonymous
as Grimsdale
19626.1
The Young Ones
as Chauffeur
1961
Out of the Shadow
as Ronald Fortescue
1961
Seven Keys
as Mr. Piggott
1961
The Night We Got the Bird
as Dr. Vincent
1960
Three Men in a Boat
as Photographer
1956
My Wife's Family
as Noah Parker
1956
Our Girl Friday
as Professor Gibble
1953
The Magic Box
as Sitter in Bath Studio
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