Career
His television roles included performances in Blackadder, By the Sword Divided, Juliet Bravo, Inspector Morse and Last of the Summer Wine. In 1988, he appeared as Father Christmas in the British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989).
Bert was also a schoolmaster, teaching English at Manchester Grammar School during the 1950s, and subsequently becoming an Human machine interface (one of Her Majesty"s Inspectors of Schools).
