Ronnie Barker
Birthday
1929/09/25
Day of death
2005/10/03 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Also know as
Dave Huggett and Larry Keith
Biography
Ronald William George Barker was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education.
Acting
(1976) Robin and Marian
as Friar Tuck
(1970) Futtocks End
as Gen. Futtock
(2003) My House in Umbria
as The General
(1979) Porridge
as Norman Stanley Fletcher
(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1962) Kill or Cure
as Burton
(1964) The Bargee
as Ronnie
(1982) By the Sea
as The General
(1976) The Picnic
as The General
Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies
as Himself
(1964) Father Came Too!
as Josh
(1963) The Cracksman
as Yossle
(1970) Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
as George Bastow
(1989) Just Like That!
as Self
(1971) A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
(1973) The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery
as various roles
(1969) Charley's Aunt
as Stephen Spettigue
(1997) An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
as ---
(2022) Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
(1976) Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Fletcher
(1975) Porridge: No Way Out
as Fletcher
(1958) Wonderful Things
as Waiter (uncredited)
(2003) Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Norman Stanley Fletcher
(1963) Doctor in Distress
as Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
(1965) Runaway Railway
as Mr. Galore
(1967) A Ghost of a Chance
as Mr. Prendergast
(2002) The Gathering Storm
as David Inches
(2004) Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
as Himself
(2009) Is Anybody There?
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2001) The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
as ---
(2012) The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
as Archive Footage
(1969) Two off the Cuff
as ---
(1964) A Home of Your Own
as The Cement Mixer
(1971) The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
(2019) The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches
as ---
(1977) To See Such Fun
as ---
(1967) The Man Outside
as George Venaxas
(1986) A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
as Self
(1982) The Funny Side of Christmas
as Albert Arkwright
(1971) The Odd Job
as Arthur Harriman
(1973) Seven of One
as ---
(1978) Going Straight
as Norman Stanley Fletcher
(1974) Porridge
as Norman Stanley Fletcher
(1976) Open All Hours
as ---
(1972) His Lordship Entertains
as ---
(1962) The Saint
as Alphonse
(1971) Six Dates with Barker
as ---
(2005) The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
as ---
(1984) The Magnificent Evans
as Plantagenet Evans
(1961) Six More Faces of Jim
as ---
(1966) The Frost Report
as ---
(1980) The Big Show
as Self
(1988) Clarence
as Clarence
(1967) Before The Fringe
as ---
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Henry Ormonroyd
(1968) Frost on Sunday
as ---
(1969) Hark at Barker
as ---
(1971) The Best Of The Two Ronnies
as ---
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(2005) The Best of Ronnie Barker
as ---
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1971) The Two Ronnies
as ---
(1958) Christmas Night with the Stars
as ---
(1961) The Avengers
as Cheshire
(1986) The Two Ronnies In Australia
as Various Roles
(2000) The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
as ---
(1972) Sykes
as Lord Towers
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Stephen Spettigue
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Nick Bottom
(1967) The Gamblers
as ---
(2013) The Two Ronnies Spectacle
as Himself
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as Tennyson Elias Williams
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as Lord Rustless
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as Ronald Winterbourne
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as Cyril Tanner
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as The Monk
(1968) The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as Alexander
(1964) Theatre 625
as Crowther Rimington