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After appearing in mostly bit roles throughout TheSixties, he was cast in the recurring role of Mr. Bluett in ''Series/DadsArmy''. Although the role was small, it caught him the attention of producer David Croft, who would go on to cast him in ''Are You Being Served?''. In ''AYBS?'', Bennett played "Young" Mr. Grace ("Old Mr. Grace doesn't get about much these days"), the joke being that no matter how "young" they claimed him to be, Mr. Grace was an incredibly frail old man who rode around in a wheelchair and needed a nurse by his side almost 24/7. The other major joke surrounding the character was that he an incredibly DirtyOldMan, forever pinching bottoms and having heart problems whenever he was aroused by his secretaries.
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After UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, he started acting and worked as a producer at the Tower Theatre in London. He then stopped acting to work as a draughtsman for an electric company, until he retired and returned to acting. After appearing in mostly bit roles throughout TheSixties, The60s, he was cast in the recurring role of Mr. Bluett in ''Series/DadsArmy''.
Althoughthe role his ''Dad's Army'' was small, it caught him the attention of producer David Croft, who would go on to cast him in ''Are You Being Served?''. In ''AYBS?'', Bennett played "Young" Mr. Grace ("Old Mr. Grace doesn't get about much these days"), the joke being that no matter how "young" they claimed him to be, Mr. Grace was an incredibly frail old man who rode around in a wheelchair and needed a nurse by his side almost 24/7. The other major joke surrounding the character was that he an incredibly DirtyOldMan, forever pinching bottoms and having heart problems whenever he was aroused by his secretaries.
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[[caption-width-right:300:"[[Series/AreYouBeingServed You've all done very well!]]"]]
Harold Frank Bennett, (17 November 1898 – 11 September 1981), was a British actor best known for playing Young Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
After appearing in mostly bit roles throughout TheSixties, he was cast in the recurring role of Mr. Bluett in ''Series/DadsArmy''. Although the role was small, it caught him the attention of producer David Croft, who would go on to cast him in ''Are You Being Served?''. In ''AYBS?'', Bennett played "Young" Mr. Grace ("Old Mr. Grace doesn't get about much these days"), the joke being that no matter how "young" they claimed him to be, Mr. Grace was an incredibly frail old man who rode around in a wheelchair and needed a nurse by his side almost 24/7. The other major joke surrounding the character was that he an incredibly DirtyOldMan, forever pinching bottoms and having heart problems whenever he was aroused by his secretaries.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 82.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/AreYouBeingServed'' (1977) -- Young Mr. Grace
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', 2 episodes:
** "Death Begins at Seventy" (1967) -- Old Man (UncreditedRole)
** "The Deadly Bullet" (1967) -- Pop Williams
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 13 episodes (1969-77) -- Mr. Sidney Bluett
* ''Series/StrangeReport'', episode "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (1969) -- Newspaper Seller (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', episode "If You Can Help Somebody... Don't!" (1970) -- Jack
* ''Series/{{Doomwatch}}'', episode "The Iron Doctor" (1971) -- George Mason
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "The Fox Trot" (1971) -- Gwen's Father
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "It's the Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure" (1971) -- Mr. Reeves
* ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'', episode "Magic Casements" (1972) -- Book Shop Assistant
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 46 episodes (1972-81) -- Young Mr. Grace
* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Marriage" (1972) -- Herbert
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', episode "The Merger" (1973) -- Lord Wagstaff
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor on the Go]]'', episode "Keep Your Nose Clean" (1975) -- Mr. Reeves
* ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'', 1 episode (1977) -- Elder (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'', episode "Who Goes Home?" (1978) -- Priest
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[[caption-width-right:300:"[[Series/AreYouBeingServed You've all done very well!]]"]]
Harold Frank Bennett, (17 November 1898 – 11 September 1981), was a British actor best known for playing Young Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
After appearing in mostly bit roles throughout TheSixties, he was cast in the recurring role of Mr. Bluett in ''Series/DadsArmy''. Although the role was small, it caught him the attention of producer David Croft, who would go on to cast him in ''Are You Being Served?''. In ''AYBS?'', Bennett played "Young" Mr. Grace ("Old Mr. Grace doesn't get about much these days"), the joke being that no matter how "young" they claimed him to be, Mr. Grace was an incredibly frail old man who rode around in a wheelchair and needed a nurse by his side almost 24/7. The other major joke surrounding the character was that he an incredibly DirtyOldMan, forever pinching bottoms and having heart problems whenever he was aroused by his secretaries.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 82.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/AreYouBeingServed'' (1977) -- Young Mr. Grace
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', 2 episodes:
** "Death Begins at Seventy" (1967) -- Old Man (UncreditedRole)
** "The Deadly Bullet" (1967) -- Pop Williams
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 13 episodes (1969-77) -- Mr. Sidney Bluett
* ''Series/StrangeReport'', episode "Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You?" (1969) -- Newspaper Seller (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', episode "If You Can Help Somebody... Don't!" (1970) -- Jack
* ''Series/{{Doomwatch}}'', episode "The Iron Doctor" (1971) -- George Mason
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "The Fox Trot" (1971) -- Gwen's Father
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "It's the Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure" (1971) -- Mr. Reeves
* ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'', episode "Magic Casements" (1972) -- Book Shop Assistant
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 46 episodes (1972-81) -- Young Mr. Grace
* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', episode "Marriage" (1972) -- Herbert
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', episode "The Merger" (1973) -- Lord Wagstaff
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor on the Go]]'', episode "Keep Your Nose Clean" (1975) -- Mr. Reeves
* ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'', 1 episode (1977) -- Elder (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'', episode "Who Goes Home?" (1978) -- Priest
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