John Louis Mansi He was best known for his role as Engelbert von Smallhausen (although in the BBC books he is named as Bobby Cedric von Smallhausen) in the popular BBC sitcom "'Allo 'Allo!" in seasons 2 to 9. He also appeared in "Department S" (as "Maxime" in the episode "The Treasure of the Costa del Sol", 1969), the "Ripping Yarns" story "Across the Andes By Frog", and the "Hammer House of Horror" story "The Thirteenth Reunion". His film appearances have included "The Small World of Sammy Lee" (1963), the Beatles' film "Help!" (1965), the original version of "The Italian Job" (1969), "Tales
The Visit (play) Visit of the Old Lady", and was first performed in 1971. In 1976 "The Visit" was adapted for Lebanese National Television "Tele Liban" (the only broadcasting station in Lebanon at that time) as the full sixth episode of the hit TV series "Allo Hayeti ألو حياتي" directed for TV by Antoine Remi , and Starring Hind Abi Al Lamaa as Claire (or Clara as called in the Lebanese production) and Abdel Majeed Majzoob as her lover Alfred, Layla Karam, Philip Akiki (as the Mayor) and Elias Rizk (as the teacher). This production made Friedrich Dürrenmatt known to the Lebanese public