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He started acting at the David Lewis Theatre, later training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. By TheFifties, The50s, he was appearing in plays such as ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' and ''Salad Days''. His breakthrough was in 1957, when he was cast in the first series of ''The Army Game'' as Cupcake. He reprised his role in ''I Only Arsked!'', TheMovie of ''The Army Game''.
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->''"I don't know if [[Creator/PeterRogersAndGeraldThomas Gerald Thomas, Peter Rogers]], and Norman Hudis created ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' with ''Series/TheArmyGame'' in mind, but when they heard I was sacked, they asked me to play Herbert Brown."''
Norman Rossington, (24 December 1928 -- 21 May 1999), was a British actor best known for playing Private "Cupcake" Cook in ''Series/TheArmyGame''.
He started acting at the David Lewis Theatre, later training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. By TheFifties, he was appearing in plays such as ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' and ''Salad Days''. His breakthrough was in 1957, when he was cast in the first series of ''The Army Game'' as Cupcake. He reprised his role in ''I Only Arsked!'', TheMovie of ''The Army Game''.
In 1956, he appeared in ''Three Men in a Boat'', his first film. Rossington appeared in three of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films - ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', ''Film/CarryOnNurse'', and ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' - as well as one of the ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' TV specials. He also appeared in films with both Music/TheBeatles (''Film/AHardDaysNight'') and Music/ElvisPresley (''Film/DoubleTrouble1967'').
Later in his life, he provided the narration for ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPortlandBill''.
He died of cancer at the age of 70.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/SaintJoan'' (1957) -- Soldier at Burning (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/ANightToRemember'' (1958) -- Steward James Kieran (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' (1958) -- Private Herbert Brown
* ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Henry Bray
* ''Film/TheRunningJumpingAndStandingStillFilm'' (1959) -- Bearded Man (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' (1960) -- Staff-Sergeant Hall (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Haystack Club Doorman (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/SaturdayNightAndSundayMorning'' (1960) -- Bert
* ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Boxing Referee
* ''Film/TheLongestDay'' (1962) -- Private Clough
* ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'' (1962) -- Corporal Jenkins (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' (1964) -- Norm
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- Assistant Fire Chief
* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Rough
* ''Film/{{Tobruk}}'' (1967) -- Alfie Braithwaite
* ''{{Film/Double Trouble|1967}}'' (1967) -- Arthur Babcock
* ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968) -- Regimental Sergeant Major Corbett
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfGerard'' (1970) -- Sergeant Papilette
* ''Film/TheRiseAndRiseOfMichaelRimmer'' (1970) -- Guide at Porton Down
* ''Film/ManInTheWilderness'' (1971) -- Ferris
* ''Film/YoungWinston'' (1972) -- Dewsnap
* ''Film/DeathLine'' (1972) -- Detective Sergeant Rogers
* ''Film/HouseOfTheLongShadows'' (1983) -- Station Master
* ''Film/LetHimHaveIt'' (1991) -- Postman
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', episode "Food for Thought" (1957) -- Villager (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheArmyGame'', unknown amount of episodes (1957-59) -- Private "Cupcake" Cook
* ''Series/ZCars'', 4 episodes:
** "It Never Rains..." (1963) -- Ted Drysdale
** "Jack the Dodger" (1973) -- Jack Horsfall
** "Quiet as the Grave" (1974) -- Macy
** "Rip Off" (1977) -- Jack Crawford
* ''Series/ManInASuitcase'', episode "Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 2" (1967) -- Captain
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "The Long Distance Piano Player" (1970) -- Jack Burnshaw
* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', episode ''Carry On Stuffing'' (1972) -- Dobson/Tardy Diner/Genie of the Lamp
* ''Series/IClaudius'', episode "Hail Who?" (1976) -- Sergeant
* ''Series/{{Masada}}'', episode "Part I" (1981) -- Maro
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPortlandBill'', 25 episodes (1983-86) -- Narrator
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Watching" (1990) -- Atkins
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Beware of the Elbow" (1995) -- Mr. Microwave
* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'', episode "Sharpe's Regiment" (1996) -- Horatio Havercamp
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "The Championship" (1996) -- Bertie Mould
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->''"I don't know if [[Creator/PeterRogersAndGeraldThomas Gerald Thomas, Peter Rogers]], and Norman Hudis created ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' with ''Series/TheArmyGame'' in mind, but when they heard I was sacked, they asked me to play Herbert Brown."''
Norman Rossington, (24 December 1928 -- 21 May 1999), was a British actor best known for playing Private "Cupcake" Cook in ''Series/TheArmyGame''.
He started acting at the David Lewis Theatre, later training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. By TheFifties, he was appearing in plays such as ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' and ''Salad Days''. His breakthrough was in 1957, when he was cast in the first series of ''The Army Game'' as Cupcake. He reprised his role in ''I Only Arsked!'', TheMovie of ''The Army Game''.
In 1956, he appeared in ''Three Men in a Boat'', his first film. Rossington appeared in three of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films - ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', ''Film/CarryOnNurse'', and ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' - as well as one of the ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' TV specials. He also appeared in films with both Music/TheBeatles (''Film/AHardDaysNight'') and Music/ElvisPresley (''Film/DoubleTrouble1967'').
Later in his life, he provided the narration for ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPortlandBill''.
He died of cancer at the age of 70.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/SaintJoan'' (1957) -- Soldier at Burning (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/ANightToRemember'' (1958) -- Steward James Kieran (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' (1958) -- Private Herbert Brown
* ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Henry Bray
* ''Film/TheRunningJumpingAndStandingStillFilm'' (1959) -- Bearded Man (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' (1960) -- Staff-Sergeant Hall (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Haystack Club Doorman (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/SaturdayNightAndSundayMorning'' (1960) -- Bert
* ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Boxing Referee
* ''Film/TheLongestDay'' (1962) -- Private Clough
* ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'' (1962) -- Corporal Jenkins (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' (1964) -- Norm
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- Assistant Fire Chief
* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Rough
* ''Film/{{Tobruk}}'' (1967) -- Alfie Braithwaite
* ''{{Film/Double Trouble|1967}}'' (1967) -- Arthur Babcock
* ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968) -- Regimental Sergeant Major Corbett
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfGerard'' (1970) -- Sergeant Papilette
* ''Film/TheRiseAndRiseOfMichaelRimmer'' (1970) -- Guide at Porton Down
* ''Film/ManInTheWilderness'' (1971) -- Ferris
* ''Film/YoungWinston'' (1972) -- Dewsnap
* ''Film/DeathLine'' (1972) -- Detective Sergeant Rogers
* ''Film/HouseOfTheLongShadows'' (1983) -- Station Master
* ''Film/LetHimHaveIt'' (1991) -- Postman
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', episode "Food for Thought" (1957) -- Villager (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/TheArmyGame'', unknown amount of episodes (1957-59) -- Private "Cupcake" Cook
* ''Series/ZCars'', 4 episodes:
** "It Never Rains..." (1963) -- Ted Drysdale
** "Jack the Dodger" (1973) -- Jack Horsfall
** "Quiet as the Grave" (1974) -- Macy
** "Rip Off" (1977) -- Jack Crawford
* ''Series/ManInASuitcase'', episode "Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 2" (1967) -- Captain
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "The Long Distance Piano Player" (1970) -- Jack Burnshaw
* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', episode ''Carry On Stuffing'' (1972) -- Dobson/Tardy Diner/Genie of the Lamp
* ''Series/IClaudius'', episode "Hail Who?" (1976) -- Sergeant
* ''Series/{{Masada}}'', episode "Part I" (1981) -- Maro
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPortlandBill'', 25 episodes (1983-86) -- Narrator
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Watching" (1990) -- Atkins
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Beware of the Elbow" (1995) -- Mr. Microwave
* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'', episode "Sharpe's Regiment" (1996) -- Horatio Havercamp
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "The Championship" (1996) -- Bertie Mould
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