Wilfrid Brambell Biography

Birth of Wilfrid Brambell

Cast in his most famous role, as Albert Steptoe, the irascible father in Steptoe and Son, initially a pilot on the BBCs Comedy Playhouse

The success of Steptoe and Son made Brambell a high profile figure on British television, and earns him the major role of Paul McCartneys grandfather in The Beatles first film, "A Hard Days Night"

Tellls the BBC he does not want to do another Steptoe and Son series and in September goes to New York to appear in the Broadway musical Kelly at the Broadhurst theatre, however it closes after just one perfomance

Death of Wilfrid Brambell

Channel 4 broadcast a documentary film on the off-screen life of Brambell and his relationship with Harry H. Corbett, who played Harold Steptoe in Steptoe and Son, "When Steptoe met son", revealed that the two men detested each other

The Curse of Steptoe, a BBC TV play about Brambell and his co-star Harry H Corbett, is broadcast on digital BBC channel BBC FOUR, featuring Phil Davis as Brambel