Ray Harold Dunbobbin (31 March 1931 – August 1998) was a Canadian-born English actor who appeared in numerous television productions. He is perhaps best remembered as Mr Boswell in '' The Liver Birds'' and as Ralph Hardwicke in '' Brookside'', a part he played for over 6 years.

Early life

He was born in Canada but moved to Liverpool as a child. After he left school he worked in art studios and performed in amateur dramatics. He was then asked to double for the actor Sam Kydd in a film being shot in Birkenhead.

Television appearances

His television appearances included; '' Bergerac'', ''

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Scriptwriter

He wrote scripts for television programmes including '' Z-Cars'' and for radio and stage productions. He was also an after dinner speaker and narrator. He died of a heart attack in 1998 at the age of 67.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbobbin, Ray 1931 births 1998 deaths English male television actors English male film actors Male actors from Liverpool 20th-century English male actors