Nicholas Smith
Biography
Nicholas John Smith (5 March 1934 - 6 December 2015) was an English comedy actor. He appeared in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972-1985), playing original character Mr (Cuthbert) Rumbold, the manager of the fictional Grace Brothers department store.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Reverend Clement Hedges (voice)
2005
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Hastings
1973
Are You Being Served? The Movie
as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
1977
The Big Man Coughed and Died
as Man
1966
Another Day, Another Dollar
as Mooney
1967
The Ghouls
2003
What Rats Won't Do
as Chaplain
1998
Baxter!
as Taxi Driver
1973
Fellini's Casanova
as Casanova's Brother
1976
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Death Wish
1974
Partners in Crime
as Pawn Shop Assistant
1961
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Hunkston
1975
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
as Archive Footage
2022
The Canterbury Tales
as Friar
1972
A Walk with Love and Death
as Pilgrim
1969
The Fiction Makers
as Bishop
1968
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
as Wells
1964
Salt & Pepper
as Constable
1968
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Self
2003
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
TV Appearances
The Sweeney
as Simpkins
1975
Are You Being Served?
as Mr. Rumbold
1972
Budgie
as Detective Sergeant Cooney
1971
Z-Cars
1962
The Avengers
as Parker
1961
Grace & Favour
as Mr Cuthbert Rumbold
1992
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
The Champions
as Postmaster
1968
The Frost Report
1966
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Solicitor
1971
Paul Temple
1969