John Inman

Biography

John Inman (28 June 1935 - 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer, best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985).

Career Overview

John Inman has 13 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Signature works include Are You Being Served? The Movie, We Love Are You Being Served?, Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

13

Birth Date

1935-06-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Are You Being Served? The Movie
• 

  We Love Are You Being Served?
• 

  Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
• Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
• 

  The Mumbo Jumbo
• 

  Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

Frequent Collaborators

• Mollie Sugden (4 collaborations)
• Frank Thornton (4 collaborations)
• Trevor Bannister (4 collaborations)
• Wendy Richard (4 collaborations)
• Nicholas Smith (3 collaborations)
• Harold Bennett (2 collaborations)
• Arthur Brough (1 collaborations)
• Arthur English (1 collaborations)
• Karan David (1 collaborations)
• Glyn Houston (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (13 credits)

  • Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

    Archive Footage

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • We Love Are You Being Served?

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Mumbo Jumbo

    Father Chinwag

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Shakespeare in Love

    Lady Capulet in Play

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Tall Guy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Wogan

    - Series 5, Show 90 (1985) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Are You Being Served? The Movie

    Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Iolanthe

    Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1968