Michael Darbyshire
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Michael Darbyshire (15 October 1917 – 20 November 1979) was an English actor of stage and screen.[1][2] He is perhaps best known for his role as Hubert Davenport, the Victorian ghost, in the long running BBC TV children's comedy series Rentaghost.[2][3]
He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.[4] On stage, he appeared in the original West End cast of the musical Pickwick in 1963, its Broadway transfer in 1965, and a BBC TV adaptation in 1969.[5][1][6]
He was a member of the Players Theatre Company based in London in Villiers Street, appearing regularly and also on many occasions on the BBC TV series The Good Old Days.[7][8][9]
Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, during the interval of the first performance of a production of the Ray Cooney farce, Chase Me Comrade, at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, aged 62.[1][10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Vengeance Is Mine | Policeman | |
| 1956 | Charley Moon | Footman | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Gentle Terror | Ticket clerk | |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Inventor | |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters | La Verole | |
| 1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere | Doctor | |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose | Dancer |
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External links
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