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Eric Sykes

'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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK, 1923-05-04

Died: 2012-07-04

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	Orders Are Orders	Pvt. Waterhouse	64
2	1956	Charley Moon	Brother-in-Law	70
3	1959	Tommy the Toreador	Martin	35
4	1960	Watch Your Stern	Civilian electrician #2	56
5	1961	Very Important Person	Willoughby, Sports Officer	52
6	1962	Village of Daughters	Herbert Harris	55
7	1962	Kill or Cure	Rumbelow	51
8	1963	Heavens Above!	Harry Smith	63
9	1964	The Bargee	The Mariner	69
10	1965	One Way Pendulum	Mr. Groomkirby	55
11	1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes	Courtney	68
12	1965	Rotten to the Core	William Hunt	62
13	1965	The Liquidator	Griffen	62
14	1966	The Spy with a Cold Nose	Wrigley	33
15	1967	The Plank	Smaller Workman	62
16	1968	Shalako	Mako	57
17	1969	Monte Carlo or Bust!	Perkins	59
18	1970	Rhubarb	Insp. Rhubarb	55
19	1973	The Big Screen	Self	0
20	1977	Charley's Aunt	Brassett	50
21	1979	The Plank	Taller Workman	74
22	1980	Rhubarb Rhubarb		77
23	1981	If You Go Down in the Woods Today	Mr. Pangbourne	45
24	1981	Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers	Self	0
25	1982	The Boys in Blue	Chief Constable	52
26	1982	It's Your Move	Head Removal Man	82
27	1984	Gabrielle and the Doodleman	Genie	0
28	1985	Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court	Self	0
29	1986	Absolute Beginners	Arcade Attendant (uncredited)	55
30	1986	A Tribute to Tommy Cooper	Self	0
31	1988	Mr. H Is Late		70
32	1990	Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story	Self	0
33	1993	Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch		0
34	1993	Splitting Heirs	Jobson the Doorman	52
35	1993	The Big Freeze	Mr Blick, the plumber	62
36	1999	TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime		0
37	2000	Mavis and the Mermaid	Skip	0
38	2001	Visiting Uncle Dick	Uncle Dick	80
39	2001	The Others	Mr. Edmund Tuttle	76
40	2002	Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute	Self	0
41	2003	Three Sisters	Ferapont	0
42	2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Frank Bryce	78
43	2010	The Unforgettable Spike Milligan	Himself	0
44	2011	Entertaining the Troops	Self - Contributor	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d		0
2	1956	The Tony Hancock Show		0
3	1956	Hancock's Half Hour		75
4	1960	Sykes and a...		60
5	1969	Curry and Chips		60
6	1972	Sykes	Eric Sykes	64
7	1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Doggy	71
8	1978	The South Bank Show	Self	56
9	1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	Self	0
10	1982	Wogan	Self	45
11	1984	Sherlock Holmes	Horace Harker	81
12	1985	Alice in Wonderland	Mad Hatter	0
13	1989	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Mr Fullerton	82
14	1989	The Nineteenth Hole		50
15	1991	Pebble Mill	Self	31
16	1992	Heartbeat	Mr Drinkwater	71
17	1998	The Heaven and Earth Show		32
18	1998	dinnerladies	Jim	74
19	2000	Gormenghast		70
20	2004	New Tricks		74
21	2006	The Story of Light Entertainment	Self	50