Michael Darbyshire

Michael Darbyshire (15 October 1917 20 November 1979) was an English television actor. He portrayed Hubert Davenport, the Victorian ghost, in the BBC TV children's comedy series Rentaghost.

Michael Darbyshire
Born15 October 1917
Died20 November 1979

He also played one of the eccentric inventors in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and appeared in the musical Pickwick (1965) and in the TV adaptation Pickwick for the BBC in 1969.

He was a member of the Players Theatre Company based in London in Villiers Street, appearing regularly and also on many occasions on the BBC TV series The Good Old Days.

Michael Darbyshire died in 1979, aged 62.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1949Vengeance Is MinePoliceman
1956Charley MoonFootmanUncredited
1963The Gentle TerrorTicket clerk
1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangInventor
1969Lock Up Your DaughtersLa Verole
1971She'll Follow You AnywhereDoctor
1976The Slipper and the RoseDancer
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