John Louis Mansi (8 November 1926 – 6 August 2010) was a British television and film actor whose career spanned the years from the early 1950s to the early 1990s.
He is best known for his role as Herr 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", The Hammer House of Horror story "The Thirteenth Reunion", the Beatles' film Help!, the original version of The Italian Job and the film version of Tales from the Crypt. After 'Allo 'Allo ended in 1992 he retired from acting.
He was often credited as Louis Mansi in his roles.
For six years he suffered from Parkinson's Disease and in May 2010 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His interests included reading, letter writing, animal welfare and watching DVDs/videos of past favourite series/films.
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