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Henry Stamper (2 March 1937 – 18 January 2009) was a Scottish actor known for his mastery of almost all British regional dialects. He appeared in several small television roles, but was best known for performing in many radio plays. He earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for performing 56 parts in a radio play, ''They Came to Britain'', which was broadcast in six parts by the
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in 1971. His most notable stage appearance may be his portrayal of
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, which won him a
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award. One of his earliest radio performances was in a radio adaptation of
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's novel ''So Help Me God'' in 1961. He portrayed Ebenezer Pitten in a 1964 radio serial based on John Buchan's '' The Free Fishers''. In 1966, he voiced Mr Mortimer in ''If You're Glad, I'll be Frank'', a radio play by
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''. He was Long John Silver in a 1967 radio series based on ''
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''. An example of his work in the 1970s was his portrayal of Minister Donald Schooler in the 1977 radio series ''Aliens in the Mind'' by Robert Holmes. In 1985, he voiced McAllister in the ''
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'' radio series. Between 1985 and 1993, he played Inspector Mackenzie in the '' Raffles'' radio series. His television credits include episodes of ''
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''. He married Helen Redmond in 1968, and the marriage ended in an amicable divorce around ten years later. He was later the partner of Betty Huntly Wright until her death in 1991.


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* 1937 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Scottish male actors Scottish male television actors Scottish male voice actors Male actors from Edinburgh {{Scotland-actor-stub