Robertson Hare

John Robertson Hare (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage,^[1] at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity".^[2] He is best remembered by modern audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popular sitcom, All Gas and Gaiters.

Career

Hare began his acting career on the stage, making his first screen appearance in 1930. He became a regular in British comedy films such as Turkey Time (1933) and A Cup of Kindness (1934), but his appearance in All Gas and Gaiters, at the age of 75, was his television debut. He continued to play the role into his eighties.

Filmography

• Rookery Nook (1930)
• On Approval (1930)
• Tons of Money (1930)
• A Night like This (1931)
• Plunder (1931)
• Thark (1932)
• A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
• Just My Luck (1933)
• It's a Boy (1933)
• Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
• Turkey Time (1933)
• Dirty Work (1934)
• A Cup of Kindness (1934)
• Are You a Mason? (1934)
• Fighting Stock (1935)
• Oh, Daddy! (1935)
• Car of Dreams (1935)
• Foreign Affaires (1935)
• Stormy Weather (1935)
• Pot Luck (1936)
• Jack of All Trades (1936)
• You Must Get Married (1936)
• O.H.M.S. (1937)
• Aren't Men Beasts (1937)
• A Spot of Bother (1938)
• So This Is London (1939)
• Banana Ridge (1942)
• Women Aren't Angels (1943)
• He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
• Things Happen at Night (1947)
• One Wild Oat (1951)
• The Magic Box (1952)
• Our Girl Friday (1953)
• My Wife's Family (1956)
• Three Men in a Boat (1956)
• The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
• Seven Keys (1961)
• Out of the Shadow (1961)
• The Young Ones (1961)
• Crooks Anonymous (1962)
• Hotel Paradiso (1966)
• Salt and Pepper (1968)
• The Benny Hill Show Is This Your Life sketch (12/25/1969)
• Raising the Roof (1972)

References

• Walker, John (ed.). Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-093507-3. 

Further reading

• Hare, Robertson (1956). Yours Indubitably. London: Robert Hale. 

External links

• Robertson Hare at the Internet Movie Database