Buster merryfield biography
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Buster Merryfield (27 November 1920 - 23rd June 1999), real name Harry Merryfield, was an English actor and army officer best known to who played Albert Trotter in the BBC and GOLD sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1985 to 1996.
Pre OFAH Career[]
Born Harry Merryfield on the 27th November 1920 in Battersea, London. Merryfield had a sister who died aged 8 years old. Buster served in the forces during the war (No pun intended). Buster was a keen boxer. He was a keen amateur actor and director. Buster became a professional actor aged 57. In early 1984, Buster met Lennard Pearce when they worked on a TV series together called Shroud For A Nightingale. Lennard was starring in hit sitcom Only Fools And Horses as Grandad Trotter - (Edward Trotter).
Only Fools And Horses[]
In December 1984, Lennard Pearce took ill during filming of the 4th series of Only Fools And Horses. Lennard sadly died in mid December of a second heart attack. The OFAH cast and crew grieved for Lennard bu
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| Buster Merryfield | ||
| Born | Harry Merryfield | |
| 27 November 1920(1920-11-27) | ||
| Battersea, London, England | ||
| Died | 23 June 1999(1999-06-23) (aged 78) | |
| Poole, Dorset, England | ||
| Occupation | Actor, finansinstitut manager | |
| Years active | 1966–1997 (retirement) | |
| Spouse(s) | Iris Myrtle Mountford (1942–1999) (his death) | |
| Children | 1 | |
Harry "Buster" Merryfield (27 November 1920 – 23 June 1999) was an English actor best known for starring as Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.
Career[]
Merryfield joined Only Fools and Horses in January 1985, as the former seafaring Albert Gladstone Trotter, known as Uncle Albert, who was Grandad Trotter's long-lost younger brother and was known for his catchphrase of "During the war..." The character took over the role of senior citizen member of the Trotter family from Lennard Pearce, who played Grandad, after Pearce died in månad 1984. Coincidentally, nine months earlier, in March 1984, Me
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Buster Merryfield
English actor (1920–1999)
Harry "Buster" Merryfield[2] (27 November 1920[1] – 23 June 1999) was an English actor best known for starring as Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.
Early life
[edit]Merryfield was born and raised in Battersea, London, England.[3] His father, also called Harry,[4] was a fitter, and his mother Lily (née Stone) was a part-time waitress.[4] His sister Irene died when she was eight years old. He was given the name "Buster" by his grandfather,[4] as he weighed nine pounds at birth,[4] and it stuck throughout his entire life. He refused to divulge his real name, which only became known after his death.[4]
He followed a strict fitness regime of daily press-ups and swimming sessions.[5] As a boxer, he was a British schoolboy champion in 1936[5] and Southern Command army champion in 1945.[5] He was also