Moore Marriott

MOORE MARRIOTT d1949. English character actor who made 131 film appearances from 1912. Today he is best known as old "Harbottle" in a number of comedy films he made with Will Hay and Graham Moffatt including ; Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) and Ask a Policeman (1939) / as well as Jerry the Mole in Convict 99 (1938). During the filming of Hay's film Dandy Dick (1935), he played an uncredited stableboy. His first role as a straight man using this character was in Hay's film Windbag the Sailor (1936) along with Graham Moffatt. Following the dissolution of the Will Hay / Graham Moffatt / Moore Marriott partnership, he continued to play his Harbottle-type character in films with the comedian Arthur Askey and the Crazy Gang including ; I Thank You (1941) and Back-Room Boy (1942). His other film appearances included Millions Like Us (1943) and Green for Danger (1946)