Doug Fisher ( actor ) - wikipedia Doug Fisher ( actor ) Douglas Fisher ( 1941 -- 9 July 2000 ) was an English actor. He graduated from Oxford University in 1966, with a degree in French and Russian. Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Selected television roles 4 References 5 External links Career He portrayed Larry Simmonds, the lovable rogue who occupied the attic apartment in the ITV sitcom Man About the House and played Sammy in the films The Stud ( 1978 ) and The Bitch ( 1979 ), opposite Joan Collins. He also appeared in All Our Saturdays, Yes Minister, Home to Roost, Sorry !, Haggard, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Upper Hand, Jonathan Creek and Heartbeat. His final role was a clergyman in the 1999 miniseries adaptation of Oliver Twist. He also played the role of Jim Medhurst ( Kevin Medhurst 's father ) In TV series London 's Burning from 1988 until the character was killed off in series 6 in 1993. Death On 9 July 2000 Fisher died of a heart attack aged just 59. Selected television roles Year Title Role 1970 Father, Dear Father Leslie 1972 Cheap at Half the Price Charlie 1973 All Our Saturdays Ronnie Rendell 1973 Thirty Minutes Worth 1973 to 1976 Man About the House Larry Simmonds ( 19 episodes ) 1979 Feet First Hamilton Defries 1982 Yes Minister Ben Stanley Home to Roost George 1987 to 1988 Sorry ! Wurzo 1988 to 1993 London 's Burning Jim Medhurst Haggard Elusive Edward The Detectives Cabbie Goodnight Sweetheart Stanley 1999 Oliver Twist Clergyman References ^ Jump up to : `` Actor Left Out In In The Cold ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2011. External links Doug Fisher on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doug_Fisher_(actor)&oldid=789899880 '' Categories : 1941 births 2000 deaths English male television actors English male stage actors Alumni of the University of Oxford 20th - century English male actors Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2016 Use British English from August 2016 Place of birth missing Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 10 July 2017, at 10 : 18. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played larry in man about the house
Answer: Douglas Fisher