Jack Haig (born John Cecil Coppin, 5 January 1913 â€" 4 July 1989) was
an English actor who specialised in supporting roles, mainly in
Television comedy. He was best known for playing Monsieur Roger
Leclerc in the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!.Haig was the son of music
hall actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the
name "Haig and Esco". He was seen in a long list of British TV
favourites including: Hugh and I, Are You Being Served?, Terry and
June and Dad's Army (although he turned down the role of Corporal
Jones which then went to Clive Dunn) . He was in the Crossroads soap
opera as occasional character Archie Gibbs from 1967 to 1982 and a
couple of cinema films. He achieved his greatest success as Monsieur
Roger Leclerc in BBC's 'Allo 'Allo!, a role he played until his death.
His last appearance was in the final episode of series 5, where he
impersonated a Spanish guitarist, alongside Kenneth Connor (Monsieur
Alfonse), who had an Enigma machine hidden in his accordion. He is
remembered for his signature line, "It is I, Leclerc!"He appeared in
pantomime at Wimbledon in Babes in the Wood in 1965 and again in 1967
as the Emperor of China in Aladdin alongside Bruce Forsyth and Tommy
Trinder.
an English actor who specialised in supporting roles, mainly in
Television comedy. He was best known for playing Monsieur Roger
Leclerc in the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!.Haig was the son of music
hall actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the
name "Haig and Esco". He was seen in a long list of British TV
favourites including: Hugh and I, Are You Being Served?, Terry and
June and Dad's Army (although he turned down the role of Corporal
Jones which then went to Clive Dunn) . He was in the Crossroads soap
opera as occasional character Archie Gibbs from 1967 to 1982 and a
couple of cinema films. He achieved his greatest success as Monsieur
Roger Leclerc in BBC's 'Allo 'Allo!, a role he played until his death.
His last appearance was in the final episode of series 5, where he
impersonated a Spanish guitarist, alongside Kenneth Connor (Monsieur
Alfonse), who had an Enigma machine hidden in his accordion. He is
remembered for his signature line, "It is I, Leclerc!"He appeared in
pantomime at Wimbledon in Babes in the Wood in 1965 and again in 1967
as the Emperor of China in Aladdin alongside Bruce Forsyth and Tommy
Trinder.
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