Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Known for
Acting
Born
May 4, 1923
Died
July 4, 2012 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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

Photos

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Filmography

2011
Entertaining the Troops poster

Entertaining the Troops

Movie · as Self - Contributor

2010
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan poster

The Unforgettable Spike Milligan

Movie · as Himself

2006
The Story of Light Entertainment poster

The Story of Light Entertainment

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Frank Bryce

2005
The Unseen Spike Milligan

The Unseen Spike Milligan

Movie · as Self

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2003
Three Sisters poster

Three Sisters

Movie · as Ferapont

2002
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute poster

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

Movie · as Self

2001
The Others poster

The Others

Movie · as Mr. Edmund Tuttle

2001
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick poster

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick

Movie · as Uncle Dick

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Eric Sykes (archive footage)

2000
Mavis and the Mermaid

Mavis and the Mermaid

Movie · as Skip

2000
Gormenghast poster

Gormenghast

TV · as Mollocks · 2 eps

1999
TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime poster

TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime

Movie

1998
dinnerladies poster

dinnerladies

TV · as Jim · 1 ep

1998
The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

TV · 1 ep

1993
The Big Freeze poster

The Big Freeze

Movie · as Mr Blick, the plumber

1993
Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch poster

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch

Movie

1993
Splitting Heirs poster

Splitting Heirs

Movie · as Jobson the Doorman

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Mr Drinkwater · 1 ep

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story poster

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story

Movie · as Self

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Mr Fullerton · 1 ep

1989
The Nineteenth Hole

The Nineteenth Hole

TV · as The Secretary · 7 eps

1988
Mr. H Is Late poster

Mr. H Is Late

Movie

1986
Absolute Beginners poster

Absolute Beginners

Movie · as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

1986
A Tribute to Tommy Cooper poster

A Tribute to Tommy Cooper

Movie · as Self

1986
The Return of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Horace Harker · 1 ep

1985
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court poster

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

Movie · as Self

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Mad Hatter (voice)

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

TV · as Mad Hatter · 5 eps

1984
Gabrielle and the Doodleman poster

Gabrielle and the Doodleman

Movie · as Genie

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster

Royal Variety Performance 1984

Movie

1984
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Horace Harker · 1 ep

1982
It's Your Move poster

It's Your Move

Movie · as Head Removal Man

1982
The Boys in Blue poster

The Boys in Blue

Movie · as Chief Constable

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers poster

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

Movie · as Self

1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today poster

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

Movie · as Mr. Pangbourne

1980
Rhubarb Rhubarb poster

Rhubarb Rhubarb

Movie · as Police Inspector

1979
The Plank poster

The Plank

Movie · as Taller Workman

1979
The Cannon & Ball Show poster

The Cannon & Ball Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
Charley's Aunt poster

Charley's Aunt

Movie · as Brassett

1973
The Big Screen poster

The Big Screen

Movie · as Self

1973
Theatre of Blood poster

Theatre of Blood

Movie · as Sergeant Dogge

1973
Last of the Summer Wine poster

Last of the Summer Wine

TV · as Doggy · 1 ep

1972
The Alf Garnett Saga poster

The Alf Garnett Saga

Movie · as Eric Sykes

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Eric Sykes · 68 eps

1970
Rhubarb poster

Rhubarb

Movie · as Insp. Rhubarb

1969
Monte Carlo or Bust! poster

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Movie · as Perkins

1969
Curry and Chips poster

Curry and Chips

TV · 6 eps

1968
Shalako poster

Shalako

Movie · as Mako

1967
The Plank poster

The Plank

Movie · as Smaller Workman

1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose poster

The Spy with a Cold Nose

Movie · as Wrigley

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

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

Movie · as Courtney

1965
The Liquidator poster

The Liquidator

Movie · as Griffen

1965
One Way Pendulum poster

One Way Pendulum

Movie · as Mr. Groomkirby

1965
Rotten to the Core poster

Rotten to the Core

Movie · as William Hunt

1964
The Bargee poster

The Bargee

Movie · as The Mariner

1963
Heavens Above! poster

Heavens Above!

Movie · as Harry Smith

1962
Village of Daughters poster

Village of Daughters

Movie · as Herbert Harris

1962
Kill or Cure poster

Kill or Cure

Movie · as Rumbelow

1961
Very Important Person poster

Very Important Person

Movie · as Sports Officer Willoughby

1960
Watch Your Stern poster

Watch Your Stern

Movie · as Civilian electrician #2

1960
Sykes and a... poster

Sykes and a...

TV · 67 eps

1959
Tommy the Toreador poster

Tommy the Toreador

Movie · as Martin

1956
Charley Moon poster

Charley Moon

Movie · as Brother-in-Law

1956
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

TV · 2 eps

1956
The Tony Hancock Show

The Tony Hancock Show

TV · 12 eps

1956
Hancock's Half Hour poster

Hancock's Half Hour

TV · 1 ep

1954
Orders Are Orders poster

Orders Are Orders

Movie · as Pvt. Waterhouse