Nicholas John Smith, (5 March 1934 — 6 December 2015), was a British actor best known for playing Mr. Rumbold in every episode of Are You Being Served?.
He started his career as a non-speaking extra in several ITV shows. His first speaking role came in Doctor Who in "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", with Smith having persuaded Richard Martin to expand his role so he appeared in three of the six episodes instead of only one or two.
In 1972, he was cast as Mr. Cuthbert "Jug-Ears" Rumbold in Are You Being Served?. He stayed with the show until its final episode, and also played Mr. Rumbold in the film and in Grace & Favour. At the same time as AYBS?, he also had a regular role on Z Cars as PC Yates.
In 2005, he had a supporting role in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Reverend Hedges, for which he was nominated for an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.
He died in hospital after a head injury from a fall at the age of 81.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) — Fireman (Uncredited Role)
- The Twelve Chairs (1970) — Actor in Play
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) — Death Wish (Uncredited Role)
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) — Hunkston
- Fellini's Casanova (1976) — Casanova's Brother (Uncredited Role)
- Are You Being Served? (1977) — Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
- The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — Reverend Clement Hedges
- Doctor Who, 3 episodes of 6-episode story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" (1964) — Wells
- The Avengers, 2 episodes:
- "Escape in Time" (1967) — Parker
- "Super Secret Cypher Snatch" (1968) — Lather
- The Champions, episode "Project Zero" (1968) — Postmaster
- The Saint, 2 episodesshow list (1968) — Bishop
- Up Pompeii, episode "The Ides of March" (1970) — Hidius
- Doctor in the House, episode "Nice Bodywork - Lovely Finish" (1970) — Mortuary Keeper
- If It Moves, File It, episode "Surveillance" (1970) — Butch
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, episode "A Message from the Deep Sea" (1971) — Solicitor
- In for a Penny, episode "Dan and the Steps of El Cid" (1972) — Man
- Are You Being Served?, 69 episodes:
- 69 episodes (1972-85) — Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
- "Roots?" (1981) — Mycroft Rumbold
- Z Cars, 9 episodesshow list (1972-75) — PC Jeff Yates
- Whodunnit?, episode "Knife in the Back" (1973) — Mr. Campbell-Smith
- Doctor in Charge, episode "The Epidemic" (1973) — Mr. Neave
- The Sweeney, episode "Golden Fleece" (1975) — Mr. Simpkins
- Worzel Gummidge, episode "A Little Learning" (1979) — Mr. Foster
- Grace & Favour, 12 episodes (1992-93) — Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
- Doctors, episode "Lest We Forget" (2004) — Reginald Harris
- Last of the Summer Wine, episode "A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules" (2008) — Vicar
- M.I. High, episode "Quakermass" (2010) — Professor Quakermass
- The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — Reverend Clement Hedges
