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Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

1929-09-25

Bedfordshire, England, U.K.

ACTING

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.

Best known for:

Robin and Marian

The Avengers

The Saint

Is Anybody There?

The Gathering Storm

Open All Hours

Porridge

Porridge

My House in Umbria

The Two Ronnies

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Doctor in Distress

Going Straight

The Bargee

Father Came Too!

Futtocks End

By the Sea

Clarence

Kill or Cure

BBC Play of the Month

Wonderful Things

A Home of Your Own

Wogan

The Cracksman

Sykes

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Filmography:

Wonderful Things (1958)
APPEREAD AS:
Waiter (uncredited)
The Avengers (1961)
6.5
APPEREAD AS:
Cheshire
The Saint (1962)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Alphonse
Kill or Cure (1962)
APPEREAD AS:
Burton
Doctor in Distress (1963)
APPEREAD AS:
Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
The Cracksman (1963)
APPEREAD AS:
Yossle
The Bargee (1964)
APPEREAD AS:
Ronnie
A Home of Your Own (1964)
APPEREAD AS:
The Cement Mixer

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Father Came Too! (1964)
APPEREAD AS:
Josh
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Henry Ormonroyd, Stephen Spettigue, Nick Bottom
Runaway Railway (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Galore
The Man Outside (1967)
APPEREAD AS:
George Venaxas
A Ghost of a Chance (1967)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Prendergast
Futtocks End (1970)
APPEREAD AS:
Gen. Futtock
WORK AS:
Writer
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
APPEREAD AS:
George Bastow
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Bottom
The Odd Job (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Arthur Harriman
Sykes (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Lord Towers
Porridge (1974)
6.9
APPEREAD AS:
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Fletcher
Robin and Marian (1976)
4.9
APPEREAD AS:
Friar Tuck
The Picnic (1976)
APPEREAD AS:
The General
WORK AS:
Writer
Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)
APPEREAD AS:
Fletcher
Going Straight (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Porridge (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
Norman Stanley Fletcher
By the Sea (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
The General
WORK AS:
Writer
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Albert Arkwright
The Magnificent Evans (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Plantagenet Evans
The Two Ronnies In Australia (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Various Roles
Clarence (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
Clarence
WORK AS:
Writer, Creator
The Gathering Storm (2002)
5.3
APPEREAD AS:
David Inches
My House in Umbria (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
The General
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
APPEREAD AS:
Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker (2012)
APPEREAD AS:
Archive Footage
Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)
APPEREAD AS:
(archive footage)
By the Sea
WORK AS:
Creator