Robertson Hare
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity". He is best remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
in the popular sitcom, All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters was a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudonym of "John Wraith" when writing the pilot...
.
Career
Hare began his acting career on the stage, making his first screen appearance in 19301930 in film
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. He became a regular in British comedy films such as Turkey Time (1933
1933 in film
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) and A Cup of Kindness
A Cup of Kindness
A Cup of Kindness is a 1934 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Dorothy Hyson and Claude Hulbert...
(1934
1934 in film
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), but his appearance in All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters was a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudonym of "John Wraith" when writing the pilot...
, at the age of 75, was his television debut. He continued to play the role into his eighties.
Filmography
- Rookery Nook (1930)
- On ApprovalOn Approval (1930 film)On Approval is a 1930 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls and also featuring Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare...
(1930) - Tons of Money (1930)
- A Night like This (1931)
- PlunderPlunder (1931 film)Plunder is a British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare...
(1931) - Thark (1932)
- A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
- Just My LuckJust My Luck (1933 film)Just My Luck is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Davy Burnaby and Robertson Hare. The screenplay was written by Ben Travers based on a play by H.F. Maltby...
(1933) - It's a BoyIt's a Boy (film)It's a Boy is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Leslie Henson, Albert Burdon and Edward Everett Horton. It is a farce about a blackmailer who attempts to demand money from a young woman on the brink of marriage...
(1933) - Friday the ThirteenthFriday the Thirteenth (1933 film)Friday the Thirteenth is a 1933 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Muriel Aked. The film depicts the lives of several passengers in the hours before they are involved in a bus crash.-Cast:...
(1933) - Turkey Time (1933)
- Dirty WorkDirty Work (1934 film)Dirty Work is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare and Basil Sydney...
(1934) - A Cup of KindnessA Cup of KindnessA Cup of Kindness is a 1934 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Dorothy Hyson and Claude Hulbert...
(1934) - Are You a Mason? (1934)
- Fighting StockFighting StockFighting Stock is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Robertson Hare, Lesley Wareing and Herbert Lomas. A Brigadier retires to a country cottage for some quiet fishing, but it soon overtaken by madcap events. The film is based on the farce by Ben Travers....
(1935) - Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy! is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Leslie Henson, Frances Day, Robertson Hare and Barry MacKay.-Cast:* Leslie Henson - Lord Pye* Frances Day - Benita de Lys* Robertson Hare - Rupert Boddy...
(1935) - Car of DreamsCar of DreamsCar of Dreams is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Grete Mosheim, John Mills, Norah Howard and Robertson Hare. A tycoon's son falls in love with a woman who works at his father's factory. It was based on the 1934 Hungarian film...
(1935) - Foreign AffairesForeign AffairesForeign Affaires is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls based on an Aldwych Farce written by Ben Travers. It also features Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Norma Varden and Cecil Parker. The film is set on the French Riviera where two hard-living British spongers become mixed...
(1935) - Stormy Weather (1935)
- Pot Luck (1936)
- Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades (film)Jack of All Trades is a 1936 comedy film British directed by Robert Stevenson and Jack Hulbert. It stars Jack Hulbert and Gina Malo.-Cast:*Jack Hulbert as Jack Warrender*Gina Malo as Frances Wilson*Robertson Hare as Lionel Fitch...
(1936) - You Must Get MarriedYou Must Get MarriedYou Must Get Married is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day, Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare. In order to be able to work in Britain an American actress marries a British sailor...
(1936) - O.H.M.S.O.H.M.S. (film)O.H.M.S. is a 1937 British action comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Wallace Ford, John Mills, Anna Lee and Grace Bradley. An American criminal evades the police by joining the British army.-Cast:* Wallace Ford - Jimmy Tracy...
(1937) - Aren't Men Beasts (1937)
- A Spot of BotherA Spot of Bother (film)A Spot of Bother is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra Storme and Kathleen Joyce. The film is a farce in which a Bishop unwisely decides to loan the catherdral funds to a dubious businessman. Meanwhile his sectetary is involved...
(1938) - So This Is LondonSo This Is London (1939 film)So This Is London is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and George Sanders. It is adapted from a play by Arthur Goodrich...
(1939) - Banana RidgeBanana RidgeBanana Ridge is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter C. Mycroft and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Isabel Jeans. The film is based on a 1938 stage play of the same name by Ben Travers...
(1942) - Women Aren't AngelsWomen Aren't AngelsWomen Aren't Angels is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Polly Ward and Joyce Heron.-Cast:* Robertson Hare - Wilmer Popday* Alfred Drayton - Alfred Bandle* Polly Ward - Frankie Delane...
(1943) - He Snoops to ConquerHe Snoops to ConquerHe Snoops to Conquer is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Robertson Hare, Elizabeth Allan, and Claude Bailey. An odd job man becomes mixed up in corruption in politics and town planning.-Plot:...
(1944) - Things Happen at NightThings Happen at NightThings Happen at Night is a 1947 British comedy horror film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Gwynneth Vaughan.- Cast :*Gordon Harker as Joe Harris*Alfred Drayton as Wilfred Prescott...
(1947) - One Wild OatOne Wild OatOne Wild Oat is a 1951 British film starring Stanley Holloway, Robertson Hare and Sam Costa with a notable appearance by a pre-stardom Audrey Hepburn as an extra....
(1951) - The Magic BoxThe Magic BoxThe Magic Box is a fictional magic shop in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon. It is located in Sunnydale and was last owned and operated by Rupert Giles, and served as the primary headquarters of the Scooby Gang for seasons five and six.-Ownership history:The shop went...
(1952) - Our Girl FridayOur Girl FridayOur Girl Friday is a 1953 British comedy film starring Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More and Robertson Hare...
(1953) - My Wife's FamilyMy Wife's Family (1956 film)My Wife's Family is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Ronald Shiner as Doc Knott, Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Diane Hart and Robertson Hare. It was a remake of the 1941 British film My Wife's Family....
(1956) - Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat (1956 film)Three Men in a Boat is a 1956 British CinemaScope colour comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, Shirley Eaton and David Thomlinson. It is based on the 1889 novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome...
(1956) - The Night We Got the BirdThe Night We Got the BirdThe Night We Got the Bird is a 1961 British comedy film and a follow up to the 1959 film, using the same title name The Night We Dropped a Clanger, it was directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner and Irene Handl...
(1961) - Seven KeysSeven Keys (film)Seven Keys is a 1961 British crime thriller directed by Pat Jackson and starring Alan Dobie.-Plot:Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased was an embezzler who stole £20,000 that was never recovered; he sets out to...
(1961) - Out of the ShadowOut of the Shadow (film)Out of the Shadow is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Michael Winner and starring Terence Longdon, Donald Gray, Diane Clare and Robertson Hare.-Cast:* Terence Longdon as Mark Kingston* Donald Gray as Inspector Wills* Diane Clare as Mary Johnson...
(1961) - The Young OnesThe Young Ones (film)The Young Ones is a British musical released in 1961, featuring singer Cliff Richard. The musical was directed by Sidney J. Furie and was produced by Kenneth Harper and Andrew Mitchell for the Associated British Studios at Elstree. The original screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald...
(1961) - Crooks AnonymousCrooks AnonymousCrooks Anonymous is a British comedy film from 1962. Directed by Ken Annakin, it starred Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter and was notable for one of the earliest appearances of Julie Christie.-Plot:...
(1962) - Hotel ParadisoHotel Paradiso (film)Hotel Paradiso is a 1966 film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play Hotel du Libre Echange by Maurice Desvallières and Georges Feydeau.-Synopsis:...
(1966) - Salt and Pepper (1968)
- The Benny Hill ShowThe Benny Hill ShowThe Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...
Is This Your Life sketch (12/25/1969) - Raising the RoofRaising the RoofRaising the Roof is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and featuring Michael Gould, Patti Davis, Roy Kinnear, David Lodge and Patricia Hayes.-Cast:* Michael Gould as Jack* Patricia Davis as Jill* Ian Allis as Clyde Burke...
(1972)