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Eric Sykes

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1923-05-04

Deathday: 2012-07-04 (89 years old)

Biography

'Eric Sykes' started as a radio scriptwriter but he soon found he could perform as well as write. The slight handicap of being very hard of hearing doesn't interfere with his wonderful comic timing. The spectacles he wears have no lenses but contain a bone conducting hearing aid.

Filmography

all 64

Movies 38

TV Shows 26

self 17

Director 1

Eric Sykes

Biography

Filmography

all 64

Movies 38

TV Shows 26

self 17

Director 1

Writer 1

Entertaining the Troops (2011)

The Unforgettable Spike Milligan (2010)

The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

New Tricks (2004)

Three Sisters (2003)

The Others (2001)

Gormenghast (2000)

Mavis and the Mermaid (2000)

Dinnerladies (1998)

The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)

Teletubbies (1997)

Heroes of Comedy (1995)

The Big Freeze (1993)

Splitting Heirs (1993)

Heartbeat (1992)

Pebble Mill (1991)

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story (1990)

The Nineteenth Hole (1989)

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

Mr. H Is Late (1988)

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court (1985)

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984)

It's Your Move (1982)

The Boys in Blue (1982)

Wogan (1982)

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers (1981)

If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)

Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980)

The Plank (1979)

The Cannon & Ball Show (1979)

The South Bank Show (1978)

The Big Screen (1973)

Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Sykes (1972)

Rhubarb (1970)

Curry and Chips (1969)

Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)

Shalako (1968)

The Plank (1967)

The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)

The Liquidator (1965)

Rotten to the Core (1965)

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

One Way Pendulum (1965)

The Bargee (1964)

Heavens Above! (1963)

Kill or Cure (1962)

Village of Daughters (1962)

Very Important Person (1961)

Watch Your Stern (1960)

Sykes and a... (1960)

Tommy the Toreador (1959)

Juke Box Jury (1959)

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

Charley Moon (1956)

The Tony Hancock Show (1956)

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)

This Is Your Life (1955)

Orders Are Orders (1954)

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Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birthday1923-05-04

Deathday2012-07-04 (89 years old)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1923-05-04

Deathday
2012-07-04 (89 years old)

Birth Place
Oldham, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire