Raymond Harold Dunbobbin (31 March 1931 – August 1998) was a

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-born English

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who appeared in numerous television productions. He is perhaps best remembered as Mr Boswell in ''

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'' and as Ralph Hardwicke in ''

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'', a part he played for 5 years.

Early life

He was born in Canada but moved to

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as a child. After he left school he worked in art studios and performed in amateur dramatics. He was then asked to double for the actor

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in a film being shot in

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Television appearances

His television appearances included; '' Bergerac'', ''

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'', '' How We Used to Live'', ''

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'', '' I Didn't Know You Cared'', ''

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'', '' The Good Life'' and ''

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'', as the lightbulb eating prisoner Evans.

Scriptwriter

He wrote scripts for television programmes including ''

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'' and for radio and stage productions. He was also an after dinner speaker and narrator. He died of a heart attack in 1998 at the age of 67.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbobbin, Ray 1931 births 1998 deaths English male television actors English male film actors Male actors from Liverpool 20th-century English male actors