Harry Towb

Born Jul 27, 1925 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland

Harry Towb was a much-loved Irish character actor who was as familiar on screen as he was on stage. He could play soft, he could play harsh, and he could play in almost any accent – Belfast or Dublin, Jewish and American.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt

1998

Comedy | 30m

So You Think You've Got Troubles

1 season • 1991 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

Home James! as Henry Compton

4 seasons • 1987 • Ended

Comedy | 30m

Lamb as Priest

1986

| 1h 50m

Pictures as Ziggy Olman

1 season • 1983 • Ended

Comedy | 50m

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr Phillips

1978

Comedy | 1h 30m

Barry Lyndon as Innkeeper

1975

Drama | 3h 5m

Sex Play as Four Star General

1974

Comedy | 1h 30m

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World as Ringmaster

1973

| 1h 28m

Carson Country as Sash Walker

1972

Comedy, Drama | 1h 15m

Wreckers At Dead Eye as Jake

1 season • 1970 • Ended

Family, Children, Adventure | 25m

All Neat in Black Stockings as Issur

1969

Comedy, Drama | 1h 36m

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Doctor

1973

Comedy, Romance | 1h 33m

Prudence and the Pill as Racetrack Official

1970

Comedy, Romance | 1h 32m

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! as Mr. Woolley

1968

Comedy | 1h 25m

The Blue Max as Kettering

1966

Action, Adventure, Drama | 2h 36m

All Night Long as Phales

1962

Drama | 1h 31m

Crossroads to Crime as Paddy

1960

Crime | 57m

Murder at Site 3 as Kenney

1958

Drama | 1h 7m

Doublecross as The Publican

1965

Thriller, Drama | 1h 11m

Circus Friends as Larry

1963

Family, Drama | 1h 3m

Eyewitness as Sugdon

1956

| 1h 22m

The Sleeping Tiger as Harry, second criminal

1954

Drama, Thriller | 1h 29m

The Quiet Woman as Jim Cranshaw

1951

Drama, Crime | 1h 11m