Robertson Hare

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. One of his favourite parts, which he played in the provinces before achieving West End success, was "Grumpy", a retired lawyer, in which he toured before the First World War. After war service in the army, Hare got his big break. He was cast in a long-running farce with Ralph Lynn and Tom Walls. His meek and put-upon character was repeated in various incarnations in the eleven Aldwych farces presented by Walls between 1923 and 1933. He also appeared in film versions of most of the farces. After the Aldwych series came to an end, Hare continued to be cast in similar roles in new plays by Ben Travers and many others. Occasionally Hare took a break from farce, appearing in revue with Benny Hill and in a musical with Frankie Howerd. His final major role was on television in the late 1960s, as the Archdeacon of St Ogg's in the BBC comedy series All Gas and Gaiters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Islington, London, England, 1891-12-16

Died: 1979-01-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1930	Rookery Nook	Harold Twine	0
2	1930	On Approval	Hedworth	0
3	1930	Plunder	Oswald Veal	0
4	1930	Tons of Money	Chesterman	0
5	1932	A Night Like This	Miles Tuckett	0
6	1932	Thark	Hook	0
7	1933	Friday the Thirteenth	Ralph Lightfoot	60
8	1933	A Cuckoo in the Nest	Rev. Sloley Jones	50
9	1933	Turkey Time	Edwin Stoatt	0
10	1934	A Cup of Kindness	Ernest Ramsbottom	0
11	1934	It's a Boy	Allister	0
12	1934	Dirty Work	Clement Peck	0
13	1935	Car of Dreams	Henry Butterworth	56
14	1935	Oh, Daddy!	Rupert Boddy	50
15	1935	Fighting Stock	Duck	0
16	1935	Stormy Weather		0
17	1935	Foreign Affaires	Mr. Hardy Hornett	0
18	1936	Pot Luck		0
19	1936	Jack of All Trades	Lionel Fitch	55
20	1937	O.H.M.S.		35
21	1937	Aren't Men Beasts!	Herbert Holly	0
22	1938	A Spot of Bother	Dear Mr. Binky Rudd	0
23	1939	So This Is London	Henry Honeycutt	0
24	1940	Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder	Mr Anyman	0
25	1942	Banana Ridge	Willoughby Pink	58
26	1943	Women Aren't Angels	Wilmer Popday	0
27	1944	He Snoops to Conquer	Sir Timothy Strawbridge	82
28	1948	Things Happen at Night	Vincent Ebury	43
29	1951	One Wild Oat	Humphrey Proudfoot	45
30	1952	The Magic Box	Sitter in Bath Studio	63
31	1953	Our Girl Friday	Professor Gibble	51
32	1956	Three Men in a Boat	Photographer	63
33	1961	Seven Keys	Mr. Piggott	68
34	1961	Out of the Shadow	Ronald Fortescue	50
35	1961	The Young Ones	Chauffeur	60
36	1962	Crooks Anonymous	Grimsdale	63
37	1966	Hotel Paradiso	The Duke	54
38	1968	Salt & Pepper	Dove	53
39	1972	Raising the Roof		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	All Gas and Gaiters		55
2	1968	Ooh La La!		0