Robertson Hare

Acting

Robertson Hare

Born December 16, 1891 · Islington, London, England

Died January 25, 1979 · aged 87

John Robertson Hare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popular BBC sitcom, All Gas and Gaiters. Short in stature and of unheroic appearance, Hare made his stage career in character roles. From his early days as an actor he was cast as older men. O…

Known For

Salt & PepperSalt & Pepper · 1968
Salt & Pepper
5.31968
MovieComedyCrime
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?
Crooks AnonymousCrooks Anonymous · 1962
Crooks Anonymous
6.11962
MovieComedyCrime
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.
The Magic BoxThe Magic Box · 1952
The Magic Box
6.51952
MovieDrama
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name to include his first wife's for the photographic portrait work he excelled at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
The Young OnesThe Young Ones · 1961
The Young Ones
6.11961
MovieComedyMusic
Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.
Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat · 1956
Three Men in a Boat
6.31956
MovieComedy
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Hotel ParadisoHotel Paradiso · 1966
Hotel Paradiso
6.01966
MovieComedy
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is Monsieur Boniface with hard domineering wife Angelique; also, Monsieur Cotte with beautiful but neglected wife Marcelle. Henri Cotte traces architectural anomalies (mostly "ghost" sounds in the drain pipes) and plans a night at the Hotel Paradiso, which happens to be the chosen romantic rendezvous spot of Marcelle and Monsieur Boniface. One wife, two husbands, a nephew, and the perky Boniface maid, all at this 'by the hour' hotel and consummation of the affair is, to say the least, severely compromised (not the least by a police raid). All of this is under Feydeau's eye, and his play is the 'success fou' of the next season.
One Wild OatOne Wild Oat · 1951
One Wild Oat
5.21951
MovieComedy
A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father becomes involved.
Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy! · 1935
Oh, Daddy!
6.01935
MovieComedyMusic
Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.

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Hotel ParadisoHotel Paradiso · 1966
Hotel Paradiso
6.01966
MovieComedy
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is Monsieur Boniface with hard domineering wife Angelique; also, Monsieur Cotte with beautiful but neglected wife Marcelle. Henri Cotte traces architectural anomalies (mostly "ghost" sounds in the drain pipes) and plans a night at the Hotel Paradiso, which happens to be the chosen romantic rendezvous spot of Marcelle and Monsieur Boniface. One wife, two husbands, a nephew, and the perky Boniface maid, all at this 'by the hour' hotel and consummation of the affair is, to say the least, severely compromised (not the least by a police raid). All of this is under Feydeau's eye, and his play is the 'success fou' of the next season.

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