<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Iris M. Mountford (1942--1999) (his death) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Karen Merryfield (born 1947) </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry "Buster" Merryfield (27 November 1920--23 June 1999) was an English actor best known for starring as Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses . </P> <P> Born in Battersea, London, England, Merryfield was from a working - class background . His father, also called Harry Merryfield, was a packer, and his mother Lily (née Stone), was a part - time waitress . His sister Irene died when she was eight years old . He was given the name "Buster" by his grandfather, as he weighed nine pounds at birth, and it stuck throughout his entire life, not least because he refused to divulge his real name to anyone during his lifetime and it only became open knowledge after his death . </P>

Who played uncle albert in only fools and horses