Realy Name: Horold Bennett
On Stage name: Mr Young Mr. Grace
Birthday: September 17, 1899
Birth Place: Hastings East Sussex, England, UK
Birth Name: Horold Bennett
Date of death: September 15, 1981
Cause of death: Details of death and place of death London, England, UK (heart attack)

Starring Roles
Are You Being Served (1973) - Young Mr. Grace (1972-1981)
Dad's Army (1968) - Mr Blewitt.

Guest Starring Roles

Thriller (1973) - Blind Man - The Next Victim (1976)
Thriller (1973) - Old Man - A Place to Die (1973)
Father Dear Father - Old Man - Brother Dear Brother (1972)
Upstairs, Downstairs - Book shop assistant - Magic Casements (1972)
Doctor in the House - Mr. Reeves - It's The Rich Wot Gets The Pleasure (1971)
Doctor in the House - Jack - If You Can Help Somebody ... Don't! (1970)
The Wednesday Play - Old Man - Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (1965)

Harold Bennett (YOUNG MR GRACE)

A WIDOWER FOR over forty years, Young Mr 'You've all done very well!' Grace reigns autocratically over his department store. Never one to shy away from a tough decision and always prepared to put Rumbold in his place, the lecherous Mr Grace does untold damage to his weakening heart by employing a string of busty beauties to take care of his every need.

Born into a family of cobblers, he grew up in the East End of London. Upon leav
mg school he became an apprentice haddock filleted, earning the nickname 'Fish Fingers'. After the First World War, he was heading nowhere until, in 1926, an uncle bequeathed him Grace Brothers.

His advancing years have seen a reduction in the time spent at the store, as he prefers idling away his hours on his yacht, visiting strip clubs or doing charity work, like arranging tea parties for distressed night-club hostesses. But while at work he's never without his stress indicator, which he tests by getting his nurse to flash her suspenders.

Young Mr Grace leaves the running of the store to his older brother, Henry; in episode 49. He doesn't officially retire, but leaves to complete the book on ornithology he's been researching for some times

Harold was already an old man when he joined the cast of Are You Being Seyved?,
but he didn't let age hinder his performance as Young Mr Grace. He was a popular member of the cast, as Susan Belbin, who worked as an assistant floor manager on the show, explains.

'He was a lovely man, always cheerful. His timing was superb: he didn't have a lot to say, but whenever he opened his mouth he'd get a laugh.'

Jo Austin, a production assistant on series four and five, also has fond memories of working with Harold. 'He was absolutely wonderful,' she
enthuses. 'For someone who wasn't a career actor, he was brilliant - and great fun. His timing was perfect and he never trod on a laugh in his life. He had the enthusiasm of a youngster just starting out in the business. His popularity blossomed as the series progressed; this was reflected in his character, who became more flamboyant.'

At one point, Jo discovered Harold was in hospital, the same one in which she was visiting a friend. So she popped up to see him, but when she entered his room she couldn't believe her eyes. 'There he was in bed surrounded by pretty girls, just like Mr Grace I half expected him to say: ~~You're all doing very well'

Born in Hastings in 1899, Harold's packed life resembled a colourful montage. Upon leaving school at twelve he became a jeweller's apprentice, but during his lifetime taught English in the evenings at the Working Men's College, London studied at art school, painted in Paris and worked as a circus clown.

Harold - who enjoyed planting and motorbikes
was very enterprising and upon demob from the -army alter the First World War he and a friend hired
a coach and took people on tours of the battlefields After acting as an amateur he turned professional
and embarked on a career involving plenty of films.