- Tom Clegg
Tom Clegg is a thickly built, tough-looking British
actor , who had a number of small roles in film and television during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for appearing in a number ofCarry On films , especially "Carry On Screaming ", where he played the role of Oddbod.Clegg was formerly a member of the
Household Cavalry and professional boxer before getting into movies as astuntman in films such as "Ivanhoe " (1952).His size and tough guy persona led to film roles, including "The Flanagan Boy" (1953), "The Fake" (1953), "John of the Fair" (1954), "The Stateless Man" (1955), "The Extra Day" (1956), "
Moby-Dick " (1956), "The Hideout" (1956), "Saint Joan " (1957), "The Battle of the V.1" (1958), "Mark of the Phoenix" (1958), "This Sporting Life " (1963), and "Thunderball" (1965).He was also cast as a number of toughs and henchmen on television, including supporting turns in "
Quatermass II ", "Sword of Freedom ", "The Four Just Men ", "Dixon of Dock Green ", "Adam Adamant Lives! ", "The Saint ", and "The Sweeney ".His bulky presence was also used to comedic effect in a similar way to
Arthur Mullard . His appearances in comedy series include "Hancock's Half Hour " ("The Cold", "Football Pools", "The Big Night" and "The Two Murderers"), "The Benny Hill Show ", "Corrigan Blake", and "Till Death Us Do Part ". Comedic film roles include "Raising the Wind" (1961), "Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher", and "Great Catherine" (both 1968).These comedic roles led him to become a semi-regular in the Carry On films, appearing in "
Carry On Regardless " (1961), "Carry On Spying " (1964), "Carry On Cleo " (1964), and "Carry On Loving " (1970). But it is his role as the lumbering half-Frankenstein monster , half-werewolf Oddbod in horror spoof "Carry On Screaming" (1966) that he will always be most affectionately remembered for.External links
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