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Bert Parnaby

ActingBorn March 4, 1924 (68 years old at death)· Died July 30, 1992

Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Biography

James Bertram "Bert" Parnaby (4 March 1924 – 30 July 1992) was a British actor who was notable for a string of TV and Film roles from the 1960s through the 1980s. His TV roles included performances in Blackadder, By the Sword Divided, Juliet Bravo, Inspector Morse and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989). Whilst living in Didsbury, Bert was a schoolmaster at Manchester Grammar School during the 1950s and early 1960s. Teaching English, he was greatly involved in the production of teachers’ plays. He subsequently became an HMI (one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools). On leaving the education profession, Parnaby worked as a producer and performer for the BBC. His monologues on breakfast radio often started ‘I hate …’, for example the edition about the Post Office, which was based on the Didsbury branch, albeit unnamed. Parnaby died in July 1992 at the age of 68, shortly after the death of his wife Jane. A bench in their memory was later erected in Drummer Street, Cambridge.

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Total credits: 26

Known For

Casualty
TV
★6.2

Casualty

as Billie Jennings

Blackadder
TV
★8.0

Blackadder

as Cain, a Peasant

Movies (13)

Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

as Neighbour

2019

Gas and Candles

Gas and Candles

as Bill

1991

Reunion

TV Shows (13)

Casualty

Casualty

as Billie Jennings

1 ep.

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Cain, a Peasant

1 ep.

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
TV
★7.9

Inspector Morse

as Ben

Bergerac
TV
★6.7

Bergerac

as Doctor Ferns

All Creatures Great and Small
TV
★7.8

All Creatures Great and Small

as Colonel Jenkins

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV
★7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Man

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as Sorrel

The Chronicles of Narnia
TV
★7.5

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Father Christmas

The Play on One
TV
★6.0

The Play on One

as Bill

Reunion
Movie
★6.7

Reunion

as Dr. Jakob Strauss

First Among Equals
TV
★7.0

First Among Equals

as George Bainbridge

Nightingales
TV
★6.8

Nightingales

as The Inspector

Casualty
TV
★6.2

Casualty

as Billie Jennings

1986

Blackadder
TV
★8.0

Blackadder

as Cain, a Peasant

1983

Inspector Morse
TV
★7.9

Inspector Morse

as Ben

1987

Bergerac
TV
★6.7

Bergerac

as Doctor Ferns

1981

All Creatures Great and Small
TV
★7.8

All Creatures Great and Small

as Colonel Jenkins

1978

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV
★7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Man

1982

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as Sorrel

1986

The Chronicles of Narnia
TV
★7.5

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Father Christmas

1988

The Play on One
TV
★6.0

The Play on One

as Bill

1988

Reunion
Movie
★6.7

Reunion

as Dr. Jakob Strauss

1989

First Among Equals
TV
★7.0

First Among Equals

as George Bainbridge

1986

Nightingales
TV
★6.8

Nightingales

as The Inspector

1990

Reunion

as Dr. Jakob Strauss

1989

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

as Mr Barnes

1988

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

as Father Christmas

1988

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

as Magistrate

1987

On the Palm

On the Palm

as Slatterthwaite

1987

Daemon

Daemon

as Mr. Crabb

1985

No image

Flights

as Headmaster

1985

Unfair Exchanges

Unfair Exchanges

as Phone Poet

1985

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

as Fleming

1984

Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

as Man

1984

Bad News

Bad News

as Neighbor

1983

Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

as Neighbour

2019

Gas and Candles

Gas and Candles

as Bill

1991

Reunion

Reunion

as Dr. Jakob Strauss

1989

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

as Mr Barnes

1988

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

as Father Christmas

1988

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

as Magistrate

1987

On the Palm

On the Palm

as Slatterthwaite

1987

Daemon

Daemon

as Mr. Crabb

1985

No image

Flights

as Headmaster

1985

Unfair Exchanges

Unfair Exchanges

as Phone Poet

1985

Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

as Fleming

1984

Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

as Man

1984

Bad News

Bad News

as Neighbor

1983

Inspector Morse

as Ben

1 ep.

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Doctor Ferns

1 ep.

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Colonel Jenkins

1 ep.

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Man

1 ep.

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Sorrel

1 ep.

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Father Christmas

1 ep.

The Play on One

The Play on One

as Bill

1 ep.

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

as George Bainbridge

4 ep.

Nightingales

Nightingales

as The Inspector

1 ep.

The Contract

The Contract

as Adam Percy

3 ep.

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

as Seecombe

4 ep.

Casualty

Casualty

as Billie Jennings

1 episodes

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Cain, a Peasant

1 episodes

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as Ben

1 episodes

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Doctor Ferns

1 episodes

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Colonel Jenkins

1 episodes

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Man

1 episodes

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Sorrel

1 episodes

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Father Christmas

1 episodes

The Play on One

The Play on One

as Bill

1 episodes

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

as George Bainbridge

4 episodes

Nightingales

Nightingales

as The Inspector

1 episodes

The Contract

The Contract

as Adam Percy

3 episodes

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

as Seecombe

4 episodes