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Eric Sykes
Deceased

When Did Eric Sykes Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn04/05/1923Born inOldham, Lancashire, England, UKDied04/07/2012 (aged 89)Died inEsherWikidataQ457702 ↗TMDb#20053 ↗

Eric Sykes was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight.

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Filmography47 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2011Entertaining the TroopsMovieSelf - Contributor88
2006The Story of Light EntertainmentSeriesSelf83
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireMovieFrank Bryce82
2005The Unseen Spike MilliganMovieSelf82
2004New TricksSeries—81
2001The OthersMovieMr. Edmund Tuttle78
2001Great Comedy MomentsMovieEric Sykes (archive footage)78
2000GormenghastSeriesMollocks77
1998The Heaven and Earth ShowSeries—75
1993The Big FreezeMovieMr Blick, the plumber70
1993Splitting HeirsMovieJobson the Doorman70
1993Tommy Cooper - The Magic TouchMovie—70
1992HeartbeatSeriesMr Drinkwater69
1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf68
1990Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd StoryMovieSelf67
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesMr Fullerton66
1989The Nineteenth HoleSeriesThe Secretary66
1986Absolute BeginnersMovieArcade Attendant (uncredited)63
1986A Tribute to Tommy CooperMovieSelf63
1984Sherlock HolmesSeriesHorace Harker61
1984Gabrielle and the DoodlemanMovieGenie61
1984Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie—61
1981If You Go Down in the Woods TodayMovieMr. Pangbourne58
1980Rhubarb RhubarbMovie—57
1979The Cannon & Ball ShowSeriesSelf56
1979The PlankMovieTaller Workman56
1978The South Bank ShowSeriesSelf55
1977Charley's AuntMovieBrassett54
1973Last of the Summer WineSeriesDoggy50
1972SykesSeriesEric Sykes49
1972The Alf Garnett SagaMovieEric Sykes49
1970RhubarbMovieInsp. Rhubarb47
1969Monte Carlo or Bust!MoviePerkins46
1969Curry and ChipsSeries—46
1968ShalakoMovieMako45
1967The PlankMovieSmaller Workman44
1966The Spy with a Cold NoseMovieWrigley43
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMovieCourtney42
1965The LiquidatorMovieGriffen42
1965Rotten to the CoreMovieWilliam Hunt42
1965One Way PendulumMovieMr. Groomkirby42
1964The BargeeMovieThe Mariner41
1961Very Important PersonMovieSports Officer Willoughby38
1956Charley MoonMovieBrother-in-Law33
1956Hancock's Half HourSeries—33
1956The Tony Hancock ShowSeries—33
1954Orders Are OrdersMoviePvt. Waterhouse31