Robertson Hare

Personal Info

Birthday

December 16, 1891

Day of Death

1979-01-25

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Islington, London, England

Also Known As

John Robertson Hare

Robertson Hare

Biography

John Robertson Hare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popular BBC sitcom, All Gas and Gaiters.

Short in stature and of unheroic appearance, Hare made his stage career in character roles. From his early days as an actor he was cast as older men. One of his favourite parts, which he played in the provinces before achieving West End success, was "Grumpy", a retired lawyer, in which he toured before the First World War.

Known For

All Gas and Gaiters

Tons of Money

A Cup of Kindness

Three Men in a Boat

The Magic Box

Stormy Weather

Our Girl Friday

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Filmography

1968
Salt & Pepper
as Dove
1966
Hotel Paradiso
as The Duke
1962
Crooks Anonymous
as Grimsdale
1961
The Young Ones
as Chauffeur
Out of the Shadow
as Ronald Fortescue
Seven Keys
as Mr. Piggott
1956
Three Men in a Boat
as Photographer
My Wife's Family
as Noah Parker
1953
Our Girl Friday
as Professor Gibble
1952
The Magic Box
as Sitter in Bath Studio
1951
One Wild Oat
as Humphrey Proudfoot
1948
Things Happen at Night
as Vincent Ebury
1944
He Snoops to Conquer
as Sir Timothy Strawbridge
1943
Women Aren't Angels
as Wilmer Popday
1942
Banana Ridge
as Willoughby Pink
1940
Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder
as Mr Anyman
1939
So This Is London
as Henry Honeycutt
1938
A Spot of Bother
as Dear Mr. Binky Rudd
1937
Aren't Men Beasts!
as Herbert Holly
1936
Jack of All Trades
as Lionel Fitch
1935
Foreign Affaires
as Mr. Hardy Hornett
Stormy Weather
as Mr. Bullock
Fighting Stock
as Duck
Oh, Daddy!
as Rupert Boddy
Car of Dreams
as Henry Butterworth
1934
Dirty Work
as Clement Peck
It's a Boy
as Allister
A Cup of Kindness
as Ernest Ramsbottom
1933
Turkey Time
as Edwin Stoatt
A Cuckoo in the Nest
as Rev. Sloley Jones
Just My Luck
as Trigg
Friday the Thirteenth
as Ralph Lightfoot
1932
Thark
as Hook
A Night Like This
as Miles Tuckett
1930
Tons of Money
as Chesterman
Plunder
as Oswald Veal
On Approval
as Hedworth
Rookery Nook
as Harold Twine