john gemberling played mr. rumbold in are you being served.
who played mr. rumbold in are you being served?
john gemberling
nicholas smith (actor)





























nicholas john smith (5 march 1934 – 6 december 2015) was an english comedy actor. he was known for his role in the bbc sitcom "are you being served?", in which he played mr rumbold, a manager at the fictional grace brothers department store.





























section::::early life.





























smith, the son of a chartered surveyor, attended a preparatory school and st john's school, leatherhead. he learned to play musical instruments, studied singing and trained as an actor at rada. he then appeared in repertory theatres, on the west end stage, at the bristol old vic and on broadway.





























section::::roles.
nicholas smith (actor)
rumbold





























rumbold (sometimes rumwold) is an old english name that may refer to:





























section::::people.





























bullet::::- st. rumbold of buckingham (662), english infant saint





























bullet::::- saint rumbold of mechelen (6th/7th/8th century?), irish or scottish christian missionary





























bullet::::- rumbold baronets including:





























bullet::::- sir thomas rumbold, 1st baronet (1736–1791), british politician and administrator in india





























bullet::::- sir george rumbold, 2nd baronet (1764–1807), british diplomat





























bullet::::- sir arthur carlos henry rumbold, 5th baronet (1820–1869), british soldier and diplomat





























bullet::::- sir horace rumbold, 8th baronet (1829–1913), british diplomat





























bullet::::- sir horace rumbold, 9th baronet (1869–1941), british diplomat
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