Bernard Bresslaw

Acting

Born: February 25, 1934 (59)

Died: June 11, 1993

Birthplace: Stepney, London, England, UK

Total titles

Most common genre

Comedy

Years active

1966 - 1983

Biography

A RADA scholar who was spotted by Laurence Olivier, Bernard Bresslaw got professional security from the "Carry On" films but was typecast (as TV's The Army Game (1957) had done earlier). He was beginning to extend himself through stage work when, in 1993, just before a performance in "The Taming Of...