- Robertson Hare
J. Robertson Hare (
December 17 ,1891 –January 25 ,1979 ) was an English comedy actor, who came to fame in the . He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, [cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,5013566-3057,00.html|title='If the players felt James had been hard done by they could have said so'|last=Lacey|first=David|date=2004-09-11|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|accessdate=2008-06-14] at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity". [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/entertainment/204767.stm|title=The 60 best one-liners|date=1998-10-30|work=BBC News Online: Entertainment|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-06-14] He is best remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popularsitcom , "All Gas and Gaiters ".Career
Hare began his acting career on the stage, making his first screen appearance in 1930. He became a regular in British comedy films such as "Turkey Time" (1933) and "A Cup of Kindness" (1934), but his appearance in "
All Gas and Gaiters ", at the age of 75, was his television debut. He continued to play the role into his eighties.Partial filmography
* "Rookery Nook" (1930)
* "A Cuckoo in the Nest" (1933)
* "Thark" (1933)
* "Fishing Stock" (1935)
* "Aren't Men Beasts" (1938)
* "Banana Ridge" (1941)
* "He Snoops to Conquer" (1945)
* "Things Happen at Night" (1948)
* "One Wild Oat " (1951)
* "Our Girl Friday " (1953)
* "Three Men in a Boat" (1956)
* "The Young Ones" (1961)
* "Crooks Anonymous " (1962)
* "Salt and Pepper " (1968)References
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