Bernard Spear

 ( 1919 Births ) 

Bernard Spear (11 September 1919 – 9 May 2003) was an English actor.

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Early life Spear was born on 11 September 1919 in Croydon, Surrey, to a Polish-Jewish father and a Russian-Jewish mother. He was educated at Central Federation School in London, and worked as a clerk at a tobacco manufacturers before serving in the Royal Artillery in Gibraltar during World War II.

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Career Spear starred in the BAFTA-winning television play Bar Mitzvah Boy, and also portrayed the dual roles of Cervantes's manservant and Sancho Panza in the 1968 London stage version of Man of La Mancha. His film career includes roles in the films Drop Dead Darling (1966), Bedazzled (1967), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman (1972), Wombling Free (1977) and Yentl (1983). His only regular role on television was as Morris Ransome in the soap opera Albion Market (1985–86).

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Personal life Spear married dancer/writer Mary Newton (pka Logan) in 1949; the couple had one child, Julian, owner of Julian Spear PR (an independent music promotion company for radio and television), who was married to actress Carol Royle.

Bernard and Mary remained married until his death in 2003.

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Filmography

1959	Quatermass and the Pit	News Vendor/Arthur	Miniseries
1966	Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.	Man with Carrier Bag
	Drop Dead Darling	French Inspector
1967	Bedazzled	Irving Moses
1968	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Goran the Spy
1972	The Adventures of Barry McKenzie	Cabbie
	Hide and Seek	Fruit Vendor
1973	Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman	Jake Tripper
1974	Love Thy Neighbour	Alfredo	Episode: The Mediterranean
1976	Bar Mitzvah Boy	Victor Green	TV Movie
1977	Gulliver's Travels		Voice
	Wombling Free	Arnold Takahashi
1983	Yentl	Tailor
1985	Not Quite Paradise	Mr. Schwartz
1994	Lovejoy	Morrie Samuels	Episode: Fruit of the Desert
2000	The Man Who Cried	Man in Sweatshop

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Categories: 1919 Births, 2003 Deaths, 20th-century English Male Actors, 21st-century English Male Actors, Jewish English Male Actors, English People Of Polish-jewish Descent, English People Of Russian-jewish Descent, Royal Artillery Personnel, British Army Personnel Of World War Ii, Actors From The London Borough Of Croydon, English Male Television Actors, English Male Film Actors, English Ashkenazi Jews, Military Personnel From Surrey, Male Actors From Surrey, People From Croydon

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