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Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

Born: 1929-09-25 • Bedfordshire, England, U.K.

Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 - 3 October 2005) 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
Comedy Classics: Porridge poster
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 • (archive footage)
The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches poster
The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches
2019
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker poster
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012 • Archive Footage
Is Anybody There? poster
Is Anybody There?
2009 • Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years poster
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute poster
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
2004 • Himself
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher poster
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003 • Norman Stanley Fletcher
My House in Umbria poster
My House in Umbria
2003 • The General
The Gathering Storm poster
The Gathering Storm
2002 • David Inches
The Best of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1 poster
The Best of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
2001 • Self/Various
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett poster
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
1997
Just Like That! poster
Just Like That!
1989 • Self
A Tribute to Tommy Cooper poster
A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
1986 • Self
The Funny Side of Christmas poster
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 • Albert Arkwright
By the Sea poster
By the Sea
1982 • The General
Porridge poster
Porridge
1979 • Norman Stanley Fletcher
To See Such Fun poster
To See Such Fun
1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours poster
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 • Fletcher
The Picnic poster
The Picnic
1976 • The General
Robin and Marian poster
Robin and Marian
1976 • Friar Tuck
Porridge: No Way Out poster
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 • Fletcher
The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery poster
The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery
1973 • various roles
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins poster
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 • Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971 • Bottom
The Odd Job poster
The Odd Job
1971 • Arthur Harriman
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town poster
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970 • George Bastow
Futtocks End poster
Futtocks End
1970 • Gen. Futtock
No Image
Charley's Aunt
1969 • Stephen Spettigue
Two off the Cuff poster
Two off the Cuff
1969
The Man Outside poster
The Man Outside
1967 • George Venaxas
A Ghost of a Chance poster
A Ghost of a Chance
1967 • Mr. Prendergast
Runaway Railway poster
Runaway Railway
1965 • Mr. Galore
A Home of Your Own poster
A Home of Your Own
1964 • The Cement Mixer
The Bargee poster
The Bargee
1964 • Ronnie
Father Came Too! poster
Father Came Too!
1964 • Josh Wicks
Doctor in Distress poster
Doctor in Distress
1963 • Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
The Cracksman poster
The Cracksman
1963 • Yossle
Kill or Cure poster
Kill or Cure
1962 • Burton
Wonderful Things poster
Wonderful Things
1958 • Waiter (uncredited)
Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies poster
Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies
— • Himself