Michael Darbyshire (15 October 1917 – 20 November 1979) was an English actor of stage and screen.[1][2] He is perhaps best known for his role as Hubert Davenport, the Victorian ghost, in the long running BBC TV children's comedy series Rentaghost.[2][3]
michael, darbyshire, october, 1917, november, 1979, english, actor, stage, screen, perhaps, best, known, role, hubert, davenport, victorian, ghost, long, running, children, comedy, series, rentaghost, photo, 1939, malvern, festival, programmeborn, 1917, octobe. Michael Darbyshire 15 October 1917 20 November 1979 was an English actor of stage and screen 1 2 He is perhaps best known for his role as Hubert Davenport the Victorian ghost in the long running BBC TV children s comedy series Rentaghost 2 3 Michael DarbyshirePhoto 1939 Malvern Festival programmeBorn 1917 10 15 15 October 1917Died20 November 1979 1979 11 20 aged 62 Windsor Berkshire EnglandHe also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 4 On stage he appeared in the original West End cast of the musical Pickwick in 1963 its Broadway transfer in 1965 and a BBC TV adaptation in 1969 5 1 6 He was a member of the Players Theatre Company based in London in Villiers Street appearing regularly and also on many occasions on the BBC TV series The Good Old Days 7 8 9 Michael Darbyshire died in 1979 aged 62 1 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1949 Vengeance Is Mine Policeman1956 Charley Moon Footman Uncredited1963 The Gentle Terror Ticket clerk1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Inventor1969 Lock Up Your Daughters La Verole1971 She ll Follow You Anywhere Doctor1976 The Slipper and the Rose DancerReferences Edit a b c Michael Darbyshire Broadway Cast amp Staff IBDB www ibdb com a b Michael Darbyshire BFI Retrieved 27 August 2020 BFI Screenonline Rentaghost 1976 84 www screenonline org uk Michael Darbyshire www aveleyman com Pickwick 1963 Original London Cast via castalbums org BBC Programme Index genome ch bbc co uk 26 December 1969 Twenty Minutes South excerpt British Universities Film amp Video Council bufvc ac uk Michael Darbyshire Theatricalia theatricalia com BBC Programme Index genome ch bbc co uk 12 June 1967 External links EditMichael Darbyshire at IMDb Michael Darbyshire at the Internet Broadway Database This article about a United Kingdom film and television actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Darbyshire amp oldid 1158976879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
