Acting

Harry Worth

Born — Died

1917-11-20 — 1989-07-20

Place of birth

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

4 titles

Real name Harry Illingsworth, Harry Worth was an ex-miner and changed his surname when he left the RAF after the war. He started as a ventriloquist at the Mechanics Institute in Barnsley, Later in a pantomime he met his future wife, Kay, who suggested he went to London which he did and auditioned with alot of other acts for work at the Windmll Theatre, Only 3 acts got taken on, him, Tony Hancock and Morecambe and Wise, A while after that came 6 shows for BBC television called The Trouble With Harry, He then found himself with a 6 minute spot on the first televised Royal Command Performance.

Known for

8.5

Middle-aged Harry Matthews, recently widowed, struggles to raise his two teenage children.

How's Your Father

1979

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6.7

Oh Happy Band! is a situation comedy written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. The series ran for six episodes in 1980 on BBC 1, and featured the last screen appearance of comedian Harry Worth. For musical sequences, the series featured the Aldershot Brass Ensemble. Since broadcast, the series has not been repeated or released on any home consumer media.

Oh Happy Band!

1980

7.0

Each entertaining sketch sees the bumbling, well-meaning Harry reduce everyone he comes into contact with, whether it be his neighbour's, his doctor or the police, to a state of bewilderment and frustration.