Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett CBE
Corbett in 2010
Born	Ronald Balfour Corbett (1930-12-04)4 December 1930 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	31 March 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 85) Shirley, London, England
Resting place	Croydon Cemetery, Croydon, London, England
Other names	Big Jim Jehosophat
Occupation(s)	Actor, broadcaster, comedian, writer
Years active	1952–2014
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)[1]
Spouse	Anne Hart ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	3
Military career
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1950–1953
Rank	Flying Officer
Unit	Film Unit

Ronald Balfour Corbett CBE (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies. He achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme The Frost Report (with Barker) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here!, Now Look Here, and Sorry!

Corbett began his acting career after moving from Edinburgh to London; he had early roles in the TV series Crackerjack and The Saint, and appeared in the films You're Only Young Twice, Rockets Galore!, Casino Royale, Some Will, Some Won't, and No Sex Please, We're British. He first worked with Ronnie Barker in the BBC TV series The Frost Report in 1966, and the two of them were given their own show by the BBC five years later. The Two Ronnies ran as a comedy sketch show from 1971 to 1987, and became Corbett and Barker's most famous work; Corbett became known for his meandering chair monologues.