Deceased

How Did Ronnie Corbett Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn04/12/1930Born inEdinburgh, Scotland, UKDied31/03/2016 (aged 85)Died inLondonCauseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisWikidataQ756377 ↗TMDb#152814 ↗

Ronald Balfour Corbett was a Scottish comedian and actor. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC Television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies (1971–87), becoming known for his meandering chair monologues, and starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here! (1967–70), Now Look Here (1971–73), and Sorry! (1981–88).

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Filmography49 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	The Two Ronnies UnseenMovie	—	89
2013	Frost on Sketch ShowsMovie	Self	83
2012	The Story of MusicalsSeries	Self	82
2010	Burke & HareMovie	Captain Tam McLintoch	80
2010	The One RonnieMovie	—	80
2009	Is Anybody There?Movie	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)	79
2009	Kate Garraway's Life StoriesSeries	Self	79
2009	Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2Movie	Self (archive footage)	79
2008	Happy Birthday Brucie!Movie	Self	78
2008	Stanley Baxter: Now and ThenMovie	Self	78
2007	The Graham Norton ShowSeries	Self	77
2007	Would I Lie to You?Series	Self	77
2007	That's What I Call TelevisionSeries	Self - Co-host	77
2006	The Children's Party at the PalaceMovie	Mr. Tibbs (The BFG)	76
2006	Eating With...Series	—	76
2005	ExtrasSeries	Ronnie Corbett	75
2005	Monkey TrousersSeries	—	75
2005	The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovie	Timothy Lumsden (archive footage) (uncredited)	75
2005	Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2Movie	Self (archive footage)	75
2005	The F WordSeries	Self	75
2004	The Keith Barret ShowSeries	—	74
2002	Harry Hill's TV BurpSeries	—	72
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries	Self	71
2000	The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingSeries	—	70
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	68
1997	Fierce CreaturesMovie	Reggie	67
1997	An Audience with Bruce ForsythMovie	—	67
1997	An Audience with Ronnie CorbettMovie	—	67
1991	Noel's House PartySeries	—	61
1990	Have I Got News for YouSeries	Self - Host	60
1988	Bruce and RonnieMovie	Self	58
1986	Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries	—	56
1984	Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie	—	54
1981	Sorry!Series	—	51
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	48
1978	The South Bank ShowSeries	Self	48
1973	No Sex Please - We're BritishMovie	Brian Runnicles	43
1973	The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas MysteryMovie	various roles	43
1973	2nd HouseSeries	Self	43
1970	Some Will, Some Won'tMovie	Herbert Russell	40
1968	CillaSeries	Self	38
1967	Casino RoyaleMovie	Polo	37
1966	ABC Stage 67Series	Self	36
1962	The SaintSeries	Nicky, Call Boy	32
1960	The Dickie Henderson ShowSeries	—	30
1955	Fun at St. Fanny'sMovie	Chumleigh	25
1954	Mark SaberSeries	Office Boy	24
1952	You're Only Young Twice!Movie	Maither	22
1943	The Dummy TalksMovie	Joe (Uncredited)	13