Jack Haig
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Jack Haig was a British
actor who specialised in supporting roles, mainly in TV comedy.
Haig was the son of music hall
actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco". He was seen in a long list of British TV favourites: Hugh and I
, Dad's Army
, Are You Being Served?
, Terry and June
and others. He was in Crossroads soap opera
in the 1960s and a couple of cinema films. He achieved his greatest success as Monsieur LeClerc
in BBC
's 'Allo 'Allo!
, a role he played until his death. His last appearance was in the final episode of series 5, where he impersonated a Spanish guitarist, alongside Kenneth Connor
(Monsieur Alfonse
), who had an Enigma code machine hidden in his accordion
. He is fondly remembered by many 'Allo 'Allo fans for his signature line, "It is I, LeClerc!"
His earlier TV work included a regular spot as a comic on The One O'clock Show and Happy Go Lucky a children's TV show during the 1960s. The One O'Clock Show was shown every weekday in the Tyne Tees area of ITV
. He usually appeared in sketches as 'Wacky Jackie', generally playing the fool in a music hall comedy style.
In 1989, Haig became too ill to work and later died of cancer. His wife was revue actress Sybil Dunn, who had died the previous year, two days before their golden wedding anniversary. They had one daughter.
United Kingdom
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actor who specialised in supporting roles, mainly in TV comedy.
Haig was the son of music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco". He was seen in a long list of British TV favourites: Hugh and I
Hugh and I
Hugh and I was a highly successful black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called Hugh and I Spy...
, Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
, Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...
, Terry and June
Terry and June
Terry and June is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987. The programme is largely a continuation of Happy Ever After, and stars Terry Scott and June Whitfield as a middle-class suburban couple, Terry and June Medford...
and others. He was in Crossroads soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
in the 1960s and a couple of cinema films. He achieved his greatest success as Monsieur LeClerc
Monsieur Roger LeClerc
For the American Football player of the same name see Roger LeClerc .Monsieur Roger LeClerc was a fictional character from the British sitcom series Allo 'Allo!, played by Jack Haig.-The first episode:...
in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's 'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
, a role he played until his death. His last appearance was in the final episode of series 5, where he impersonated a Spanish guitarist, alongside Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
(Monsieur Alfonse
Monsieur Alfonse
Monsieur Alfonse is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. He was played by actor Kenneth Connor.-Character overview:...
), who had an Enigma code machine hidden in his accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
. He is fondly remembered by many 'Allo 'Allo fans for his signature line, "It is I, LeClerc!"
His earlier TV work included a regular spot as a comic on The One O'clock Show and Happy Go Lucky a children's TV show during the 1960s. The One O'Clock Show was shown every weekday in the Tyne Tees area of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. He usually appeared in sketches as 'Wacky Jackie', generally playing the fool in a music hall comedy style.
In 1989, Haig became too ill to work and later died of cancer. His wife was revue actress Sybil Dunn, who had died the previous year, two days before their golden wedding anniversary. They had one daughter.
Filmography
- 'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
.... Roger Leclerc (51 episodes) (1982–1989) - Are You Being Served?Are You Being Served?Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...
.... Old Gentleman (2 episodes) (1981) - Crossroads .... Archie Gibbs (19 episodes) (1967–1980)
- Dad's ArmyDad's ArmyDad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
(2 episodes) (1969–1975) - Keep It in the FamilyKeep It in the Family (TV series)Keep It in the Family is a British comedy television series that aired for five seasons between 1980 and 1983. It was about a likable and mischievous British cartoonist, Dudley Rush. Also featured were Dudley's wife, Muriel and their two daughters, Jacqui and Susan...
.... Des (6 episodes) (1971) - Here Come the Double Deckers! (2 episodes) (1970)
- The Intrepid Mr. Twigg .... Garage Owner (1968)
- No StringsNo StringsNo Strings is a musical drama with a book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers, his only Broadway score written without a collaborator. The musical opened on Broadway in 1962 and ran for 580 performances...
(1967) - The Ghost Goes GearThe Ghost Goes GearThe Ghost Goes Gear is a 1966 British musical comedy film directed by Hugh Gladwish and starring the Spencer Davis Group, Sheila White and Nicholas Parsons. A music group go to stay at the childhood home of their manager, a haunted manor house in the English countryside.-Cast:* Spencer Davis Group...
.... Old Edwards (1966) - United!United!United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1.The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United...
.... Chas Coggan (unknown episodes) (1965) - Hugh and IHugh and IHugh and I was a highly successful black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called Hugh and I Spy...
.... Arthur Wormold (4 episodes) (1963–1966)