Michael Darbyshire | |
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Born | 15 October 1917 |
Died | 20 November 1979 | (aged 62)
Michael Darbyshire (15 October 1917 – 20 November 1979) was an English actor of stage and screen. [1] [2] He is perhaps best known for his role as Hubert Davenport, the Victorian ghost, in the long running BBC TV children's comedy series Rentaghost. [2] [3]
He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. [4] On stage, he appeared in the original West End cast of the musical Pickwick in 1963, its Broadway transfer in 1965, and a BBC TV adaptation in 1969. [5] [1] [6]
He was a member of the Players Theatre Company based in London in Villiers Street, appearing regularly and also on many occasions on the BBC TV series The Good Old Days. [7] [8] [9]
Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, during the interval of the first performance of a production of the Ray Cooney farce, Chase Me Comrade, at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, aged 62. [1] [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Vengeance Is Mine | Policeman | |
1956 | Charley Moon | Footman | Uncredited |
1963 | The Gentle Terror | Ticket clerk | |
1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Inventor | |
1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters | La Verole | |
1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere | Doctor | |
1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | Dancer |
Michael Darbyshire | |
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Born | 15 October 1917 |
Died | 20 November 1979 | (aged 62)
Michael Darbyshire (15 October 1917 – 20 November 1979) was an English actor of stage and screen. [1] [2] He is perhaps best known for his role as Hubert Davenport, the Victorian ghost, in the long running BBC TV children's comedy series Rentaghost. [2] [3]
He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. [4] On stage, he appeared in the original West End cast of the musical Pickwick in 1963, its Broadway transfer in 1965, and a BBC TV adaptation in 1969. [5] [1] [6]
He was a member of the Players Theatre Company based in London in Villiers Street, appearing regularly and also on many occasions on the BBC TV series The Good Old Days. [7] [8] [9]
Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, during the interval of the first performance of a production of the Ray Cooney farce, Chase Me Comrade, at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, aged 62. [1] [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Vengeance Is Mine | Policeman | |
1956 | Charley Moon | Footman | Uncredited |
1963 | The Gentle Terror | Ticket clerk | |
1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Inventor | |
1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters | La Verole | |
1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere | Doctor | |
1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | Dancer |