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 heart attack and died at the age of 59.
Known For
Krull
(1983)
Cyclops
Hawk the Slayer
(1980)
Gort, the Giant
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Little Heap
Jabberwocky
(1977)
The Landlord
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Bernie Lugg
Carry On Screaming!
(1966)
Sockett
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Ernie Bragg
Moon Zero Two
(1969)
Harry
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Ted York
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Bungdit Din
Carry On Loving
(1970)
Gripper Burke
Carry On Abroad
(1972)
Brother Bernard
Carry on Follow That Camel
(1967)
Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
Full Filmography
Acting
The Men of Sherwood Forest
(1954)
Garth
The Glass Cage
(1955)
Ivan The Terrible
Satellite in the Sky
(1956)
Technician (uncredited)
Up in the World
(1956)
Williams
High Tide at Noon
(1957)
Tom Robey
I Only Arsked
(1958)
Excused Boots Bisley
Blood of the Vampire
(1958)
Tall Sneak Thief
Too Many Crooks
(1959)
Snowdrop
The Ugly Duckling
(1959)
Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Ted York
Alice Through the Looking Box
(1960)
It's All Happening
(1963)
Parsons
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1964)
Snout
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Little Heap
Carry On Screaming!
(1966)
Sockett
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
(1966)
Policeman
Carry On Doctor
(1967)
Ken Biddle
Carry on Follow That Camel
(1967)
Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
(1967)
Varga
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Bungdit Din
Moon Zero Two
(1969)
Harry
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Bernie Lugg
Carry on Christmas
(1969)
Bob Cratchit / Frank N. Stein's Monster / Spirit of Christmas Future / Convent Girl / Town Crier / Policeman
Carry On Loving
(1970)
Gripper Burke
Carry On Up the Jungle
(1970)
Upsidaisi
Spring and Port Wine
(1970)
Lorry Driver
Carry on Again Christmas
(1970)
Rollicky Bill
Up Pompeii
(1971)
Gorgo
Carry On at Your Convenience
(1971)
Bernie Hulke
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971)
Mr. Violet (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Ernie Bragg
Carry On Abroad
(1972)
Brother Bernard
Blinker's Spy-Spotter
(1972)
Carry On Girls
(1973)
Peter Potter
Carry on Christmas
(1973)
Bodkin Pod / Boll / 1st Dart Player / Capt Ffing-Burke / 5th Ballerina / Little John / Policeman.
Carry On Dick
(1974)
Sir Roger Daley
Vampira
(1974)
Pottinger
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Fan Choy
Carry On Behind
(1975)
Arthur Upmore
Jabberwocky
(1977)
The Landlord
Joseph Andrews
(1977)
Parson Trulliber
That's Carry On!
(1977)
Various Characters
The Fifth Musketeer
(1979)
Bernard
Hawk the Slayer
(1980)
Gort, the Giant
Krull
(1983)
Cyclops
Androcles and the Lion
(1984)
Ferrovius
Leon The Pig Farmer
(1993)
Rabbi Hartmann