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name: "Brian Osborne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-osborne"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 March 1940"
died: "8 July 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:00.396904+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brian Osborne

Actor. Born 26 March 1940 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. Died 8 July 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 March 1940, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- **Died:** 8 July 2021

## Biography

Brian Osborne (26 March 1940 – 8 July 2021) was an English actor. Born in Bath, Somerset, he began acting while at school and later toured with a children's theatre company. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, touring Europe and the United States, and made his television debut in 1966.

Osborne was best known for his role as Pearce the coachman in the period drama *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971–1972) and as Sam Lawes in the espionage series *The Sandbaggers* (1978–1980). He appeared in six *Carry On* films between 1972 and 1976, including *Carry On Matron*, *Carry On Abroad* and *Carry On Behind*, as well as seven episodes of the television series *Carry On Laughing*. Other credits include an episode of *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em* (1973) and *Space: 1999* (1976). He continued working in television through the 1990s and early 2000s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em* (1973), Fi1m 78, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/some-mothers-do-ave-em.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Bicycle Man
- *Nighthawks* (1981), Orchard
- *Space: 1999* (1975), Mr. Potter
- *Emmerdale* (1972), Ted
- *Carry On Abroad* (1972), Stall-Holder
- *Carry On Matron* (1972), Ambulance Driver
- *Carry On Dick* (1974), Browning
- *Carry On Girls* (1973), Citizen

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