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James Bertram "Bert" Parnaby was a British actor who was notable for a string of TV and Film roles from the 1960s through the 1980s. His TV roles included performances in Blackadder, By the Sword Divided, Juliet Bravo, Inspector Morse and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989).
Birth Name
James Bertram Parnaby
Born
Tuesday, 04 March 1924
Died
Thursday, 30 July 1992
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nightingales | The Inspector | 1990 |
Reunion | Dr. Jakob Strauss | 1989 |
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 1988 |
The Dressmaker | Mr Barnes / Mr. Barnes | 1988 |
The Play on One | Bill | 1988 |
The Bretts | Brewster | 1987 |
Prick Up Your Ears | Magistrate | 1987 |
Inspector Morse | Ben | 1987 |
Casualty | Billie Jennings | 1986 |
The Monocled Mutineer | Todd | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nightingales | The Inspector | 1990 |
Reunion | Dr. Jakob Strauss | 1989 |
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe | Father Christmas | 1988 |
The Dressmaker | Mr Barnes / Mr. Barnes | 1988 |
The Play on One | Bill | 1988 |
The Bretts | Brewster | 1987 |
Prick Up Your Ears | Magistrate | 1987 |
Inspector Morse | Ben | 1987 |
Casualty | Billie Jennings | 1986 |
The Monocled Mutineer | Todd | 1986 |
Lovejoy | Sorrel | 1986 |
Daemon | Mr. Crabb | 1985 |
Unfair Exchange | Phone Poet | 1985 |
Screen Two | Slatterthwaite / Phone poet | 1985 |
Cockles | Ted Smiler | 1984 |
By the Sword Divided | Sir Austin Fletcher | 1983 |
Blackadder | Cain, A Peasant / Dim Cain, A Peasant / Cain, A Blind Beggar | 1983 |
My Cousin Rachel | Seecombe | 1983 |
The Comic Strip Presents | Neighbour / Man | 1982 |
Timewatch | Oliver Cromwell | 1982 |
Bergerac | Doctor Ferns | 1981 |
Juliet Bravo | Harry Chapman | 1980 |
All Creatures Great and Small | Colonel Jenkins | 1978 |
Last of the Summer Wine | Jack Harry Teesdale | 1973 |
Play for Today | Fleming | 1970 |