Ronnie Barker
Born: 1929-09-25 in Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Died: 2005-10-03
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2022
- Comedy Classics: Porridge as (archive footage)
2013
- The Two Ronnies Spectacle as Himself
2012
- The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker as Archive Footage
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
- My House in Umbria as The General
- Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher as Norman Stanley Fletcher
2002
- The Gathering Storm as David Inches
1989
- Just Like That! as Self
1988
- Clarence as Clarence
1986
- The Two Ronnies In Australia as Various Roles
- A Tribute to Tommy Cooper as Self
1984
- The Magnificent Evans as Plantagenet Evans
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Funny Side of Christmas as Albert Arkwright
- By the Sea as The General
1980
- The Big Show as Self
1979
- Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- Going Straight as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1977
1976
- The Picnic as The General
- Robin and Marian as Friar Tuck
- Porridge: The Desperate Hours as Fletcher
- Open All Hours
1975
- Porridge: No Way Out as Fletcher
1974
- Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1973
- Seven of One
- The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery as various roles
1972
- Sykes as Lord Towers
- His Lordship Entertains
1971
- The Two Ronnies
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
- Six Dates with Barker
- The Best Of The Two Ronnies
- The Odd Job as Arthur Harriman
1970
- Futtocks End as Gen. Futtock
- Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town as George Bastow
1969
- Charley's Aunt as Stephen Spettigue
- Two off the Cuff
- Hark at Barker
1968
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse as Tennyson Elias Williams
- Frost on Sunday
1967
- The Man Outside as George Venaxas
- A Ghost of a Chance as Mr. Prendergast
- The Gamblers
- Before The Fringe
1966
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Henry Ormonroyd
- Runaway Railway as Mr. Galore
1964
- Theatre 625 as Crowther Rimington
- Father Came Too! as Josh
- A Home of Your Own as The Cement Mixer
- The Bargee as Ronnie
1963
- Doctor in Distress as Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
- The Cracksman as Yossle
1962
- The Saint as Alphonse
- Kill or Cure as Burton
1961
- The Avengers as Cheshire
- Six More Faces of Jim
1958
- Wonderful Things as Waiter (uncredited)
- Christmas Night with the Stars