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
David Croft (TV producer) series including "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", "Hi-de-Hi!" (with Perry) and "'Allo 'Allo!" (with Lloyd). He then started up "You Rang, M'Lord?", a show that spoke of policies and unfairness in 1927. His last full series "Oh, Doctor Beeching!", broadcast from 1995 to 1997, was co-written with Richard Spendlove. He created a television pilot in 2007, entitled "Here Comes The Queen", with Jeremy Lloyd. This starred Wendy Richard and Les Dennis, but the show did not develop further. Of these, "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" "was David’s and my favourite", Jimmy Perry told journalist Neil Clark in 2013. As a