Bert Parnaby
Born in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK — Mar 04 1924• Died Jul 30 1992
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Biography
James Bertram "Bert" Parnaby (4 March 1924 – 30 July 1992) was a British actor who was notable for a string of TV and Film roles from the 1960s through the 1980s. His TV roles included performances in Blackadder, By the Sword Divided, Juliet Bravo, Inspector Morse and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989). Whilst living in Didsbury, Bert was a schoolmaster at Manchest…
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Casualty
Billie Jennings
Blackadder
Cain, a Peasant
Bergerac
Doctor Ferns
All Creatures Great and Small
Colonel Jenkins
Inspector Morse
Ben
Lovejoy
Sorrel
The Comic Strip Presents...
Neighbour
The Play on One
Bill
The Chronicles of Narnia
Father Christmas
The Dressmaker
Mr Barnes
Nightingales
The Inspector
First Among Equals
George Bainbridge
Prick Up Your Ears
Magistrate
Reunion
Dr. Jakob Strauss
My Cousin Rachel
Seecombe
Bad News
Neighbor
The Contract
Adam Percy
Rainy Day Women
Fleming
Unfair Exchanges
Phone Poet
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Father Christmas
On the Palm
Slatterthwaite
Dirty Movie
Man
Completely Bad News
Neighbour
Flights
Headmaster
Daemon
Mr. Crabb
Gas and Candles
Bill