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
Duty Free (TV series) alongside "Only Fools and Horses", "Yes, Prime Minister", "'Allo 'Allo!", "Ever Decreasing Circles", and lost out to the winner, "Just Good Friends". In May 2015, both Gwen Taylor and Keith Barron played a couple again in an episode of the daytime soap opera "Doctors". "Last of the Duty Free" by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr is a theatrical sequel to the TV series. The scene is many years later in which, as before, deceptions, misunderstandings and preposterous situations abound. Gwen Taylor, Keith Baron and Neil Stacey returned to their previous roles when the play opened at The Royal Theatre, Windsor