Eric Sykes

ActorDirectorWriterCrewProducer May 4 (died age 89) Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK 1954–2011 (57 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Frank Bryce

Film

The Others

Mr. Edmund Tuttle

Film

Theatre of Blood

Sergeant Dogge

Film

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

Courtney

Film

Shalako

Mako

Film

Gormenghast

6.9 2000

Film

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Perkins

Film

Splitting Heirs

Jobson the Doorman

Filmography

Acting (71)

Movies (47)

Entertaining the Troops

2011

as Self - Contributor

The Unforgettable Spike Milligan

2010

as Himself

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Frank Bryce

7.8

Three Sisters

2003

as Ferapont

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

2002

as Self

The Others

2001

as Mr. Edmund Tuttle

7.6

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick

2001

as Uncle Dick

8.0

Mavis and the Mermaid

2000

as Skip

TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime

1999

10.0

Splitting Heirs

1993

as Jobson the Doorman

5.2

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

1993

The Big Freeze

1993

as Mr Blick, the plumber

6.2

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story

1990

as Self

Mr. H Is Late

1988

6.6

Absolute Beginners

1986

as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

5.4

A Tribute to Tommy Cooper

1986

as Self

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

1985

as Self

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

Gabrielle and the Doodleman

1984

as Genie

It's Your Move

as Head Removal Man

The Boys in Blue

as Chief Constable

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

1981

as Self

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

as Mr. Pangbourne

Rhubarb Rhubarb

The Plank

as Taller Workman

Charley's Aunt

as Brassett

Theatre of Blood

as Sergeant Dogge

The Big Screen

as Self

The Alf Garnett Saga

as Eric Sykes

Rhubarb

as Insp. Rhubarb

Monte Carlo or Bust!

as Perkins

Shalako

as Mako

The Plank

as Smaller Workman

The Spy with a Cold Nose

as Wrigley

Rotten to the Core

as William Hunt

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

as Courtney

The Liquidator

as Griffen

One Way Pendulum

as Mr. Groomkirby

The Bargee

as The Mariner

Heavens Above!

as Harry Smith

Village of Daughters

as Herbert Harris

Kill or Cure

as Rumbelow

Very Important Person

1961

as Sports Officer Willoughby

5.2

Watch Your Stern

1960

as Civilian electrician #2

Tommy the Toreador

as Martin

Charley Moon

as Brother-in-Law

Orders Are Orders

as Pvt. Waterhouse

Television (24)

The Story of Light Entertainment

as Self

New Tricks

Gormenghast

Gormenghast

as Mollocks

The Heaven and Earth Show

dinnerladies

as Jim

Heartbeat

as Mr Drinkwater

Pebble Mill

as Self

One Foot in the Grave

1990

7.6

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mr Fullerton

The Nineteenth Hole

as The Secretary

Alice in Wonderland

as Mad Hatter

Sherlock Holmes

as Horace Harker

Wogan

as Self

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979

as Self

The South Bank Show

1978

as Self

5.6

Last of the Summer Wine

as Doggy

Sykes

as Eric Sykes

Curry and Chips

Till Death Us Do Part

1966

as Arthur Blenkinsopp

Sykes and a...

Hancock's Half Hour

The Tony Hancock Show

1956

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

1956

Crew (23)

Television (3)

Sykes

Script

Sykes

Writer

Sykes and a...

Writer

Eric Sykes

Biography

Known For

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The Others

Theatre of Blood

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

Shalako

Gormenghast

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Splitting Heirs

Filmography

Acting (71)

Movies (47)

Television (24)

Crew (23)

Movies (20)

Television (3)