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John Inman (born 28 June 1935 , in Preston , Lancashire , England ) is a British Actor . He is a cousin to the actress Josephine Tewson . He achieved enormous celebrity in the 1970s as the Camp Mr. Humphries in the British Sitcom '' Are You Being Served? '' ( 1972 - 1985 ), with the Catchphrase "I'm free!". Humphries was widely criticised as a Homosexual parody; Inman and the show's creators point out that while the Character had camp mannerisms, Humphries' sexual orientation was never explicitly stated. He continued his role in the Australian version, also titled '' Are You Being Served? '', and in the sequel ''Grace and Favour'' (shown as ''Are You Being Served--Again'' in the United States). Other television series in which John Inman has appeared include '' Take A Letter, Mr. Jones ''. Inman is also a theatre actor, particularly known as a Pantomime performer, and more notably as a Pantomime Dame . John Inman also reprised his role for an ''Are You Being Served?'' stage play at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . In 2004 he appeared in the BBC comedy show '' Revolver ''. In December of the same year it was reported that he was suffering from the liver infection Hepatitis A .
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