Ronnie Barker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1929-09-25

Place of Birth

Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
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Ronnie Barker

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.

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Acting History

2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge as (archive footage)
2019
The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches
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)
2005
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
2005
The Best of Ronnie Barker
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
2001
The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1997
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
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
Wogan as Self
1982
By the Sea as The General
1980
The Big Show as Self
1979
Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1978
Going Straight as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1978
An Audience with... as Self
1977
To See Such Fun
1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours as Fletcher
1976
The Picnic as The General
1976
Robin and Marian as Friar Tuck
1976
Open All Hours
1975
Porridge: No Way Out as Fletcher
1974
Porridge as Norman Stanley Fletcher
1973
The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery as various roles
1973
Seven of One
1972
Sykes as Lord Towers
1972
His Lordship Entertains
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
1971
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
1971
The Two Ronnies
1971
The Best Of The Two Ronnies
1971
The Odd Job as Arthur Harriman
1971
Six Dates with Barker
1970
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town as George Bastow
1970
Futtocks End as Gen. Futtock
1969
Charley's Aunt as Stephen Spettigue
1969
Hark at Barker
1969
Two off the Cuff
1968
Frost on Sunday
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
1967
The Man Outside as George Venaxas
1967
Before The Fringe
1967
A Ghost of a Chance as Mr. Prendergast
1966
The Frost Report
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
A Home of Your Own as The Cement Mixer
1964
Theatre 625 as Crowther Rimington
1964
The Bargee as Ronnie
1964
Father Came Too! as Josh Wicks
1963
Doctor in Distress as Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
1963
The Cracksman as Yossle
1962
The Saint as Alphonse
1962
Kill or Cure as Burton
1961
Six More Faces of Jim
1961
The Avengers as Cheshire
1958
Christmas Night with the Stars
1958
Wonderful Things as Waiter (uncredited)
1957
Theatre Night as Perigord
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Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies as Himself