Ronnie Barker
September 25, 1929 (95 years old) in Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · Is Anybody There? as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 · Hitler: The Comedy Years as Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004 · Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute as Himself
- 2003 · Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher as Norman Stanley Fletcher
- 2003 · My House in Umbria as The General
- 2002 · The Gathering Storm as David Inches
- 1997 · An Audience with Ronnie Corbett as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1980 · The Big Show as Self
- 1979 · Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · To See Such Fun as
- 1976 · Porridge: The Desperate Hours as Fletcher
- 1976 · The Picnic as The General
- 1976 · Robin and Marian as Friar Tuck
- 1976 · Open All Hours as
- 1975 · Porridge: No Way Out as Fletcher
- 1974 · Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
- 1973 · The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery as various roles
- 1972 · Sykes as Lord Towers
- 1971 · The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
- 1971 · The Two Ronnies as
- 1970 · Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town as George Bastow
- 1970 · Futtocks End as Gen. Futtock
- 1969 · Two off the Cuff as
- 1967 · The Man Outside as George Venaxas
- 1967 · A Ghost of a Chance as Mr. Prendergast
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Henry Ormonroyd
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Stephen Spettigue
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Nick Bottom
- 1965 · Runaway Railway as Mr. Galore
- 1964 · Father Came Too! as Josh
- 1963 · Doctor in Distress as Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
- 1963 · The Cracksman as Yossle
- 1962 · The Saint as Alphonse
- 1961 · The Avengers as Cheshire
- Future · Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies as Himself
- 2022 · Comedy Classics: Porridge as (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches as
- 2013 · The Two Ronnies Spectacle as Himself
- 2012 · The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker as Archive Footage
- 2005 · The Two Ronnies Sketchbook as
- 2005 · The Best of Ronnie Barker as
- 2001 · The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1 as
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1989 · Just Like That! as Self
- 1988 · Clarence as Clarence
- 1986 · The Two Ronnies In Australia as Various Roles
- 1986 · A Tribute to Tommy Cooper as Self
- 1984 · The Magnificent Evans as Plantagenet Evans
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Albert Arkwright
- 1982 · By the Sea as The General
- 1978 · Going Straight as Norman Stanley Fletcher
- 1973 · Seven of One as
- 1972 · His Lordship Entertains as
- 1971 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
- 1971 · The Best Of The Two Ronnies as
- 1971 · The Odd Job as Arthur Harriman
- 1971 · Six Dates with Barker as
- 1969 · Charley's Aunt as Stephen Spettigue
- 1969 · Hark at Barker as
- 1968 · Frost on Sunday as
- 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
- 1967 · The Gamblers as
- 1967 · Before The Fringe as
- 1966 · The Frost Report as
- 1964 · The Bargee as Ronnie
- 1964 · A Home of Your Own as The Cement Mixer
- 1962 · Kill or Cure as Burton
- 1961 · Six More Faces of Jim as
- 1958 · Christmas Night with the Stars as
- 1958 · Wonderful Things as Waiter (uncredited)