Harry Towb ( July â€" July ) was an actor from Northern Ireland.Towb
was born in Larne, County Antrim, to a Russian-Jewish father and an
Irish-Jewish mother; he once claimed he was the only Jew ever born in
Larne. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother and sister
to north Belfast, where he attended the Finiston School and Technical
College. He enlisted in the British Army during World War II and
managed a military canteen, but was discharged once it emerged that he
had lied about his age. He then appeared on stage with a touring
theatre company in Ireland, in repertory theatre in England and in
London's West End, where he had a role in the musical adaptation of
Bar Mitzvah Boy. He also appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum at the National Theatre in .He made numerous appearances
on UK television including popular UK TV series Callan, the Ronald
Howard led Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, Home James!, Casualty, The
Bill, Minder, Doctor Who and Heartbeat. His film appearances include
Above Us the Waves (), The Blue Max (), Prudence and the Pill (),
Patton () and Lamb (). On radio, in he appeared in the classic
episode of Hancock's Half Hour "Fred's Pie Stall". In December , Towb
appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as David,
Janine Butcher's fiancé. He also appeared on the long-running BBC
music hall show, The Good Old Days.
was born in Larne, County Antrim, to a Russian-Jewish father and an
Irish-Jewish mother; he once claimed he was the only Jew ever born in
Larne. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother and sister
to north Belfast, where he attended the Finiston School and Technical
College. He enlisted in the British Army during World War II and
managed a military canteen, but was discharged once it emerged that he
had lied about his age. He then appeared on stage with a touring
theatre company in Ireland, in repertory theatre in England and in
London's West End, where he had a role in the musical adaptation of
Bar Mitzvah Boy. He also appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum at the National Theatre in .He made numerous appearances
on UK television including popular UK TV series Callan, the Ronald
Howard led Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, Home James!, Casualty, The
Bill, Minder, Doctor Who and Heartbeat. His film appearances include
Above Us the Waves (), The Blue Max (), Prudence and the Pill (),
Patton () and Lamb (). On radio, in he appeared in the classic
episode of Hancock's Half Hour "Fred's Pie Stall". In December , Towb
appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as David,
Janine Butcher's fiancé. He also appeared on the long-running BBC
music hall show, The Good Old Days.
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