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Jack Haig (actor)

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soap opera as occasional character Archie Gibbs from 1967 to 1982 and a couple of cinema films. He achieved his greatest success as Monsieur Roger Leclerc in
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actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco." He was seen in a long list of British television favourites including:
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This article about a British television actor born in the 1910s is a
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His earlier television work included a regular spot as a comic on
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In 1989, Haig became too ill to work and later died of
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in 1965 and again in 1967 as the Emperor of China in
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'Allo 'Allo!
Streatham
London
Hampstead
television comedy
Monsieur Roger Leclerc
'Allo 'Allo!
music hall
Hugh and I
Are You Being Served?
Terry and June
Dad's Army
Clive Dunn
Crossroads
BBC
Kenneth Connor
Monsieur Alfonse
Enigma machine
accordion
Bruce Forsyth
Tommy Trinder
Tyne Tees Television
ITV
stomach cancer
golden wedding
'Allo 'Allo!
Monsieur Roger Leclerc
Sorry!
Are You Being Served?

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