Smith's role was that of Cuthbert Rumboldt the department manager in the fictional Grace Brothers Department Store. Know by the rest of the staff as "Jug Ears" Mr. Rumboldt was the bumbling manager who liked his power and would kow tow to the stores owner Mr. Grace. Nicholas Smith played the character for the whole 13 year run of the series and then returned for second series called "Grace and Favor" playing Mr. Rumboldt again.
He worked consistently through out the 1960's and 1970's but didn't become well known until he was cast in "Are you Being Served?" He works still to this day and was a voice in the very successful Wallace and Gromit movies. In 2008 he was reunited with two of the other actors from AYBS Trevor Bannister and Frank Thornton when he appeared on an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine".
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