Nicholas Smith

Nicholas Smith

Actor Mar 5 (died age 81) Banstead, Surrey, England, UK 1961–2022 (61 year career)

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Biography

Nicholas John Smith (5 March 1934 - 6 December 2015) was an English comedy actor. He appeared in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972-1985), playing original character Mr (Cuthbert) Rumbold, the manager of the fictional Grace Brothers department store.

Known For

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Reverend Clement Hedges (voice)

Fellini's Casanova

Fellini's Casanova

Casanova's Brother

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Friar

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Rumbold

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Hunkston

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Death Wish

Grace & Favour

Grace & Favour

Mr Cuthbert Rumbold

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold

Filmography

Acting (44)

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Movies (21)

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

as Archive Footage

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

as Reverend Clement Hedges (voice)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ghouls

The Ghouls

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

as Self

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (archive footage) (uncredited)

What Rats Won't Do

What Rats Won't Do

as Chaplain

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold

Fellini's Casanova

Fellini's Casanova

as Casanova's Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

as Hunkston

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Death Wish

Baxter!

Baxter!

as Taxi Driver

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Hastings

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

as Friar

A Walk with Love and Death

A Walk with Love and Death

as Pilgrim

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

as Constable

The Fiction Makers

The Fiction Makers

as Bishop

Another Day, Another Dollar

Another Day, Another Dollar

as Mooney

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Big Man Coughed and Died

as Man

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

as Wells

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

as Pawn Shop Assistant

Television (23)

M.I. High

M.I. High

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as Self

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Quentin (voice)

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Mr Spottletoe

Grace & Favour

Grace & Favour

as Mr Cuthbert Rumbold

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

as Mr. Foster

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Simpkins

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as Vicar

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

as Mr. Rumbold

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Solicitor

Budgie

Budgie

as Detective Sergeant Cooney

Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

as Fredericks

Paul Temple

Paul Temple

Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii!

as Plotter

The Champions

The Champions

as Postmaster

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as Mr. Bull

The Frost Report

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Tunnicliffe

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Policeman

The Saint

The Saint

as Bishop

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Parker