
Actor
Ronnie Barker
Born 1929 · 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.
Acting

The Avengers
Cheshire · 1961

The Saint
Alphonse · 1962

Robin and Marian
Friar Tuck · 1976

Porridge
Norman Stanley Fletcher · 1974

Open All Hours
Albert Arkwright · 1976

The Gathering Storm
David Inches · 2002

Is Anybody There?
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2009

Porridge
Norman Stanley Fletcher · 1979

Going Straight
Norman Stanley Fletcher · 1978

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bottom · 1971

My House in Umbria
The General · 2003

By the Sea
The General · 1982

The Bargee
Ronnie · 1964

The Big Show
Self · 1980

Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
Himself · 2004

The Picnic
The General · 1976

Clarence
Clarence · 1988

Doctor in Distress
Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited) · 1963

Seven of One
Albert Arkwright · 1973

Six Dates with Barker
Fred · 1971
Frost on Sunday
Self / Various Characters · 1968

Theatre 625
Crowther Rimington · 1964
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
Tennyson Elias Williams · 1968

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
Archive Footage · 2012


