Alfie BassOften seen in classic British films Alfie Bass was a small cockney-accented actor, born in London's Bethnal Green in 1920. He also died in London in 1987. Among his most often seen films (by modern audiences), are The Lavender Hill Mob and A Tale Of Two Cities. He continued working until the turn of the 1980s and had roles in the T.V. series Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served?. He sometimes emphasised his Jewish background in the accent he used on screen. He starred in The Army Game a British T.V. 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. Both series were very popular in Britain. He also had success on the stage, in particular with The Bespoke Overcoat which was filmed in 1956. This page about Alfie Bass includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Alfie Bass News stories about Alfie Bass External links for Alfie Bass Videos for Alfie Bass Wikis about Alfie Bass Discussion Groups about Alfie Bass Blogs about Alfie Bass Images of Alfie Bass |
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He also had success on the stage, in particular with The Bespoke Overcoat which was filmed in 1956. He has acted in four languages: German, Hungarian, English and French. Both series were very popular in Britain. He directed his first film in 1989, Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland, with himself in the title role. His other film roles have been in The Lightship (1986), Streets of Gold (1986), Burning Secret (1988), The Russia House (1990), White Fang (1991), Becoming Colette (1992), Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) and Jedermanns Fest (2000). 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. He followed this with parts in Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985) and Szabo's Redl Ezredes (1985) and Hanussen (1988). He starred in The Army Game a British T.V. After work in national theatre and television, his starring and award winning role in Istvan Szabo's Mephisto (1981) launched his career. He sometimes emphasised his Jewish
background in the accent he used on screen. He also died in London in 1987. Often seen in classic British films Alfie Bass was a small cockney-accented actor, born in London's Bethnal Green in 1920. |