Years later, the actor spoke to colleagues about how he regretted the not shooting Hitler there and then.
Nicholas Lyndhurst has revealed a fascinating anecdote from fellow Only Fools And Horses actor Lennard Pearce concerning Adolf Hitler. Pearce — who played Granddad on the show — apparently met the German leader of the Nazi party while touring Europe during the 1930s and shook his hand.
“He was a young actor touring Europe and they were playing some German city and the Nazis walked in,” Lyndhurst said.