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