Bernard Bresslaw (born Stepney, London, February 25, 1934 - Enfield, June 11, 1993) was an English actor who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is best known for his comedy work, especially as a member of the Carry On team. His catchphrase, in his strong Cockney accent, was 'I only arsked' (sic), first used in The Army Game, and later revived in Carry On Camping (1969). He was a very tall man, exactly 6' 7" (2.01 m), the biggest of the Carry On team, head-and-shoulders over fellow Carry On regular, Barbara Windsor, who is 4'10" (1.47 m). Bernard and English comedian Maureen Lipman teamed up as screen husband and wife to front the BT (British Telecom) adverts in the late 1980s. He was married to dancer Betty Wright from 1959 until his death, and they had three sons (James, Mark and Jonathon). He died after collapsing in his dressing room at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, where he was to play Grumio in the New Shakespeare Company's production of Taming of the Shrew, the day after the death of fellow comedy performer Les Dawson. He made great efforts to follow up any role, learning a genuine African language for Carry on Up the Jungle. Image File history File links Bresslaw. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Enfield is the name of several places. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enfield is the name of several places. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney refers to working-class inhabitants of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... The Army Game was a British television series about life in National Service broadcast between 1957 and 1961 by Granada Television . ... Carry On Camping is arguably one of the most famous Carry On films, released on 3 July 1969 in the UK, but produced in late 1968. ... Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937), better known as Barbara Windsor, sometimes known as Babs Windsor, is an English actress. ... The Open Air Theatre in Regents Park London is a permanent venue with a three to four month summer season. ... Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. ... The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Les Dawson (2 February 1934, Collyhurst, Manchester - 10 June 1993) was a popular English comedian, known for his deadpan style. ...

Television series include:

• The Army Game
• Three Carry On Christmas Specials and Carry On Laughing
• Doctor Who serial The Ice Warriors (1967) as Varga, an Ice Warrior
• The Goodies
• The Book Tower

Films include: The Army Game was a British television series about life in National Service broadcast between 1957 and 1961 by Granada Television . ... The Carry On Christmas Specials were five one-off sitcoms produced for Thames Television between the 1960s and 1980s, and were an attempt to bring the formula of the long running Carry On film series to the small screen. ... Carry on Laughing was a television sitcom produced for ATV which featured several stars of the famous Carry On comedy film series. ... For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). ... The Ice Warriors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from November 11 to December 16, 1967. ... The Ice Warriors is the name given to a fictional extraterrestrial race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Goodies was a surreal British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s combining sketches and situation comedy and starring Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie. ...

• I Only Arsked! (1958)
• The Ugly Duckling (1959)
• Too Many Crooks (1959)
• Fourteen Carry On films, from Carry On Cowboy (1965) to Carry On Behind (1975)
• Up Pompeii! (1971)
• The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (Avarice segment) (1971)
• One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
• Hawk the Slayer as "Gort" (1980)
• Krull (1983)
• Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) (animation, voice of Obelix)
• Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)

UK chart singles: For other uses, see The Ugly Duckling (disambiguation). ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Carry On Cowboy is the eleventh in the Carry On series of films. ... Carry On Behind is a 1975 film in the British Carry On series of comedies. ... Up Pompeii! was a British television comedy series of the 1970s, starring Frankie Howerd. ... The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. ... Hawk the Slayer (1980) is a swords and sorcery movie directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. ... Krull is a 1983 heroic fantasy film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Ron Silverman. ... For other uses, see Asterix (disambiguation). ... Obelix and his trusty menhir. ...

• "Mad Passionate Love/You need Feet" (1958)
• "The Army Game/What do we do in the Army?" (1958) Michael Medwin. Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson
• "Charlie Brown/The Teenager's Lament" (1959)
• "Ivy Will Cling/I Found a Hole" (1959)

His song "You Need Feet" (a parody of "You Need Hands" by Max Bygraves) was used in The Rutles' TV special, accompanying the Yoko Ono film parody "A Thousand Feet of Film", but was cut from the syndicated version and the original DVD release, but was restored for subsequent versions. Michael Medwin is anEnglish actor, born on 18 November 1923 in London. ... Alfie Bass as the Giant in The Goodies and the Beanstalk (VHS) Alfred Bass (April 8, 1921 – July 15, 1987) was a diminutive cockney-accented Jewish actor, born in Bethnal Green, London, England. ... Max Bygraves - CD cover Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English singer songwriter, famous for his waving hands. ... The Rutles are a parody of The Beatles, jointly created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes. ... Yoko Ono Lennon (小野 洋子 Ono Yōko (ONO Yōko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...

Books:

• Bernard was the author of a privately published volume of poetry, Ode to the Dead Sea Scrolls

External links

• Bernard Bresslaw at the Internet Movie Database
• Bernard Bresslaw Memorial at Find A Grave