Bernard Bresslaw Net Worth

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Bernard Bresslaw Net Worth is
$16 Million

Bernard Bresslaw Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

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 The Shrew" in Regent's Park, London, he had a ...

Date Of BirthFebruary 25, 1934, Stepney, East London
DiedJune 11, 1993, Regent's Park, London, United Kingdom
Place Of BirthStepney, London, England, UK
Height6' 6" (1.98 m)
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack
TV ShowsThe Army Game, Carry On Laughing, Our House (UK)
Star SignPisces
#Trademark
1Often played well-meaning but dimwitted characters
2Towering height
TitleSalary
Carry on Behind (1975)£2,500
Carry on Dick (1974)£2,500
Carry on Girls (1973)£2,500
Carry on Abroad (1972)£2,500
Carry on Matron (1972)£1,800
Carry on at Your Convenience (1971)£3,000
Carry on Loving (1970)£200
Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)£2,000
Carry on Camping (1969)£2,500
Carry on Doctor (1967)£2,000
Carry On... Follow That Camel (1967)£2,000
Carry on Screaming! (1966)£900
Carry on Cowboy (1965)£750
#Fact
1In his fleeting appearance as an angry lorry driver in Spring and Port Wine (1970), his character was dubbed.
2Was offered the role of King Ferdinand of Spain in Carry on Columbus (1992), but turned it down. The role went to Leslie Phillips.
3At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), was the tallest of the Carry On cast, head and shoulders over fellow Carry On regular, Barbara Windsor, who is 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m).
4Was considered to play The Monster in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), but lost out to Christopher Lee.
5Bresslaw, together with Miriam Margolyes, appeared with English comedienne Maureen Lipman in a series of British Telecom advertisements in the late 1980s. Bresslaw and Margoyles played Gerald and Dolly, a nervous couple who drop in unannounced on Lipman's character Beattie and her husband Harry.
6Bresslaw was the author of a privately published volume of poetry, Ode to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
7He made great efforts to prepare for roles, for example learning genuine Swahili phrases for Carry on Up the Jungle (1970).
8He featured as Varga, the lead villain in the 1967 Doctor Who (1963) story The Ice Warriors. Even though all the actors playing the aliens were over six feet tall, Bresslaw towered over them. Sonny Caldinez, who played an Ice Warrior in the story, stated in a 2004 interview that Bresslaw "was the only man that could make me feel small.".
9Although officially starring in 14 Carry On films, Bresslaw did appear in one other: Carry on Nurse (1959). The legs of Terence Longdon were deemed to be too thin and scrawny looking, so Bresslaw's were used as stand-ins for the scene where Joan Sims gives him a bath.
10A frequent gag in the "Carry On" movies was his character bumping into low hanging objects. He was seen hitting exit signs, chandeliers and light fixtures due to his height of 6' 7".
Bernard Bresslaw

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Carry on Up the Jungle1970Upsidaisi
Spring and Port Wine1970Lorry Driver
Moon Zero Two1969Harry
Doctor in the House1969TV SeriesMalcolm
Carry on Camping1969Bernie Lugg
Carry On... Up the Khyber1968Bungdit Din
Comedy Playhouse1968TV SeriesCommander Benbow
Stiff Upper Lip1968TV MoviePercy
Mum's Boys1968TV SeriesLeonard Pallise
Doctor Who1967TV SeriesVarga the Ice Warrior Leader Ice Warrior Varga, The Leader Varga the Ice Warrior ...
Carry on Doctor1967Ken Biddle
Sykes Versus ITV1967TV Movie
Carry on in the Legion1967Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
Theatre 6251966TV SeriesStoker
Emergency-Ward 101966TV SeriesAlf Beaumont
Armchair Theatre1966TV SeriesJackie Paganuzzi
Carry on Screaming!1966Sockett
Morgan!1966Policeman
Carry on Cowboy1965Little Heap
Secret Agent1965TV SeriesLeo Perrins
Armchair Mystery Theatre1965TV SeriesStephen
Richard Whittington Esquire1964TV MovieBrown
Lance at Large1964TV SeriesGuest Star
Sergeant Cork1964TV SeriesChief Warder Holland
ITV Play of the Week1964TV SeriesSnout
Z Cars1964TV SeriesArthur Timmins
Espionage1964TV SeriesChief Madkeeper
The Dream Maker1963Parsons
The Dickie Henderson Show1961-1962TV Series
Our House1961-1962TV SeriesWilliam Singer
Alice Through the Looking Box1960TV MovieMarch Hare
Meet the Champ1960TV SeriesBernie - boxer
After Hours1959TV Series
The Ugly Duckling1959Henry Jekyll Teddy Hyde
Carry on Nurse1959Ted York (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks1959Snowdrop
I Only Arsked!1958Popeye Popplewell
Blood of the Vampire1958Tall Sneak Thief
The Army Game1957-1958TV SeriesPvt. 'Popeye' Popplewell
The Vise1957-1958TV SeriesPolonius / Jackson / Callard
High Tide at Noon1957Tom Robey (uncredited)
No Shepherds Watched1957TV MovieEggyboy
The Adventures of Robin Hood1956TV SeriesSir Dunstan's Captain
Up in the World1956Williams (uncredited)
The Black Tulip1956TV SeriesExecutioner
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre1956TV SeriesGuardsman Arthur Crisp
Satellite in the Sky1956Technician (uncredited)
Nom-de-Plume1956TV SeriesDominic
Three Empty Rooms1955TV Movie2nd Moving Man
The Glass Tomb1955Ivan the Terrible, Cossack Dancer (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest1954Garth (uncredited)
Stage by Stage1954TV SeriesAlghazil
Young Indiana Jones1993TV SeriesVery Big Man - Ministry of Telephones
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt1992TV Mini-SeriesConcert Secretary
Leon the Pig Farmer1992Rabbi Hartmann
Virtual Murder1992TV SeriesLithgow
Astérix et le coup du menhir1989Obelix (English version, voice)
The Russ Abbot Show1989TV Series
Emu's Wide World1988TV SeriesCount Drackenstein
The Sooty Show1988TV SeriesGenie
The Book Tower1987TV Series
T-Bag Bounces Back1987TV SeriesOmar
The Giddy Game Show1985TV SeriesGorilla
Mann's Best Friends1985TV SeriesDuncan
Krull1983Cyclops
Androcles and the Lion1983TV MovieFerrovius
Terry and June1982TV SeriesMorris
Hawk the Slayer1980Gort, Giant
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson1979-1980TV SeriesSmythe
The Fifth Musketeer1979Bernard
Jabberwocky1977The Landlord
Joseph Andrews1977Parson Trulliber (uncredited)
Well Anyway1976TV SeriesThug
Carry on Behind1975Arthur Upmore
Carry on Laughing!1975TV SeriesDr. Pavingstone / Klanger / Sir Lancelot / ...
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing1975Fan Choy
Sykes1974TV SeriesJohnny Brunswick
Old Drac1974Pottinger
Carry on Dick1974Sir Roger Daley
Men of Affairs1974TV SeriesHall Porter
Carry on Christmas1973TV MovieBodkin Pod / Boll / 1st Dart Player / ...
Carry on Girls1973Peter Potter
Ooh La La!1973TV SeriesCarlos Homenides de Histangua
Arthur of the Britons1973TV SeriesSaxon Leader
Carry on Abroad1972Brother Bernard
Carry on Matron1972Ernie Bragg
Clochemerle1972TV SeriesNicholas The Beadle
Blinker's Spy-Spotter1972South
Carry on at Your Convenience1971Bernie Hulke
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins1971Mr. Violet (segment "Avarice")
The Goodies1971TV SeriesZookeeper in Charge of the Monster House
Up Pompeii1971Nero's Champion / Gorgo
Carry on Again Christmas1970TV MovieRollicky Bill
Carry on Loving1970Gripper Burke

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
T-Bag Bounces Back1987TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hi-de-Hi!1982TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978TV Movie performer: "You Need Feet"
I Only Arsked!1958performer: "Alone Together" - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The British Comedy Awards 19901990TV Special documentaryHimself
A Question of Entertainment1988TV SeriesHimself
An Audience with Kenneth Williams1983TV MovieHimself (uncredited)
A Frame with Davis1983TV SeriesHimself
Journey to Krull1983Video documentary shortHimself / Cyclops
3-2-11979-1981TV SeriesHimself - Guest Star / Batman
Clapper Board1981TV SeriesHimself
The Great Pram Race1978Documentary shortHimself - Race Judge (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars1977TV SpecialHimself
What a Carry On!1973TV Movie documentaryHimself / Various Characters
Looks Familiar1973TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Film Night1970TV SeriesHimself / Upsidaisi
Jokers Wild1969TV SeriesHimself (1970)
Tickertape1968TV SeriesHimself - Presenter
Dee Time1967TV SeriesHimself
The Kathy Kirby Show1964TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Don't Say a Word1963-1964TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Juke Box Jury1964TV SeriesHimself - Panellist
The Celebrity Game1964TV SeriesHimself
Billy Cotton Band Show1961TV SeriesHimself
Laugh Line1960TV SeriesHimself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium1959TV SeriesHimself
Spectacular1958TV SeriesHimself
Six-Five Special1958TV SeriesHimself
Words and Music1958TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years2012Video documentaryVarga
Comedy Songs: The Pop Years2008TV Movie documentaryHimself
Sssowing the Ssseedss2003Video documentary shortHimself
Heroes of Comedy2000-2002TV Series documentary
On Location: The Carry Ons2001TV Movie documentaryVarious
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades1999VideoVery Big Man
What's a Carry On?1998TV Movie documentaryVarious Characters
A Perfect Carry On1998TV Movie documentary
Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box1998TV Movie documentary
The Very Best of Sid James1996Video documentary
Laugh with the Carry Ons1993TV Series
What a Carry On1983-1984TV SeriesKen Biddle Peter Potter Bungdit Din ...
Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics1983TV Special shortVarious Characters
Carry on Laughing1981TV SeriesUpsidaisi Arthur Upmore Bernie Lugg ...
That's Carry On!1977Various Characters

Known for movies

Cyclops

Krull (1983)
as Cyclops

Policeman

Morgan! (1966)
as Policeman

The Landlord

Jabberwocky (1977)
as The Landlord

Gort, Giant

Hawk the Slayer (1980)
as Gort, Giant

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IMDB Wikipedia

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