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Ronnie Barker

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Biography

Family Wife:'Joy Tubb' Children: Charlotte, Larry and Adam. Trivia Awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire). Is well-known for his…more

Born

9/25/1929, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Died

10/3/2005

Birth Name

Ronald William George Barker

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (22)

Role
- The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    3/25/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/18/05
- The Two Ronnies
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 8 The Two Ronnies Night
    7/16/99
  - S 12: Ep 7 The Two Ronnies Christmas Special
    12/25/87
  - S 12: Ep 6 Episode 6
    2/1/86
  - S 12: Ep 5 Episode 5
    1/25/86
  - S 12: Ep 4 Episode 4
    1/18/86
  - + 92 More Credits
- Clarence
  Clarence Sale
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    1/18/88
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    1/11/88
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    1/4/88
- Open All Hours
  Arkwright
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
    10/6/85
  - S 4: Ep 5 Happy Birthday Arkwright
    9/29/85
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Errand Boy Executive
    9/22/85
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Housekeeper Caper
    9/15/85
  - S 4: Ep 2 Horse-Trading
    9/8/85
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Magnificent Evans
  Plantagenet Evans
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode Two
    9/13/84
- Children in Need
  Presenter
  - S 2: Ep 1 1980 [6 Parts]
    11/23/80
- Going Straight
  Norman Stanley Fletcher 1978 - 1978
  - S 1: Ep 6 Going off the Rails
    4/7/78
  - S 1: Ep 5 Going, Going, Gone
    3/31/78
  - S 1: Ep 4 Going to Work
    3/17/78
  - S 1: Ep 3 Going Sour
    3/10/78
  - S 1: Ep 2 Going to be Alright
    3/3/78
  - + 1 More Credits
- Porridge
  Fletcher
  - S 3: Ep 8 Final Stretch
    3/25/77
  - S 3: Ep 7 A Test of Character
    3/18/77
  - S 3: Ep 6 Pardon Me
    3/11/77
  - S 3: Ep 5 Rough Justice
    3/4/77
  - S 3: Ep 4 Poetic Justice
    2/25/77
  - + 16 More Credits
- Seven of One
  Father Owen / Grandfather Owen
  - S 1: Ep 7 I'll Fly You for a Quid
    5/6/73
- Seven of One
  Alan Joyce
  - S 1: Ep 6 One Man's Meat
    4/29/73
- Seven of One
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Another Fine Mess
    4/22/73
- Seven of One
  Norman Spanner
  - S 1: Ep 4 Spanner's Eleven
    4/15/73
- Seven of One
  Sam Cobbett
  - S 1: Ep 3 My Old Man
    4/8/73
- Seven of One
  Norman Stanley Fletcher
  - S 1: Ep 2 Prisoner and Escort
    4/1/73
- Seven of One
  Albert Arkwright
  - S 1: Ep 1 Open All Hours
    3/25/73
- 6 Dates with Barker
  Various roles
  - S 1: Ep 6 2774 A.D.: All the World's a Stooge
    2/12/71
  - S 1: Ep 5 1971: Come in and Lie Down
    2/5/71
  - S 1: Ep 4 1915: Lola
    1/29/71
  - S 1: Ep 3 1971 A.D.: The Odd Job
    1/22/71
  - S 1: Ep 2 1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
    1/15/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- Frost on Saturday
  Various
  - S 2: Ep 1 Frankie Howerd, Dusty Springfield, George Best, Dame Edna, Manitas DePlata
    11/15/69
  - S 1: Ep 4 Alan King
    12/14/68
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Rolling Stones, Rosalyn Hawood, Nicole Williamson, John Betjeman
    11/30/68
  - S 1: Ep 2 Denis Norden, Patrick Macnee, Garfield Todd
    11/16/68
  - S 1: Ep 1 John & Yoko, Blossom Dearie, Stan Freberg
    8/24/68
- Hark at Barker
  Lord Rustless
  - S 1: Ep 8 Rustless And Relics
    5/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 Rustless And The Solar System
    5/23/69
  - S 1: Ep 6 Rustless on Travel Abroad
    5/16/69
  - S 1: Ep 5 Rustless And Literature
    5/9/69
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rustless And a Banquet
    5/2/69
  - + 8 More Credits
- Frost on Sunday
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Beatles
    9/8/68
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ringo Starr
    3/29/70
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
  Lord Rustless
  - S 1: Ep 6 Alexander
    5/8/68
  - S 1: Ep 5 Talk of Angels
    5/1/68
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Incredible Mister Tanner
    4/24/68
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Fastest Gun in Finchley
    4/17/68
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ah, There You Are
    4/10/68
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Frost Report
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Women
    4/13/67
  - S 2: Ep 2 Money
    4/6/67
  - S 2: Ep 1 Frost over England
    3/26/67
  - S 1: Ep 13 Trends
    6/9/66
  - S 1: Ep 12 Food and Drink
    6/2/66
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Seven Faces of Jim
  Various Characters
Guest Star (20)

Role
- Comedy Connections
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Two Ronnies
    4/11/05
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Arkwright
  - S 1: Ep 9 Open All Hours
    3/6/04
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Norman Stanley Fletcher
  - S 1: Ep 7 Porridge
    2/21/04
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 5 Ronnie Corbett
    3/16/02
  - S 5: Ep 4 Ronnie Barker
    12/28/00
- The Best Of British
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Ronnie Corbett
    12/19/00
- Funny Turns
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Richard Briers: A Good Life
    4/16/00
- The Unforgettable...
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Richard Beckinsale
    3/15/00
- An Audience With...
  Participating Audience Member
  - S 3: Ep 12 An Audience With Ronnie Corbett
    10/25/97
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 12 Whatever Happened To... Clement and La Frenais?
    7/20/97
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 1983 [4 Parts]
    11/25/83
  - S 2: Ep 4 1982 [6 Parts]
    11/26/82
- Comedy Playhouse
  Johnnie Weatherby
  - S 15: Ep 2 Franklyn And Johnnie
    4/23/74
- Comedy Playhouse
  George Idle
  - S 13: Ep 1 Idle At Work
    1/14/72
- Play of the Month
  Bottom
  - S 7: Ep 1 A Midsummer Night's Dream
    9/26/71
- Not Only... But Also
  -
  - S 3: Ep 5 Episode 20
    4/15/70
- Play of the Month
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 2 Charley's Aunt
    11/23/69
  - S 11: Ep 4 When We Are Married
    12/29/75
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 July 9, 1969
    7/9/69
- The Avengers
  Cheshire
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Hidden Tiger
    3/4/67
- The Saint
  Alphonse
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Better Mousetrap
    11/25/66
- Theatre 625
  Crowther Rimington
  - S 3: Ep 13 Bruno
    12/19/65
- Benny Hill
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Pair of Socks
    2/28/62
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Hark at Barker
  Lord Rustless
  - S 2: Ep 6 Rustless On Do-It-Yourself
    8/14/70
Writer (2)

Role
- Clarence
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    2/8/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    2/1/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    1/25/88
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    1/18/88
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    1/11/88
  - + 1 More Credits
- Seven of One
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 One Man's Meat
    4/29/73

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- Ronnie Barker's funeral was celebrated by a representative of the British Humanist Association.
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- Is quoted by David Jason as saying to him during rehearsals 'Aren't we lucky. Here we are both getting paid just to make ourselves laugh!'
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- According to legend, when Barker and co-host Corbett were presenting the BAFTAS, a technical hitch occurred. They covered so well that producers offered them their own show. In 1971, they signed contracts with the BBC to record a series of shows called The Two Ronnies.
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