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Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in ''Are You Being Served?'', a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985. He was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame. Born in 1935, Inman made his stage debut aged 13. He worked in retail in London as a young adult and after four years left to earn his Equity Card. He made his West End debut in the 1960s, and his television debut in an episode of ''A Slight Case of ...'' entitled ''The Enemy Within'' in 1965, next appearing in an episode of ''Two In Clover'' in 1970. After a successful pilot of ''Are You Being Served?'', Inman played the camp Mr. Humphries in the sitcom from 1972 to 1985. This role made him a household name and won him awards, including BBC TV Personality of the Year. In his later years, Inman became a well known pantomime dame. He died of hepatitis in 2007, aged 71. ==Early life== Inman was born in 1935 in Preston, Lancashire, and was often said to be a cousin of actress Josephine Tewson, though she has denied the relationship. At the age of 12, Inman moved with his parents to Blackpool where his mother ran a boarding house, while his father owned a hairdressing business.〔 As a child, he enjoyed dressmaking.〔(Obituary ), ''The Times'', 9 March 2007〕〔(Obituary ), ''The Independent'', 9 March 2007〕 He was educated at Claridge House in Preston, and then a secondary modern.〔 Inman always wanted to be an actor, and his parents paid for him to have elocution lessons at the local church hall.〔 At the age of 13 he made his stage debut in the Pavilion on Blackpool's South Pier, in a melodrama entitled ''Freda''.〔 Aged 15, he took a job at the pier, making tea, clearing up and playing parts in plays.〔 After leaving school, Inman worked for two years at Fox's, a gentlemen's outfitters in Blackpool, specialising in window dressing.〔 Aged 17, he moved to London to join retailer Austin Reed in Regent Street.〔 Four years later, he left Austin Reed to become a scenic artist with Kenneth Kendall's touring company at a theatre in Crewe,〔 so that he could earn his Equity Card,〔 required at the time for professional actors. Inman made his West End debut in the 1960s when he appeared in ''Ann Veronica'' at the Cambridge Theatre. He also played in ''Salad Days'' at the Windmill Theatre in 1975, and as Lord Fancourt Babberley in ''Charley's Aunt'' at the Adelphi Theatre in 1979. He also played in many summer shows, and established himself as a dame in pantomime, appearing regularly as one of the two ugly sisters alongside comedian Barry Howard.〔 His other stage appearances included his own show ''Fancy Free'' and ''Pyjama Tops'', ''My Fat Friend'' and ''Bedside Manners''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Inman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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