John Inman

John Inman
Born
Frederick John Inman

(1935-06-28)28 June 1935
Died8 March 2007(2007-03-08) (aged 71)
Paddington, London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationClaridge House
OccupationActor
Years active1948–2004
TelevisionOdd Man Out
Are You Being Served?
Take a Letter, Mr. Jones
Grace & Favour
PartnerRon Lynch (1972–2007)

Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985, and the spin-off series Grace and Favour. He was the only actor from those series to reprise the role when an Australian version was launched.

In 1976, Inman was named both BBC TV Personality of the Year and TV Times readers' Funniest Man on Television.[1] He was also a well-known character actor in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame.

  1. ^ Obituary Archived 5 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 9 March 2007

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