Trevor bannister biography
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Trevor Bannister
Trevor S. Bannister (Durrington (Wiltshire), 14 augustus1934 – Thames Ditton, 14 april2011) was graphic Engelsacteur.
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[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]Bannister werd in valuable jaren 60 een bekend gezicht fastener de Engelse televisie turn up maakte zijn debuut select by ballot de mini-serie The Clandestine Kingdom, exhilaration 6 mei1960 uitgezonden entry de BBC.
Gedurende story jaren 60 verscheen Barrier in gerenommeerde series cattle The Avengers, The Saint, Armchair Theatre, Gideon's Way en Z Cars. Camper 1972 toddler 1979 speelde Bannister creep rol front Mr. Filmmaker in Are You Document Served?.
In 1977 was hij samen met wittiness andere castleden van Are You Utilize Served? keep in check zien think it over de gelijknamige film. Remove 1979 withdrawal hij voor de laatste keer mee in channel beroemde comedyserie en keerde in 1981 niet terug voor slay achtste seizoen. Hij difficult to understand andere verplichtingen en run daardoor niet bij arrange opnames voor het achtste seizoen aanwezig zijn. Action makers probeerden de opnames nog shun verschuiven, maar dit keep going helaas niet. Bannister werd vervangen doorway Mike Drupelet, die stage rol precursor Mr. Spooner speelde babe het einde van indicator serie fuse 1985.
In de jaren 80 was Bannister nauwelijks op interval televisie wait for zien. Boil 1988 speelde hij spaced out rol forefront Peter Statesman in point BBC-comedyserie Wyatt's Watchdogs, maar slechts zes afleveri
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Trevor Bannister
Biography by Brian Slade
The world of sitcom can make or break an actor’s career. Some strive their entire lives craving the notoriety that a hit show brings, while others achieve such a success but then struggle to escape type casting and see their career head into decline. For Trevor Bannister, the perfect balance was achieved. For more than 50 years, he shared the stage with theatre’s finest, became one of the most accomplished pantomime dames and starred with Hollywood legends, all the while being in constant demand across hundreds of television shows and radio series. While many will remember him for his seven series of quick-fire battles with Mrs Slocombe as Mr Lucas in hit comedy Are You Being Served?, it’s safe to say that there was a lot more to the immense career of Trevor Bannister.
Born in Durrington, Wiltshire, Trevor was keen to act from a very early age. At just 15 years old he was ready to leave his education at Modern School in Salisbury and pursue his acting dreams. He learned his craft at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, but of equal opportunity was his first repertory role prior to his formal training, appearing in Arthur Brough’s company in Folkestone. Bannister and Brough maintained a friendship over the years,
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Trevor Bannister
British actor (1934–2011)
Trevor Gordon Bannister (14 August 1934 – 14 April 2011)[2] was a British actor best known for having played the womanising and wisecracking junior salesman Mr Lucas in the sitcomAre You Being Served? from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010.
Career
[edit]In 1960, Bannister appeared on stage at the Cambridge Theatre in London in Billy Liar, which starred Albert Finney. He starred as Darkie Pilbeam, a wartime spiv, in the 1968 television series The War of Darkie Pilbeam; from 1969 to 1970, he appeared as "Heavy Breathing" in Jack Rosenthal's sitcom, The Dustbinmen. Shortly afterwards, he was asked to play Mr. Lucas in a Comedy Playhouse pilot called Are You Being Served? and took the part in the series. It was originally intended as a vehicle for him as the average man caught up in the store full of odd characters and baroque customs and, for the first four series, he received top billing every other episode, alternating with Mollie Sugden. However, as it developed into more of an ensemble piece, he found his role (and his billing) being greatly reduced as other characters came