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Alfie Bass

Alfred Bass (April 8 1921July 15 1987) was a small cockney-accented English actor, born in London's Bethnal Green.

Among his most often seen films (by modern audiences), are The Lavender Hill Mob and A Tale Of Two Cities. He continued working until the turn of the 1980s and had roles in the T.V. series Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served?. He sometimes emphasised his Jewish background in the accent he used on screen.

He starred in The Army Game a British T.V. comedy series of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and then co-starred in its sequel Bootsie and Snudge as a tramp with Bill Fraser and Clive Dunn. Both series were very popular in Britain. He also had success on the stage, in particular with The Bespoke Overcoat which was filmed in 1956.

He died of a heart attack in 1987.

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