Michael Darbyshire
Encyclopedia
Michael Darbyshire was a British
television actor most famous for his portrayal of Hubert Davenport, the Victorian
ghost in the long-running BBC
TV children's comedy series Rentaghost
. The series continued after Darbyshire's death.
He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
, and appeared in the musical Pickwick
(1965), and in the films Vengeance Is Mine (1949), The Slipper and the Rose
(1976) and Lock Up Your Daughters
(1969).
Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, aged 62.
United Kingdom
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television actor most famous for his portrayal of Hubert Davenport, the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
ghost in the long-running 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...
TV children's comedy series Rentaghost
Rentaghost
Rentaghost is a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks.-Background:The company,...
. The series continued after Darbyshire's death.
He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 musical film with a script by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, and songs by the Sherman Brothers, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car. It starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious. The...
, and appeared in the musical Pickwick
Pickwick (musical)
Pickwick is a musical with a book by Wolf Mankowitz, music by Cyril Ornadel, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, it is set in and around London and Rochester in 1828....
(1965), and in the films Vengeance Is Mine (1949), The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. This film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976....
(1976) and Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters is a musical based on an 18th century comedy, Rape Upon Rape, by Henry Fielding and adapted by Bernard Miles. The lyrics were written by Lionel Bart and the music by Laurie Johnson...
(1969).
Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, aged 62.