Ronnie Barker

Actor

Born: September 25, 1929
Died: October 3, 2005 (age 76)
From: Bedfordshire, England, U.K.

Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 - 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education.

Filmography (42)

Open All Hours: Inside Out (2026)
Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)
(archive footage)
The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches (2019)
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker (2012)
Archive Footage
Is Anybody There? (2009)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (2004)
Himself
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
Norman Stanley Fletcher
My House in Umbria (2003)
The General
The Gathering Storm (2002)
David Inches
The Best of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1 (2001)
Self/Various
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett (1997)
Just Like That! (1989)
Self
A Tribute to Tommy Cooper (1986)
Self
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
Albert Arkwright
By the Sea (1982)
The General
Porridge (1979)
Norman Stanley Fletcher
To See Such Fun (1977)
Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)
Fletcher
The Picnic (1976)
The General
Robin and Marian (1976)
Friar Tuck
Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
Fletcher
The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery (1973)
various roles
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
Bottom
The Odd Job (1971)
Arthur Harriman
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
George Bastow
Futtocks End (1970)
Gen. Futtock
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1969)
Stephen Spettigue
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
Underwater Vicar (voice) (uncredited)