Alfie Bass

He also had success on the stage, in particular with The Bespoke Overcoat which was filmed in 1956. He served in the US Army during World War II and was the fourth most decorated soldier of the war (Actor Audie Murphy being the first). Both series were very popular in Britain. It should also be pointed out that Brand was a real life hero. comedy series of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and then co-starred in its sequel Bootsie and Snudge as a tramp with Bill Fraser and Clive Dunn. One of the funnier moments was the twin episode in which gruff and dusty Reese has an immaculate and proper lookalike that confounds the other Texas Rangers. He starred in The Army Game a British T.V. One of the most heart wrenching scenes on TV showed Brand's character, Reese Bennet, waiting in torment when he realizes he has been stood up by the love of his life.

He sometimes emphasised his Jewish background in the accent he used on screen. Known also for his cowboy roles, he stared in his own TV series, Laredo, with William Smith, Peter Brown, and Claude Akins. series Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served?. Many will remember him as Bull Hansom, the prison guard of The Birdman of Alkatraz, and as the antagonistic prisoner in Stalag 17. He continued working until the turn of the 1980s and had roles in the T.V. The characterization caused an outcry from the Italian American community over stereotypes. Among his most often seen films (by modern audiences), are The Lavender Hill Mob and A Tale Of Two Cities. Of the hundreds of roles he has played, he is probably most well known as Al Capone in the TV show The Untouchables.

He also died in London in 1987. However, he played a very romantic lead in the movie Return From the Sea with Jan Sterling and a heartwarming character who was brain damaged and misunderstood in an episode of the TV show Daniel Boone. He played Hoss Cartwright's (Dan Blocker) Uncle Guntur on Bonanza. Often seen in classic British films Alfie Bass was a small cockney-accented actor, born in London's Bethnal Green in 1920. I'm a loser.". He played the villain in so many movies, his self-image became affected, culminating in a television interview on TV's Entertainment Tonight show with the actor moving about in agitation repeating, "I'm a loser. The worst career move of his life was to kill the Elvis Presley character in Love Me Tender.

Gravel-voiced Neville Brand started his big screen career in D.O.A. as a henchman named Chester. Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 - April 16, 1992) was a television and movie actor. Five Gates To Hell. Captains Couragous.

Tora! Tora! Tora!. Charge At Feather River (the first 3-D movie). Love Me Tender. Backtrack (a compilation of a few Laredo episodes).

The Birdman Of Alcatraz. Return From The Sea. D.O.A..