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George Thomas Moore Marriott was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film Dandy Dick (1935), becoming a significant supporting performer in Hay's films from 1936 to 1940, during which time he played an elderly character called "Jeremiah Harbottle". Marriot had first played the Harbottle character in the 1920s, when the character was created by Hay for his "The Fourth Form at St. Michael's" stage and radio sketches.