Alfie Bass
Biography
Alfie Bass was an English actor who began in the late 1930s at the Unity Theatre in London, where he appeared in Plant in the Sun with Paul Robeson. His stage work took in plays by Shakespeare and Shaw, and he later played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof in the West End. On screen he appeared in Alfie (1966), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and Hell Drivers (1957), and he was the innkeeper Yoine Shagal in Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). He had cameos in the Beatles' Help! (1965) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). His television roles included Private Montague Bisley in The Army Game and its sequel Bootsie and Snudge, and he appeared as Mr. Goldberg in Are You Being Served? and in Till Death Us Do Part.
71years old at death
- Born Bethnal Green
- Died London
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Abraham Basalinsky (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 33 years1945 to 1978
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A role that slipped away
Bass also took over the part of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, replacing Chaim Topol on the West End stage.
First role
Bass started acting in the late 1930s at the Unity Theatre in London. There he appeared in Plant in the Sun with Paul Robeson.
Beyond film
Bass was part of a vocal quartet with fellow The Army Game cast members Bernard Bresslaw and Michael Medwin that reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958.
Beyond film
Topic Records, a folk music label, put out a 78rpm single in 1955 on which Bass sang the novelty song "Pity the Downtrodden Landlord". The B-side was "Housing Repairs And Rents Act".
Alfie Bass movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Lester directed two of these films, Ralph Thomas two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Richard Lester
Ralph ThomasDirector, 2 films, 1958 to 1966
All films by Ralph Thomas
Also two films together23 more actors
- James Robertson JusticeDoctor in Clover (1966) and Pool of London (1951)
- Roy KinnearA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Help! (1965)
- Ian BannenA Tale of Two Cities (1958) and Pool of London (1951)
- Leslie PhillipsDoctor in Clover (1966) and Pool of London (1951)
- Dennis PriceThe Millionairess (1960) and A Touch of the Sun (1956)
- Ferdy MayneRevenge of the Pink Panther (1978) and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
- Leo McKernHelp! (1965) and A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
- Stanley HollowayThe Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and Brief Encounter (1945)
- John HarveyA Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) and Stage Fright (1950)
- Shirley Anne FieldAlfie (1966) and Doctor in Clover (1966)
- Noel PurcellDoctor in Clover (1966) and The Millionairess (1960)
- Alastair SimThe Millionairess (1960) and Stage Fright (1950)
- Eleanor BronAlfie (1966) and Help! (1965)
- John BluthalA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Help! (1965)
- Sydney BromleyThe Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and Brief Encounter (1945)
- Miriam KarlinThe Millionairess (1960) and A Touch of the Sun (1956)
- Leon GreeneA Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Susan ShawPool of London (1951) and It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
- Betty Ann DaviesBlackout (1954) and It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
- Eleanor SummerfieldThe Millionairess (1960) and Blackout (1954)
- John ArnattA Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) and Pool of London (1951)
- Michael GoldenBlackout (1954) and Pool of London (1951)
- Willoughby GoddardThe Millionairess (1960) and A Touch of the Sun (1956)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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