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He married actress Peggy Thorpe-Bates in 1936 and the two were together until her death in 1989.

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->''"The cosiest job I ever had was in ''Film/CarryOnNurse''. I used to roll out of bed in my own home in the morning, into a car to take me to {{Creator/Pinewood|Studios}}, onto the film set and into another bed, and finally out of that bed and into my own bed again."''



After a period at RADA, he started acting in the late '20s, playing leading roles in repertory theatre in Liverpool. Once UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started, left the theatre to serve in the British Army. Come the end of the war, he returned to acting in 1946, albeit now as a character actor.

He played many pompous characters on the big screen, such as Prescott in ''Last Holiday'', Henry Bray in ''Film/CarryOnNurse'', and Master Snelgrove in ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes''. Aside from ''Nurse'', he appeared in three more ''Film/CarryOn'' films, and one of the ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' TV specials.

On the small screen, he never had any long-term roles, but had many small roles, including Dr. Plevitt in ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'', Dr. Griffin in four episodes of ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', and Neil's dad in ''Series/TheYoungOnes''.

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After a period at RADA, he started acting in the late '20s, playing leading roles in repertory theatre in Liverpool. Once UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started, he left the theatre to serve in the British Army. Come the end of the war, he returned to acting in 1946, albeit now as a character actor.

He played many pompous characters on the big screen, such as Prescott in ''Last Holiday'', Henry Bray in ''Film/CarryOnNurse'', and Master Snelgrove in ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes''. Aside from ''Nurse'', he appeared in three more ''Film/CarryOn'' films, films and one of the ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' TV specials.

On the small screen, he never had any long-term roles, but roles. Still, he had many small roles, including Dr. Plevitt in ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'', Dr. Griffin in four episodes of ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', and Neil's dad in ''Series/TheYoungOnes''.
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Brian Oulton, (11 February 1908 -- 13 April 1992), was a British character actor.

After a period at RADA, he started acting in the late '20s, playing leading roles in repertory theatre in Liverpool. Once UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started, left the theatre to serve in the British Army. Come the end of the war, he returned to acting in 1946, albeit now as a character actor.

He played many pompous characters on the big screen, such as Prescott in ''Last Holiday'', Henry Bray in ''Film/CarryOnNurse'', and Master Snelgrove in ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes''. Aside from ''Nurse'', he appeared in three more ''Film/CarryOn'' films, and one of the ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' TV specials.

On the small screen, he never had any long-term roles, but had many small roles, including Dr. Plevitt in ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'', Dr. Griffin in four episodes of ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', and Neil's dad in ''Series/TheYoungOnes''.

He married actress Peggy Thorpe-Bates in 1936 and the two were together until her death in 1989.

He died at the age of 84.

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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
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* ''{{Film/Miranda|1948}}'' (1948) -- Manell
* ''Film/TheMillionPoundNote'' (1954) -- Lloyd
* ''{{Film/Doctor in the House|1954}}'' (1954) -- Medical Equipment Salesman
* ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Henry Bray
* ''{{Film/The 39 Steps|1959}}'' (1959) -- Mr. Pringle
* ''Film/TheDevilsDisciple'' (1959) -- Mr. Brudenell
* ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Department Store Manager
* ''Film/TheseAreTheDamned'' (1962) -- Mr. Dingle
* ''Film/CarryOnCleo'' (1964) -- Brutus
* ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' (1969) -- Mr. Short
* ''Film/OnTheBuses'' (1971) -- Manager
* ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'' (1985) -- Master Snelgrove
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* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', episode "Quickness of the Hand" (1958) -- Sir John
* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', 5 episodes:
** "The Cruise" (1959) -- Ship's Doctor
** "The Emigrant" (1960) -- Australian Immigration Official
** "The Ladies' Man" (1960) -- Gregory Chandler
** "The East Cheam Centenary" (1960) -- Head of BBC Outside Broadcasts
** "The Bowmans" (1961) -- Actor Playing "Dan Bowman"
* ''Series/TheArmyGame'', episode "The Artist" (1960) -- Major Hutchins
* ''Series/SteptoeAndSon'', episode "The Piano" (1962) -- Piano Owner
* ''Series/TheSaint'', episode "The Fellow Traveller" (1963) -- Henry Matson
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 2 episodes:
** "The Charmers" (1964) -- Mr. Edgar
** "Love All" (1969) -- Tait
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 1 episode (1964) -- Frank Quayle
* ''Series/DepartmentS'', episode "A Cellar Full of Silence" (1969) -- Dr. Davis
* ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'', episode "Never Trust a Ghost" (1969) -- Dr. Plevitt
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', 4 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"No Ill Feeling!", "Let's Start at the Beginning", "It's All in the Mind", "Cynthia Darling"[[/labelnote]] (1971) -- Dr. Griffin
* ''Series/JasonKing'', episode "An Author in Search of Two Characters" (1972) -- Griffin
* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', episode ''Carry On Stuffing'' (1972) -- Oriental Orator
* ''Series/BridesheadRevisited'', episode "Orphans of the Storm" (1981) -- Man from the Tate
* ''Series/TheCleopatras'', episode "145 BC" (1983) -- Aristarchus
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', episode "Sick" (1984) -- Mr. Pye
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