Perry stumbled on this chaps Facebook page, seems he’s had quite a career as a extra over the decades. Harry Fielder is his name, and he has been in several well known TV shows and Sitcoms over the years inclusding our very own extra on Only Fools and Hoeses.
He’s like Dr Who, popping up in every famous scene throughout TV history.
After doing some initial work as an extra on a couple of TV shows in 1966, Harry was advised by William Roache to join the extra’s union the Film Artists Association/Central Casting. Fielder acquired his probationary Equity card in the wake of being featured in a TV commercial. Harry’s career in both film and television alike really took off in 1967 and continued going strong well into the late 1990’s.
Other shows included, ‘Carry On Up The Khyber’ 1968 ‘Oliver’ 1968 ‘The Wheel in Space’ 1969 ‘Randall and Hopkirk’ 1969 ‘The Persuaders’ 1971 ‘On The Buses’ 1971 ‘The Protectors’ 1972 ‘Carry on Abroad’ 1972 ‘Steptoe and Son’ 1973 ‘Dr. Who’ 1975 ‘Norman Wisdom Show’ 1976 ‘Doctor Who’ 1976 ‘Star Wars’ 1977 ‘The Two Ronnies’ 1977 ‘Rumpole’ 1978 ‘Terry and June’ 1979 ‘Fawlty Towers’ 1979 ‘McVicar’ 1981 ‘Great Expectations’ 1982 ‘Girls On Top’ 1985 ‘The Highlander’ 1986 ‘Edge of Darkness’ 1986 ‘Hi-de-Hi’ 1987 ‘Mary Reilly’ 1995
