- In the 1970s, Corbett and Barker were two of the highest-paid performers in British television. In 1979, he and Barker took their families to Australia for a year which enabled them to exploit a tax loophole and avoid paying the year's income tax, which then stood at 83% in the UK for top earners. Many film stars and rock stars also left the UK in the 1970s for the same reason.
- He was made an O.B.E. (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 1978 Queens New Year's Honours List for services to entertainment.
- Despite his small stature, Corbett served in the Royal Air Force as a commissioned officer during his National Service.
- He tells a story in his autobiography of how Stanley Kubrick wanted him for a part in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - as an alien.
- His firstborn son, Andrew Corbett, died only weeks old at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England of heart problems.
- He was the father of Emma Corbett, Sophie Corbett and Andrew Corbett (b. March 1966, d. April 1966).
- He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year's Honours List for his services to entertainment and charity.
- His father was a baker.
- At the end of The Two Ronnies (1971), they would always close with Corbett saying "Well, it's goodnight from me", to which Ronnie Barker would reply "And it's goodnight from him".
- He was a guest panelist in a special celebrity edition of Blankety Blank (1978) on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live.
- He attended The Royal High School in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- He was a guest at the Royal Variety Performance in 1986.
- He was on a tribute show to mark the BBC Television Centre's closure, which was called Goodbye Television Centre (2013).
- A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey, London on 7 June 2017.
- Worked as a civil servant in Edinburgh.
- He was the grandfather of Tom Corbett and Tilly Corbett.
- The film Monsieur Lecoq (1967) was unfinished and abandoned.
- A regular performer at Danny La Rue's club.
- Plays You're Only Young Twice in Glasgow1963, Boys From Syracuse and Twang which only lasted 43 performances.in London's West End.
- In a pantomime for the youth club he attended playing a wicked aunt.
- Panellist.
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