Robertson Hare as the Ven. Henry Blunt, Archdeacon of St. Ogg's, in All Gas and Gaiters, late 1960s
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 more recent 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.
After war service in the army, Hare got his big break. He was cast in a long-running farce with Ralph Lynn and Tom Walls. His meek and put-upon character was repeated in various incarnations in the eleven Aldwych farces presented by Walls between 1923 and 1933. He also appeared in film versions of most of the farces. After the Aldwych series came to an end, Hare continued to be cast in similar roles in new plays by Ben Travers and many others.
Occasionally Hare took a break from farce, appearing in revue with Benny Hill and in a musical with Frankie Howerd. His final major role was on television in the late 1960s, as the Archdeacon of St Ogg's in the BBC comedy series All Gas and Gaiters.
John RobertsonHare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is remembered by more recent...
British comedy film starring Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More and RobertsonHare. It is about a woman who is shipwrecked with three men on a deserted...
comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Stanley Holloway, RobertsonHare and Sam Costa with pre-stardom appearances by Audrey Hepburn and Roger...
Albert Hall, London. In 1956, Craig appeared in the West End alongside RobertsonHare in John Dighton's farce Man Alive!. One of her early TV appearances...
He appeared in the farce The Party Spirit in the West End alongside RobertsonHare and Ralph Lynn. His first credited screen role was in the film Radio...
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William Mervyn — The Rt Revd Dr Cuthbert Hever, DD, Bishop of St Ogg's RobertsonHare — The Ven Henry Blunt, the archdeacon Derek Nimmo — The Revd Mervyn...
(1947), a poltergeist comedy he co-starred in with Alfred Drayton and RobertsonHare. His last major screen role was as the wily waiter Albert in the 1957...
directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, RobertsonHare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, The Poltergeist...
December 1956 and 24 June 1958. The cast included Cicely Courtneidge, RobertsonHare, Naunton Wayne and Viola Lyel. It then went on a tour round Britain...
Man Alive! that transferred to the West End the following year with RobertsonHare in the lead. He adapted the play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. His...
successful partnership with the actor RobertsonHare a veteran of the Aldwych Farces. He was appearing with Hare in the play One Wild Oat at the Garrick...
role in the production, as did the young RobertsonHare. The critic Sheridan Morley wrote, "the team of Walls, Hare, and Lynn was thus created, one which...
131 performances from 23 September 1954 and 15 January 1955. Starring RobertsonHare and Ralph Lynn, the cast also included Roger Maxwell, Frank Thornton...
film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, RobertsonHare, Norma Varden and Cecil Parker. The screenplay is by Ben Travers, and...
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