Personal Info
Bert Parnaby
Acting
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 Manchester Grammar School during the 1950s and e…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Completely Bad News
as Neighbour
Gas and Candles
as Bill
Reunion
as Dr. Jakob Strauss
The Dressmaker
as Mr Barnes
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
as Father Christmas
Prick Up Your Ears
as Magistrate
On the Palm
as Slatterthwaite
Unfair Exchanges
as Phone Poet
Flights
as Headmaster
Daemon
as Mr. Crabb
TV Shows
Nightingales
as The Inspector · 1 ep.
The Chronicles of Narnia
as Father Christmas · 1 ep.
The Play on One
as Bill · 1 ep.
The Contract
as Adam Percy · 3 ep.
Inspector Morse
as Ben · 1 ep.
Casualty
as Billie Jennings · 1 ep.
Lovejoy
as Sorrel · 1 ep.
First Among Equals
as George Bainbridge · 4 ep.
Blackadder
as Cain, a Blind Beggar · 1 ep.
My Cousin Rachel
as Seecombe · 4 ep.