Quarmby was born in Liverpool and after two years' national service in the RAF joined RADA in 1949. Repertory work dominated the first twenty years of his career, although he began appearing in television in 1956.
Quarmby played a variety of roles from the 1960s to the 1990s appearing in many long-running drama series such as Z-Cars, Callan, Softly, Softly, Juliet Bravo and Howards' Way. He also appeared in the 1982 television film The Scarlet Pimpernel. He appeared as a prison officer in Porridge in an episode entitled "The Hustler" (1974). He played the role of Mr Carnegie, the Health Inspector in the Fawlty Towers episode "Basil the Rat" (1979) and Henry Tobias (the newspaper editor) in K-9 and Company.
^"John Quarmby Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Kids, Cause of Death, Net Worth, Parents, Family, Obituary, Funeral and Movies". primalinformation.com. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
john, quarmby, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Quarmby news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Quarmby 18 June 1929 5 April 2019 1 was an English character actor John QuarmbyBorn 1929 06 18 18 June 1929Liverpool EnglandDied5 April 2019 2019 04 05 aged 89 OccupationActor Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditQuarmby was born in Liverpool and after two years national service in the RAF joined RADA in 1949 Repertory work dominated the first twenty years of his career although he began appearing in television in 1956 Quarmby played a variety of roles from the 1960s to the 1990s appearing in many long running drama series such as Z Cars Callan Softly Softly Juliet Bravo and Howards Way He also appeared in the 1982 television film The Scarlet Pimpernel He appeared as a prison officer in Porridge in an episode entitled The Hustler 1974 He played the role of Mr Carnegie the Health Inspector in the Fawlty Towers episode Basil the Rat 1979 and Henry Tobias the newspaper editor in K 9 and Company Selected filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1960 Scotland Yard Plain Clothes Man Episode Night Beat 1966 Take a Pair of Private Eyes Detective sergeant 1 episode1967 Z Cars Station Sergeant Episode I Don t Want Evidence 1971 Get Carter 2nd Gambler Film Uncredited1974 Fall of Eagles Lamsdorf Episode Dearest Nicky Porridge Prison Officer Episode The Hustler 1979 Fawlty Towers Mr Carnegie Episode Basil the Rat 1981 K 9 and Company Henry Tobias TV movie1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Ponceau TV movie1983 Storyboard Dr Slade 1 Pilot Episode Mr Palfrey of Westminster The Traitor Juliet Bravo Solicitor Episode Mates The Weather in the Streets Mr Treadeven TV movie1984 A Christmas Carol Mr Hacking TV movie1985 Thirteen at Dinner Sir Montague s Butler TV movie1987 Little Dorrit Circumlocution Office Porter Film1990 The Fool Film1994 Black Beauty Butler Film1995 Io no spik inglishRestoration The Chancellor FilmReferences Edit John Quarmby Wiki Bio Age Wife Kids Cause of Death Net Worth Parents Family Obituary Funeral and Movies primalinformation com 5 April 2019 Archived from the original on 25 June 2019 Retrieved 25 June 2019 External links EditJohn Quarmby at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about an English television actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a British television actor born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Quarmby amp oldid 1175368552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
