<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Mary Smith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Catherine Russell </Td> </Tr> <P> Nicholas John Smith (5 March 1934--6 December 2015) was an English actor . He was known for his role in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, in which he played Mr. Rumbold, a manager at the fictional Grace Brothers department store . </P> <P> Smith, the son of a chartered surveyor, attended a preparatory school and St. John's School, Leatherhead . He learned to play musical instruments, studied singing and trained as an actor at RADA . He then appeared in repertory theatres, on the West End stage, at the Bristol Old Vic and on Broadway . </P>

Who played mr. rumbold in are you being served