Background
Towb"s father was Russian Jewish and his mother was Irish.
Towb"s father was Russian Jewish and his mother was Irish.
He attended the Finiston School and Technical College, Belfast.
He then appeared on stage with a touring theatre company in Ireland, in repertory theatre in England and in London"s West End, where he had a role in the musical adaptation of Bar Mitzvah Boy. He also appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the National Theatre in 2004. He made numerous appearances on United Kingdom television including The Avengers, Callan, Casualty, The Bill, Minder, Doctor Who, Heartbeat and others
His film appearances include Above Us the Waves (1955), The Blue Max (1966), Prudence and the Pill (1968), Patton (1970) and Lamb (1985).
In December 2008, Towb appeared in two episodes of the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders as David, Janine Butcher"s fiancee. Harry Towb was also a regular presenter on the British Broadcasting Corporation Schools" programme You and Maine featuring with Cosmo and Dibs.
In the late 1970s, Towb appeared in a series of television commercials advertising Younger"s Tartan Special beer, which were shown on very heavy rotation in Scotland.