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Alfie Bass

Biography

Alfie Bass

Overview

  • Born
    April 8, 1916 · Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
  • Died
    July 15, 1987 · Barnet, London, England, UK (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Abraham Basalinksy
  • Height
    5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Mini bio

  • Alfie Bass was born on April 8, 1916 in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Moonraker (1979) and The Bespoke Overcoat (1954). He was married to Margaret Beryl Bryson. He died on July 15, 1987 in Barnet, London, England, UK.

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  • Spouse
      Margaret Beryl Bryson(January 26, 1946 - July 15, 1987) (his death, 2 children)

Trivia

  • British character comic who played a number of archetypal Cockney working class roles.
  • As a one-time cabinet maker (like his Ukrainian-born father), he began his career building sets at the Unity Theatre, in London, before becoming an actor there in the late 1930s. He made his acting debut performing alongside Paul Robeson in the play "Plant in the Sun." During the 1950s he continued to direct shows at Unity, and on one occasion appeared in court charged with putting on a play without a license. He appeared in a number of Shakespearean roles on stage.
  • Born to Russian parents who had fled persecution in Russia.
  • Appeared in the landmark 1950s BBC Radio SF series "Journey Into Space" as Lemuel 'Lemmy' Barnet.
  • Began acting before the camera in wartime British documentaries.

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